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Analysis: 3G spectrum holdings cloud Voda-Hutch merger

Analysis: 3G spectrum holdings cloud Voda-Hutch merger

Will the Australian operations of Vodafone and Hutchison be forced to offload 3G spectrum as part of their proposed merger?
Brett Winterford Feb 28 2009 12:01AM Telco/ISP
JB Hi-Fi caught selling used phones as new

JB Hi-Fi caught selling used phones as new

JB Hi-Fi claims a 'procedural error' led to one of its stores selling used mobile phones as new - a glitch that has seen the retailer dragged over the coals by the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission.
Staff Writers Feb 27 2009 4:52PM Hardware
Fed Govt rolls out $13.8m TelePresence network

Fed Govt rolls out $13.8m TelePresence network

Federal Government ministers will need to defer some 20,000 flights to see a return on investment from today's purchase of 20 TelePresence units from Cisco and Telstra.
Brett Winterford Feb 27 2009 3:47PM Telco/ISP
Adobe posts fix for Flash

Adobe posts fix for Flash

Adobe has posted a security fix for its Flash multimedia browser plug-in.
Shaun Nichols Feb 27 2009 3:20PM Security
Dell profits take nose dive

Dell profits take nose dive

Dell announced a fresh round of cuts Thursday in the aftermath of a rough fiscal quarter.
Shaun Nichols Feb 27 2009 3:15PM Hardware
Facebook petitions users on terms and conditions

Facebook petitions users on terms and conditions

Facebook today announced a major shift in the way it runs its social networking site.
Iain Thomson Feb 27 2009 2:49PM Security
Malware takes to Google search

Malware takes to Google search

Malware distributors are taking advantage of Google trends to earn top billing for their pages, according to security experts.
Shaun Nichols Feb 27 2009 2:23PM Security
Fortinet announces strong revenue growth

Fortinet announces strong revenue growth

Fortinet Australia has released its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2008 and the fiscal year ending December 28, 2008.
Jenny Eagle Feb 27 2009 2:08PM Security
Satellite service fights bill shock with quota warnings

Satellite service fights bill shock with quota warnings

A local satellite mobile broadband provider actually proactively warns its customers when they start downloading abnormal amounts of data and offers to shift them to a better value plan to save money.
Ry Crozier Feb 27 2009 11:41AM Telco/ISP
NEC and Telstra win $1.6 million Sheriffs deal

NEC and Telstra win $1.6 million Sheriffs deal

NEC and Telstra have won a $1.6 million tender to supply a converged communications platform for the Victorian Sheriffs Office at the Victorian Department of Justice.
Brett Winterford Feb 27 2009 11:34AM Telco/ISP
New dawn for CRN

New dawn for CRN

Haymarket Media is set to re-shape Australian IT channel publishing with the May 4 reboot of its CRN portfolio.
Staff Writers Feb 27 2009 11:03AM Strategy
Hitachi seeks to grow vein-scanning operation

Hitachi seeks to grow vein-scanning operation

Hitachi Australia is unfazed by slow local uptake and the emergence of a competitor as it seeks to further roll out vein-scanning technology in the competitive field of biometric security.
Daniel Fitzgerald Feb 27 2009 10:54AM Security
New versions of man-in-the-middle attacks can be countered by taking secure steps

New versions of man-in-the-middle attacks can be countered by taking secure steps

Simple steps can be taken to help protect against man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks, according to Verisign.
Staff Writers Feb 27 2009 10:45AM Security
Security chiefs urged to take joined-up approach

Security chiefs urged to take joined-up approach

IT security needs to be more closely aligned with other corporate security functions, with an individual role co-ordinating and monitoring converged enterprise risk, according to a new benchmarking study by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
Phil Muncaster Feb 27 2009 10:08AM Security
Gary McKinnon set to face extradition after Crown Prosecution Service ruling

Gary McKinnon set to face extradition after Crown Prosecution Service ruling

Hacker Gary McKinnon is set to face extradition to the US following a Crown Prosecution Service ruling.
Dan Raywood Feb 27 2009 10:06AM Security
Nokia looking to build laptops

Nokia looking to build laptops

Nokia is “looking very actively” at getting into the laptop market, according to the company’s chief executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo.
Iain Thomson Feb 27 2009 9:40AM Hardware
Researchers make programming breakthrough

Researchers make programming breakthrough

Researchers have developed a software tool which makes the translation of code for global markets faster.
Nick Farrell Feb 27 2009 6:22AM Software
Opinion: Time for IT service's industrial revolution

Opinion: Time for IT service's industrial revolution

Service providers that have embraced industrialised service delivery will prosper in the recession, writes the Bathwick Group's Katy Ring.
Katy Ring Feb 27 2009 6:15AM Strategy
Gary McKinnon dealt new blow by CPS

Gary McKinnon dealt new blow by CPS

British hacker Gary McKinnon's hopes of being tried in the UK were dealt a massive blow today, after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced it would not bring charges against him.
Phil Muncaster Feb 27 2009 6:14AM Security
Pirate Bay 'not directly linked' to industry damage

Pirate Bay 'not directly linked' to industry damage

Lawyers acting for BitTorrent tracker The Pirate Bay have argued that there is no connection between illicit downloads and lost sales in the music industry.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 27 2009 6:04AM Software

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