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Telstra ‘excluded itself’ from NBN: Conroy

Telstra ‘excluded itself’ from NBN: Conroy

Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy has officially shut the gate on Telstra’s NBN proposal, saying the incumbent ‘excluded itself’ by failing to submit ‘one of five mandatory requirements of the RFP’.
Staff Writers Dec 15 2008 2:38PM Telco/ISP
In pictures: Hundreds protest proposed internet filters

In pictures: Hundreds protest proposed internet filters

Waving banners and shouting "shame", hundreds of people gathered in cities around Australia to protest against Senator Conroy's proposed internet filters.
Kathryn Small Dec 15 2008 12:23PM Telco/ISP
Forecast: Security threats for 2009

Forecast: Security threats for 2009

New surveys and reports discuss trends for 2009 and conclude that attacks will escalate in number and variety, outsourcing will represent the biggest threat, and attacks on databases will continue.
Angela Moscaritolo Dec 15 2008 11:46AM Security
Telstra kicked out of NBN by Federal government

Telstra kicked out of NBN by Federal government

Telstra’s controversial NBN ‘proposal’ has been formally excluded from the RFP process by the Federal Government in a sensational development that has fuelled speculation on whether or not the incumbent will be given a lifeline to bid.
Ry Crozier Dec 15 2008 10:42AM Telco/ISP
Taking a service-oriented approach to integration

Taking a service-oriented approach to integration

SOA may alleviate some integration issues, but metadata proliferation is a risk, writes Alistair Mcleod
Alistair Macleod Dec 15 2008 7:11AM Software
IE flaw worse than originally thought

IE flaw worse than originally thought

Microsoft has confirmed that it is not just Internet Explorer (IE) 7 that is vulnerable to a new zero day attack, but older versions of the browser too.
Iain Thomson Dec 15 2008 7:06AM Security
Business Objects offers on-demand update

Business Objects offers on-demand update

Business Objects has upgraded its OnDemand software to allow customers to consolidate their on-demand and on-premises application data.
Rosalie Marshall Dec 15 2008 7:06AM Software
OpenSolaris gets snapshot tool

OpenSolaris gets snapshot tool

Sun Microsystems has announced availability of the latest OpenSolaris update, which adds a new snapshot feature, boosts performance, and is easier to deploy in data centres, according to the vendor.
Daniel Robinson Dec 15 2008 7:06AM Software
Top 10 most overhyped products

Top 10 most overhyped products

This week, we take a look at some of those epic failures who crashed despite being billed as the "next big thing".
Iain Thomson , Shaun Nichols Dec 15 2008 7:06AM Hardware
Week in review: Free as in speech

Week in review: Free as in speech

It seems this past week was one of either taking or handing out liberties as more ISPs freed ABC iView from download quotas, Cybersource made the case for free software in the school laptop project, and Telstra stood up for a filter-free net. And that was just the beginning.
Ry Crozier Dec 13 2008 2:38AM Software
Firefox tops app vulnerability list

Firefox tops app vulnerability list

Mozilla's open-source Firefox browser recorded the highest number of severe vulnerabilities among popular consumer applications this year, according to new research from whitelisting firm Bit9 released today.
Phil Muncaster Dec 13 2008 1:16AM Security
Cisco sued by FSF over GPL violation

Cisco sued by FSF over GPL violation

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is suing Cisco for violation of the GNU General Public License (GPL) in its Linksys line of products.
Iain Thomson Dec 13 2008 1:16AM Software
Google turns Chrome to gold

Google turns Chrome to gold

Google has issued the first official non-beta release of the Chrome web browser.
Shaun Nichols Dec 13 2008 1:16AM Software
Sony pays up for privacy gaffe

Sony pays up for privacy gaffe

Sony's BMG Music branch has been fined for illegally collecting information from its youngest users.
Shaun Nichols Dec 13 2008 1:16AM Security
Ericsson and Intel lock down laptops

Ericsson and Intel lock down laptops

Intel and Ericsson are teaming up to help make laptops more secure by ensuring that Ericsson's mobile broadband modules are interoperable with Intel's anti-theft PC protection technology.
Ian Williams Dec 13 2008 1:16AM Hardware
Suncorp goes Agile for 19k desktop integration project

Suncorp goes Agile for 19k desktop integration project

Suncorp has revealed that, as part of its merger with Promina, it used a variation of the Agile software development methodology to deliver a major desktop integration project covering 19,000 computers.
Staff Writers Dec 13 2008 1:05AM Hardware
IronPort opens Sydney support centre

IronPort opens Sydney support centre

IronPort, the security arm of Cisco, has opened a new support centre in Sydney to deliver a local and more personal level of technical support to customers.
Staff Writers Dec 12 2008 2:45PM Security
F-Secure Christmas warning: watch your phone

F-Secure Christmas warning: watch your phone

Two thirds of people surveyed by F-Secure said they would not resist the temptation to leave a co-workers phone untouched if they found it unattended at the staff Christmas party.
Staff Writers Dec 12 2008 2:44PM Security
Developers complain about Apple’s applications pricing policy

Developers complain about Apple’s applications pricing policy

One of the largest independent developers for the Apple iPhone has written an open letter to Steve Jobs complaining that the App Store is harming larger development projects.
Iain Thomson Dec 12 2008 2:44PM Software
Microsoft still in race for Australian school laptops: VIC

Microsoft still in race for Australian school laptops: VIC

Microsoft-based laptops aren’t too expensive to meet the Federal government’s promise of a computer for every school-aged student, according to the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.
Ry Crozier Dec 12 2008 2:40PM Hardware

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