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Telstra to boost Next G speeds to 21Mbps this year

Telstra to boost Next G speeds to 21Mbps this year

Telstra CEO, Sol Trujillo, has announced that the telco’s Next G network speeds will be super-charged to 21 Mbps in 2008, with further plans to double the figure to 42Mpbs sometime in 2009.
Mitchell Bingemann Feb 12 2008 1:36PM Telco/ISP
DFAT to deploy over 200 Linux-based console servers

DFAT to deploy over 200 Linux-based console servers

Out-of-band management provider, Opengear, has signed a deal with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to supply over 200 Linux-based console servers to remotely monitor and manage its international locations. The deal is estimated to be worth over $350,000.
Staff Writers Feb 12 2008 11:11AM Networking
Mac users to get BBC iPlayer 'this year'

Mac users to get BBC iPlayer 'this year'

The BBC has confirmed that a version of its popular iPlayer service will be available for Apple users by the end of the year..
Iain Thomson Feb 11 2008 7:17AM Software
Grisoft changes name to align with its AVG product

Grisoft changes name to align with its AVG product

Czech-based Internet security vendor Grisoft has changed its name to align with AVG, the vendor’s Internet security product

Lilia Guan Feb 8 2008 1:40PM Security
Mobile phone usage to overtake landline

Mobile phone usage to overtake landline

Mobile voice calls will exceed those on fixed networks in western Europe by the middle of 2008, experts predicted today..
Robert Jaques Feb 8 2008 6:48AM Telco/ISP
Telstra’s ADSL2+ roll out welcomed by Liberals, no credit to Labor

Telstra’s ADSL2+ roll out welcomed by Liberals, no credit to Labor

Shadow Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Bruce Billson has welcomed Telstra's belated decision to switch on and make available a higher-speed broadband network.
Staff Writers Feb 7 2008 3:47PM Telco/ISP
US and Europe to regulate nanotech

US and Europe to regulate nanotech

The European Commission has given a $587,000 grant to researchers to help regulate nanotechnologies in the EU and the US.

Robert Jaques Feb 7 2008 3:29PM Hardware
NHS admits to data losses, 4,147 staff smartcards

NHS admits to data losses, 4,147 staff smartcards

Yes another data loss disaster for the government to face
Rosalie Marshall Feb 7 2008 1:35PM Security
Yahoo to switch off Music Unlimited

Yahoo to switch off Music Unlimited

Yahoo is to axe its Music Unlimited service and transfer customers to RealNetworks' Rhapsody offering..
Shaun Nichols Feb 7 2008 6:40AM Software
Analysts react to Microsoft/Yahoo deal

Analysts react to Microsoft/Yahoo deal

Microsoft's US$44 billion bid for Yahoo has sparked a storm of comments from industry analysts.
Shaun Nichols Feb 5 2008 7:19AM Strategy
EBay sellers to strike over fee hike

EBay sellers to strike over fee hike

EBay sellers have threatened to pull their listings from the auction site in a week-long protest against changes to the company's fee structure.
Guy Dixon Feb 4 2008 3:12PM Software
Telstra Foundation gives $2M to reduce online bullying

Telstra Foundation gives $2M to reduce online bullying

Telstra has set aside $2 million for a new program aimed at reducing bullying and harassment of children using the internet and mobile phones across Australia.
Staff Writers Feb 4 2008 2:48PM Telco/ISP
Icann vows to kill domain 'tasting'

Icann vows to kill domain 'tasting'

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) is looking to end the five-day grace period when registering a domain, and to start charging the annual fee on registrar domain registrations..
Feb 1 2008 8:02AM Telco/ISP
Mobile phone reads text to the blind

Mobile phone reads text to the blind

A mobile handset released today is being touted as the smallest text-to-speech device ever created.
Staff Writers Jan 31 2008 3:29PM Hardware
Guest column: The Saas Trap - What you need to consider before moving to SAAS

Guest column: The Saas Trap - What you need to consider before moving to SAAS

Adoption of the software-as-a-service (SaaS) sales model is accelerating at a phenomenal rate in the region, changing the way vendors do business and the way organisations use software.
Paul K. Berger Jan 31 2008 3:11PM Software
Boffins use GPS to test kids' navigation skills

Boffins use GPS to test kids' navigation skills

Researchers at the University of Bristol have shown that GPS technology can be used to show how children as young as three find their way around.
Robert Jaques Jan 31 2008 2:28PM Software
Hardware vendors will follow the money to open source

Hardware vendors will follow the money to open source

The success of consumer IT products like the ASUS Eee PC will help provide the leverage needed to get hardware vendors on board with open source, according to Dirk Hohndel, Intel’s chief technologist for open source.
Sarah Stokely Jan 31 2008 1:07PM Software
Storm makes house calls: New messages lead to bogus medical sites, evade filters

Storm makes house calls: New messages lead to bogus medical sites, evade filters

The notorious Storm worm botnet, which has mounted phishing attacks on major banks and spawned several waves of holiday-themed messages in recent weeks, is generating spam that directs recipients to bogus medical sites, Websense has warned.
Jack Rogers Jan 31 2008 10:47AM Security
Angels give wings to Australian start-ups

Angels give wings to Australian start-ups

As a nation that is home to a well-developed education system and world-class research institutions, Australia is often lauded as fertile grounds for innovation. But the outlook for young entrepreneurs may not be so rosy.
Liz Tay Jan 30 2008 4:13PM Financial Services
PayPal spends US$169 million to protect customers

PayPal spends US$169 million to protect customers

Online auction house, eBay said its subsidiary PayPal has agreed to acquire Fraud Sciences, a privately-held Israeli company with experience in online risk tools for an aggregate transaction value of approximately US$169 million in cash.
Staff Writers Jan 30 2008 2:33PM Security

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