TODAY ON ITNEWS
Internet
Optus to fund filtering pilot off its own back
By
Ben Grubb
| May 11, 2009
A mandatory grant reporting document released by the Department for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE) reveals it has spent close to $300,000 this year on its controversial ISP-level filtering pilot.
Security
Security firms stratsec and SIFT merge in $3.5m deal
By
Ry Crozier
| May 11, 2009
Information security consultancies stratsec and SIFT have announced a $3.5 million merger alongside plans to establish Defence-accredited offices in Sydney and Melbourne.
Telecommunications
Sol's last amigo walks
By
Staff writers
| May 11, 2009
Telstra has announced that the last remaining American executive brought into the fold by departing CEO Sol Trujillo will fly home at the end of the financial year.
Business
PKBA ousts Datacom at Australian Central Credit Union
By
Brett Winterford
| May 11, 2009
PKBA has beaten incumbent provider Datacom and fellow tenderer Alphawest to a contract to provide managed IT and telecommunications services to the Australian Central Credit Union.
Internet
QPAC outsources hosting to Macquarie
By
Staff writers
| May 11, 2009
The Queensland Performing Arts Centre will use virtualisation to handle peaks in demand on its qtix service.
Hardware
Analysis: Supercomputing in the financial crisis
By
Nebojsa Novakovic
| May 11, 2009
Supercomputers have always been the cream of the crop, the technology achievement showcase for the vendors and, for some like nearly-defunct Cray and finally-defunct SGI, their bread and butter for decades.
Networking
Cisco IronPort appoints A/NZ general manager
By
Jenny Eagle
| May 11, 2009
The regional arm of Cisco IronPort has appointed Glenn Welby as general manager Australia and New Zealand, a newly created position within the company.
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