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Analysis: Industry groups jostle for NBN influence

Analysis: Industry groups jostle for NBN influence

Australia's ICT industry groups all want to claim credit for the NBN and play a strategic role in its development. But who has sway over the industry or Government?
Brett Winterford May 13 2009 6:01AM Telco/ISP
CeBIT09: Skellern calls for industry cohesion around NBN

CeBIT09: Skellern calls for industry cohesion around NBN

NICTA chief executive Dr David Skellern has called on the ICT sector to form a united voice as multiple splintered industry groups jostle for a position of influence on the Federal Government's proposed National Broadband Network (NBN).
Brett Winterford May 13 2009 5:56AM Telco/ISP
CeBIT09: Rio Tinto advances remote operations sans NBN

CeBIT09: Rio Tinto advances remote operations sans NBN

Rio Tinto is building a remote operations centre (ROC) at Perth Airport that will operate autonomous trucks, trains and other systems at a “prototype” iron ore operation in the Pilbara.
Ry Crozier May 12 2009 4:01PM Telco/ISP
CeBIT09: McDonalds' free wifi users soak up seating

CeBIT09: McDonalds' free wifi users soak up seating

McDonalds has earmarked potential changes to seating plans in some restaurants to prevent free wifi users from monopolising seating, particularly in peak periods.
Ry Crozier May 12 2009 1:55PM Telco/ISP
Mandatory data loss laws could curb security breaches

Mandatory data loss laws could curb security breaches

More than half of Australasian small businesses responding to a survey conducted by Symantec claim to have experienced security breaches.
Lilia Guan May 12 2009 1:32PM Security
Lenovo refreshes netbook lineup

Lenovo refreshes netbook lineup

Lenovo has launched a new model in its line of netbook systems.
Shaun Nichols May 12 2009 1:14PM Hardware
Pirate Bay lobs new appeal for retrial

Pirate Bay lobs new appeal for retrial

The administrators of the controversial Pirate Bay website are filing new appeals to their April convictions of providing copyrighted content on the web.
Shaun Nichols May 12 2009 1:14PM Software
Sun may have broken US bribery laws

Sun may have broken US bribery laws

Sun Microsystems has admitted that members of its company may have bribed foreign officials.
Iain Thomson May 12 2009 1:14PM Networking
CeBIT09: Axia NetMedia ‘toying’ with NBN re-entry

CeBIT09: Axia NetMedia ‘toying’ with NBN re-entry

One of the bidders from the collapsed NBN RFP, Axia NetMedia, is said to be examining its options for participation in the “new new NBN”, after attending a de-brief on the RFP process last week.
Ry Crozier May 12 2009 11:26AM Telco/ISP
CeBIT09: Telstra still a regulatory threat, say iiNet and Optus

CeBIT09: Telstra still a regulatory threat, say iiNet and Optus

iiNet chief Michael Malone has urged Senator Conroy not to put the development of a telecommunications policy framework on the backburner following the change of leadership at Telstra.
Ry Crozier May 12 2009 11:08AM Telco/ISP
Swine Flu spam continues to spread with cybercriminals using celebrity names

Swine Flu spam continues to spread with cybercriminals using celebrity names

Spammers have moved to using celebrity names alongside swine flu terms to spread malicious links.
Dan Raywood May 12 2009 10:46AM Security
Facebook to reveal family member details

Facebook to reveal family member details

Facebook may be hit by more privacy questions after it changed the personal details section of its site to allow family members to be specified.
Dan Raywood May 12 2009 10:38AM Security
Dark Market infiltrator claims that hackers are involved in organised crime

Dark Market infiltrator claims that hackers are involved in organised crime

The FBI agent who infiltrated a notorious hacker community has spoken about his experiences.
SC Australia Staff May 12 2009 10:32AM Security
CeBIT09: NSW Government wants to build NBN testbeds

CeBIT09: NSW Government wants to build NBN testbeds

The NSW Government has established a broadband implementation taskforce in a bid to secure the NBN company headquarters in Sydney.
Ry Crozier May 12 2009 9:38AM Telco/ISP
Alcatel-Lucent woos SMEs with IP-ready package

Alcatel-Lucent woos SMEs with IP-ready package

Alcatel-Lucent has launched an IP-ready communications package designed to help get small and medium sized enterprises onto the path of unified communications.
Ian Williams May 12 2009 6:02AM Telco/ISP
Fujitsu aims for data centres with blade system

Fujitsu aims for data centres with blade system

Fujitsu has unveiled a new server architecture designed to cut costs for enterprise firms through automated power efficiency and management tools.
Daniel Robinson May 12 2009 6:02AM Hardware
Microsoft tests Windows 7 update with fake patches

Microsoft tests Windows 7 update with fake patches

Microsoft is to test the update mechanism in its forthcoming Windows 7 software by pushing out a number of fake patches to users of the latest release candidate.
David Neal May 12 2009 6:02AM Software
Citrix plans to embed hypervisor on your laptop

Citrix plans to embed hypervisor on your laptop

The future of virtualisation is in laptops with embedded hypervisors, predicts Citrix.
Liz Tay May 12 2009 12:01AM Software
Analysis: Supercomputing in the financial crisis

Analysis: Supercomputing in the financial crisis

Supercomputers have always been the cream of the crop, the technology achievement showcase for the vendors and, for some like nearly-defunct Cray and finally-defunct SGI, their bread and butter for decades.
Nebojsa Novakovic May 11 2009 3:34PM Hardware
Cisco IronPort appoints A/NZ general manager

Cisco IronPort appoints A/NZ general manager

The regional arm of Cisco IronPort has appointed Glenn Welby as general manager Australia and New Zealand, a newly created position within the company.
Jenny Eagle May 11 2009 3:29PM Networking

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