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BREAKING IT NEWS FOR AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS Thursday June 11, 2009
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EDITOR'S NOTE

Good Afternoon,

Internet Service Providers that have invested in DSLAMs on Telstra's copper network have some interesting challenges ahead.

Will the National Broadband Network (NBN) render their DSLAM investments redundant?

Today's lead story from the Broadband Australia conference tackles this question and Telstra's potential role in an NBN build.

-- Brett Winterford

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TODAY ON ITNEWS

Telecommunications
ISPs may be stranded by NBN, not just their assets

By Ry Crozier | June 11, 2009

DSLAM assets stranded by the NBN could be the least of ISP's problems with an Ovum analyst warning of a major shake-up in the transition to a new national network.

 
 
Software
Analysts give early thumbs up to Windows 7

By Shaun Nichols | June 11, 2009

With its formal release still months away, Windows 7 is already being given the thumbs-up by industry analysts.

 
 
Security
Two new pieces of Mac malware surface

By Iain Thomson | June 11, 2009

Two new pieces of malware for Apple computers have been found in the wild, according to security firm Sophos.

 
 
Telecommunications
Satellite internet needs ground investment to be NBN-ready

By Ry Crozier | June 11, 2009

The Federal Government is being advised to consider investing in the ground segment of the IPSTAR broadband satellite network to fast-track its suitability for use by the 10 per cent of Aussies to miss out on NBN fibre.

 
 
Telecommunications
Geason to lead Telstra Wholesale

By Staff writers | June 11, 2009

The head of convergent sales at Telstra's enterprise and government group, Paul Geason, will head up the Telstra Wholesale division from the end of the month.

 
 
Security
Symantec and McAfee pay out US$375,000 for fee abuse

By Iain Thomson | June 11, 2009

Two of the world's biggest security software vendors have settled a case brought by New York State over billing customers without their consent.

 
 
Hardware
Russia probes laptop makers' use of Microsoft OS

By Maria Kiselyova | June 11, 2009

Russia's anti-trust regulator on Wednesday launched a probe into laptop makers whose machines contain pre-installed Microsoft software - the second Russian probe to hit the U.S. company in under a week.

 
 

EVENTS

Event Name Location Date
Gartner Applications: Trends & Technologies Summit Sydney Convention Centre June 16, 2009
Data Centre Summit 2009 Melbourne Convention Centre June 17, 2009
IDC's SecurityVision Conference Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney June 17, 2009
Retail World Sydney Convention Centre June 29, 2009
Australia-China BusinessWeek 2009 Crown Melbourne July 07, 2009
Kernel Conference Australia 2009 Queensland Brain Institute, Brisbane July 15, 2009
McAfee Strategic Security Summit Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, Australia July 17, 2009
 
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