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Australian service providers to combine forces in $8.3M deal

Australian service providers to combine forces in $8.3M deal

Local IT service provider, DWS Advance Business Solutions has entered into an exclusive heads agreement with Strategic Data Management (SDM), for the sum of $8.3 million.
Lilia Guan Dec 18 2007 10:45AM Networking
Federal Court gives a win to the ACCC on Foxtel digital Pay TV service

Federal Court gives a win to the ACCC on Foxtel digital Pay TV service

The Federal Court has upheld the decision of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to accept a special access undertaking from Foxtel for its digital Pay TV set top unit service.
Staff Writers Dec 14 2007 12:24PM Telco/ISP
SMEs value broadband service over speed

SMEs value broadband service over speed

Small firms consider broadband speed the least important factor when choosing an ISP, according to a new UK survey.
Dec 10 2007 3:59PM Telco/ISP
Comms body wants quality of service for VoIP

Comms body wants quality of service for VoIP

Independent body, Communications Alliance has released two industry guidelines developed to assist operators meet Quality of Service (QoS) performance objectives when delivering VoIP services and Internet Protocol (IP) networks.

Staff Writers Dec 5 2007 3:22PM Telco/ISP
L7 Solutions wins contract with Woodside Petroleum, worth $6M+

L7 Solutions wins contract with Woodside Petroleum, worth $6M+

Western Australian-based IT service provider L7 Solutions has hit the big time with a $6 million plus contract to overhaul ASX-listed Woodside Petroleum’s LAN and IP Telephony infrastructure in Perth and North West regional areas.
Lilia Guan Nov 28 2007 3:36PM Hardware
Aussie financial platform service provider enters UK market

Aussie financial platform service provider enters UK market

Australian-based online portfolio administration service provider, Præmium Australia has been chosen by a UK-based Cofunds to provide financial services and reporting tools.
Staff Writers Nov 23 2007 3:51PM Financial Services
Researchers blast Vista Service Pack 1

Researchers blast Vista Service Pack 1

A group of researchers has described Microsoft's upcoming Windows Vista Service Pack 1 as a "performance dud"..
Shaun Nichols Nov 22 2007 7:18AM Software
HP turns Mercury into business service management

HP turns Mercury into business service management

Firm adds a dash of Mercury Interactive to OpenView.
Shaun Nichols Oct 23 2007 7:29AM Strategy
Symantec boosts bot protection for managed services

Symantec boosts bot protection for managed services

Symantec has boosted the botnet protection of its Managed Security Service (MSS) for Australian customers after reporting a seven percent global increase in the use of the malicious technique in a recent threat report.
Negar Salek Oct 16 2007 2:49PM Security
Symantec adds bot intelligence to managed service

Symantec adds bot intelligence to managed service

Symantec has announced that it has integrated bot intelligence into its managed security service.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 9 2007 12:54PM Security
BT launches managed service to tackle DDoS attacks

BT launches managed service to tackle DDoS attacks

BT has launched a managed service designed to protect company websites against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 2 2007 10:03AM Security
EMC considers Mozy web-based storage service buy

EMC considers Mozy web-based storage service buy

Storage giant EMC is expected to acquire startup firm Berkeley Data Systems in a deal that suggests online and outsourced storage could become a bigger factor for businesses.
Martin Veitch Sep 26 2007 7:20AM Software
LANDesk updates service desk product

LANDesk updates service desk product

IT management provider LANDesk Software is updating its 18-month-old service desk product.
Fiona Raisbeck Sep 21 2007 9:37AM Security
Microsoft plans Vista Service Pack 1, XP Service Pack 3 releases for first quarter 2008; betas due within weeks

Microsoft plans Vista Service Pack 1, XP Service Pack 3 releases for first quarter 2008; betas due within weeks

Microsoft is planning to release Service Pack 1 (SP1) for its Vista operating system in the first quarter of 2008, and its beta will be available within a month.
Frank Washkuch Aug 31 2007 10:23AM Security
NatWest boosts security for international banking service

NatWest boosts security for international banking service

NatWest has unveiled a new online banking platform for its international customers with a focus on data security.
Fiona Raisbeck Aug 21 2007 7:30AM Security
Skype denies DoS attack on VoIP service

Skype denies DoS attack on VoIP service

VoIP provider stays tight lipped about cause of outage.
Tom Sanders Aug 20 2007 6:01AM Security
Amazon payment service targets micro-payments

Amazon payment service targets micro-payments

Amazon has quietly rolled out a limited beta of its Amazon Flexible Payment(AFP) service. The service offers payment outsourcing to third party websites and applications. It joins Google Checkout and Paypal in the payment outsourcing market.
Tom Sanders Aug 7 2007 6:51AM Software
Salesforce stakes claim to 'platform as a service'

Salesforce stakes claim to 'platform as a service'

Users can develop new apps for Salesforce on-demand enterprise service.
Shaun Nichols Jul 18 2007 10:30AM Software
Altiris/Symantec delivers cost-saving IT service

Altiris/Symantec delivers cost-saving IT service

The State Revenue Office (SRO) in Victoria has applied ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) and claims it has reduced its IT costs 20 per cent.
Sarah Falson Jun 5 2007 4:20PM Training & Development
Spammers attack Tiscali email service

Spammers attack Tiscali email service

Thousands of Tiscali customers are demanding answers after hackers broke through the internet service provider's security to send spam causing the email service to collapse.
Fiona Raisbeck Jun 1 2007 10:08AM Security

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