EDITOR'S NOTE

Good Afternoon,

Sol Trujillo has left the building.

But better things are arriving. Today iTnews' roving journalist Ry Crozier witnessed the connection of PIPE's new PPC-1 cable at Collaroy, which will deliver Australia some much-needed Internet capacity.

Ry has uploaded some great photos from the launch, as has editor-in-chief Nate Cochrane, who is providing live coverage from security conference AusCERT.

You can check out both galleries here.

-- Brett Winterford

TODAY ON ITNEWS

By Staff writers | May 19, 2009

Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo has jetted back to the United States some six weeks earlier than anticipated.

By Ry Crozier | May 19, 2009

PIPE International chief Bevan Slattery said that being "personally threatened by a tier one" carrier in October strengthened his resolve to build the $200 million PPC-1 subsea cable, which made its landing in Sydney today.

By Brett Winterford | May 19, 2009

Optus has made a submission to the Federal Government's review of telecommunications regulation calling for Telstra to be structurally separated by 2010.

By Jenny Eagle | May 19, 2009

The Rudd Government has announced it will invest $16.15 million in a training facility for networking engineering students at the Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE (GippsTAFE).

By Nate Cochrane | May 19, 2009

Disabling Australia's critical infrastructure starts with a simple Google search, a security researcher warned today at a Gold Coast conference soon after another speaker told audiences of the need to aggressively pursue smart power meters.

By Iain Thomson | May 19, 2009

Microsoft and the Linux Foundation have joined forces over proposed changes in the law over software contracts.

By Rosalie Marshall | May 19, 2009

A cashed-up EMC plans to go on an acquisition spree, according to CEO Joe Tucci.

By Iain Thomson | May 19, 2009

Analyst group Gartner is warning companies not to be ripped off by vendors seeking to sell anti-spyware software as a standalone product.

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