EDITOR'S NOTE

Good Afternoon,

After too many years with not enough broadband options, Tasmania is suddenly a hotbed of activity for ISPs.

Netspace has announced it will join a small club led by Internode and Telstra that now provide ADSL2+ services to the Apple Isle.

The ISPs have no doubt been spurred on by Aurora rolling out fibre to 250,000 Tasmanian homes courtesy of the Federal Government's NBN, plus the imminent connection of the Basslink cable, providing Tasmania fatter pipes to the mainland.

-- Brett Winterford

TODAY ON ITNEWS

By Ry Crozier | May 20, 2009

Netspace has indicated that it may wait several months after Basslink launches before inking a capacity deal with them, despite taking the punt early by launching ADSL2+ services in Hobart and Launceston.

By Brett Winterford | May 20, 2009

The Democrats party has launched an anti-censorship web site in the hope of rallying the opponents of internet filtering to its cause.

By Staff writers | May 20, 2009

AAPT has fast-tracked the launch of its 'unlimited' ADSL2+ plans which offer users six hours of quota-free downloads per day.

By Liz Tay | May 20, 2009

EMC is in discussions with Australian telcos about introducing storage as a service to the local market.

By Staff Writers | May 20, 2009

Intel has announced that an even cheaper, more efficient version of its Atom chip used in most netbooks would ship in the fourth quarter, signaling the next stage in the development of the low-cost computers, which have become popular with consumers over the last year.

By Gabriel Madway | May 20, 2009

Hewlett-Packard gave a disappointing outlook for its full-year revenue as consumers and businesses reduce spending on computers, printers and services, sending its shares down about 5 percent.

By Staff Writers | May 20, 2009

U.S. banks have lost hundreds of millions of dollars to cyberthieves who have electronically broken into ATMs and forged electronic transfers, a top FBI agent said on Tuesday.

By Staff Writers | May 20, 2009

Hosted by comedienne Corinne Grant, the inaugural awards were held on Tuesday 19th May during the Gala Dinner at the AusCERT 2009 Conference on the Gold Coast.

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