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SMS content providers face tough restrictions

SMS content providers face tough restrictions

Premium SMS providers will soon be forced to operate a business-hours customer call centre whilst mobile users will be able to permanently bar such services from their account.
Staff Writers May 19 2009 12:01AM Telco/ISP
Adam Internet calls for wider NBN fibre net

Adam Internet calls for wider NBN fibre net

Adam Internet has put a case forward to the Federal Government to fast-track broadband infrastructure rollout to towns on South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula.
Ry Crozier May 14 2009 3:02PM Telco/ISP
Open Text to aquire Vignette for $418m

Open Text to aquire Vignette for $418m

Open Text has announced plans to acquire Vignette in a US$310m (A$418 million) move to broaden its offerings in the web content management (WCM) space.
Phil Muncaster May 7 2009 6:52AM Software
Exetel says no to internet filtering

Exetel says no to internet filtering

Exetel chief John Linton has ruled out selling an opt-in ‘clean feed’ internet service to users as a result of last week’s trial because the technology can be too easily bypassed.
Ry Crozier May 5 2009 2:24PM Telco/ISP
Exetel trial records 20,000 hits on filtered URLs

Exetel trial records 20,000 hits on filtered URLs

Mandatory ISP filtering would cost internet users about $6 a year to implement, according to the results of a five-day trial of the technology by ISP Exetel.
Ry Crozier May 4 2009 3:57PM Telco/ISP
Adobe optimises Flash for the home

Adobe optimises Flash for the home

Adobe Systems today made a major move to extend its popular Flash platform into the home with an optimised version that delivers rich applications and high definition video to internet-connected televisions, set-top boxes, Blu-ray players and other devices.
Phil Muncaster Apr 21 2009 6:37AM Software
DBCDE wouldn’t agree to blind filter trial: iiNet

DBCDE wouldn’t agree to blind filter trial: iiNet

iiNet wanted to run a ‘blind’ trial of the Government’s net filters in which customers weren’t told who was being filtered and weren’t given the option to get out - terms Senator Conroy wouldn’t agree to, it has emerged.
Ry Crozier Mar 25 2009 5:30AM Telco/ISP
Sony strikes book deal with Google

Sony strikes book deal with Google

Sony has landed a deal with Google to provide more than 500,000 book titles for the Sony Reader Digital Book.
Shaun Nichols Mar 20 2009 3:46PM Software
Revealed: ISPs detail their Aussie net filter trials

Revealed: ISPs detail their Aussie net filter trials

Participating ISPs say they will forge ahead with Internet filter trials, regardless of speculation around whether associated legislation will pass or be blocked.
Ry Crozier Mar 2 2009 2:43PM Telco/ISP
Open Text breaks Livelink Web 2.0 dependencies

Open Text breaks Livelink Web 2.0 dependencies

Open Text will enable users of eDOCS and its other enterprise content management systems to take advantage of Web 2.0.
Ry Crozier Feb 25 2009 3:02PM Software
Facebook users up in arms over new T&Cs

Facebook users up in arms over new T&Cs

A change to Facebook's terms of service, which extends control over user content to profiles that have been shut down, has prompted nearly 20,000 users to join protest groups.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 18 2009 6:52AM Software
iiNet and Optus shunned in first round of net filter trials

iiNet and Optus shunned in first round of net filter trials

Vocal opponents of the Federal Government’s controversial Internet filters have been excluded from the first phase of the much-anticipated pilot.
Staff Writers Feb 11 2009 5:41PM Telco/ISP
Telstra seeks import gains from China tech platforms

Telstra seeks import gains from China tech platforms

Telstra may use the technology underpinning two Chinese mobile and online content businesses it acquired $302m controlling stakes in today to help scale up local operations at lower per-unit costs, chief executive Sol Trujillo said.
Ry Crozier Feb 11 2009 3:14PM Telco/ISP
Websense bolsters anti-spam with Defensio buy

Websense bolsters anti-spam with Defensio buy

Content security vendor Websense has announced the acquisition of social media anti-spam firm Defensio.
Phil Muncaster Jan 30 2009 12:17AM Security
Opinion: Have money, will pay for clean feed

Opinion: Have money, will pay for clean feed

Netspace may think that a survey that asks leading, obvious questions about Internet filtering contributes to discussion and debate but all it did was feed the Federal Government ammunition.
Ry Crozier Jan 29 2009 2:00PM Telco/ISP
Cisco warns of network overload

Cisco warns of network overload

The rapid growth of rich media in the personal and enterprise arenas means that IT networks need to evolve if they are to cope with the growing deluge of information, according to Cisco.
Ian Williams Jan 29 2009 6:33AM Networking
Autonomy has its work cut out with Interwoven

Autonomy has its work cut out with Interwoven

Autonomy's acquisition of enterprise content management (ECM) firm Interwoven last week has been broadly welcomed by the industry, but some observers remain sceptical about how well the two product sets will be integrated.
Phil Muncaster Jan 27 2009 6:40AM Software
Alfresco upgrades flagship ECM offering

Alfresco upgrades flagship ECM offering

Enterprise content management (ECM) firm Alfresco has released a major new version of its Alfresco Labs open source application, designed to offer greater social computing and collaborative functionality, and a viable alternative to Microsoft SharePoint.
Phil Muncaster Jan 22 2009 6:20AM Software
Adobe to open up Flash streaming protocol

Adobe to open up Flash streaming protocol

Adobe is to open up the messaging protocol used in its Flash platform to deliver multimedia content over the internet, in a move designed to help developers build richer applications.
Daniel Robinson Jan 22 2009 6:20AM Software
Forrester warns of SharePoint limitations

Forrester warns of SharePoint limitations

Organisations must recognise the limitations of Microsoft's SharePoint for various content and processes if they are to implement and use the product successfully, according to new research by Forrester.
Phil Muncaster Jan 17 2009 8:59AM Software

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