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Expert predicts holograms, e-paper just years away

Expert predicts holograms, e-paper just years away

The holographic communication popularised in the film Star Wars is "less than a dozen years" from commercial reality, say experts, and that's just the start.
Brett Winterford Mar 31 2009 3:57PM Telco/ISP
ACMA to be given extra regulatory powers

ACMA to be given extra regulatory powers

The Federal Government will amend the Telecommunications Act to give the media watchdog the power to hand out red cards to telecoms providers who abuse self-regulation.
Brett Winterford Mar 31 2009 3:15PM Telco/ISP
ISPs not interested in regional DSLAMs: Telstra

ISPs not interested in regional DSLAMs: Telstra

Only one in ten Telstra exchanges contain competitor DSLAMs, not because of accessibility or interconnection issues but because competing ISPs don’t see the other 90 per cent as profitable, Telstra’s outgoing Wholesale GMD said.
Ry Crozier Mar 31 2009 1:52PM Telco/ISP
Conroy uses iiNet case to sidestep net filter issue

Conroy uses iiNet case to sidestep net filter issue

Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy has launched an extraordinary attack on iiNet’s legal defence in its piracy trial with the film and music industry, dubbing it “stunning” and “a classic”.
Ry Crozier Mar 31 2009 11:38AM Telco/ISP
Facebook code error allows user accidental control of 17 pages

Facebook code error allows user accidental control of 17 pages

Administrative control for around 17 Facebook pages was inadvertently handed to a user.
SC Australia Staff Mar 31 2009 11:17AM Security
Conficker detection tool released as D-Day nears

Conficker detection tool released as D-Day nears

Researchers have released a scanning tool that will allow IT departments to remotely and automatically scan their networks for Conficker infections.
Dan Kaplan Mar 31 2009 11:08AM Security
New variant of RSPlug Mac trojan

New variant of RSPlug Mac trojan

A new variant of the RSPlug trojan, which targets Apple machines, was recently discovered in the wild.
Angela Moscaritolo Mar 31 2009 10:53AM Security
Businesses are next after Dalai Lama hack

Businesses are next after Dalai Lama hack

A Chinese hacking plot uncovered at the weekend could have grave implications for organisations, as most are vulnerable to the social malware techniques used in the attack, a new report warns.
Phil Muncaster Mar 31 2009 10:45AM Security
EU pledges to protect cyber infrastructure

EU pledges to protect cyber infrastructure

The European Commission (EC) has unveiled a new strategy to prepare the region to act in case of major disruptions or attacks against critical information infrastructure.
Ian Williams Mar 31 2009 10:08AM Security
Wayback Machine stowed in shipping container

Wayback Machine stowed in shipping container

Non-profit organisation the Internet Archive has crammed its entire history of the internet into a shipping container.
Dave Bailey Mar 31 2009 6:16AM Hardware
EU pledges to protect cyber infrastructure

EU pledges to protect cyber infrastructure

The European Commission (EC) has unveiled a new strategy to prepare the region to act in case of major disruptions or attacks against critical information infrastructure.
Ian Williams Mar 31 2009 6:02AM Security
Avaya debuts Aura for next-gen communications

Avaya debuts Aura for next-gen communications

Avaya today launched a major new SIP-based unified architecture designed to help firms reduce costs, improve the manageability of communications systems, and reach out to customers via consumer communication methods.
Phil Muncaster Mar 31 2009 6:02AM Networking
Solving the hacking problem

Solving the hacking problem

To avoid hacking and malicious alteration of the application, software companies are turning to new anti-tamper solutions that will protect the entire application, as well as maintain code integrity.
Andrew McClennan Mar 30 2009 4:51PM Security
Review: Sophos WS1000

Review: Sophos WS1000

This appliance is packed with solid features and has very little administration or learning curve overhead.
Peter Stephenson, Mar 30 2009 4:25PM Security
Review: Cisco Spam and Virus Blocker

Review: Cisco Spam and Virus Blocker

This is an impressive device as an entry point into the small business market.
Nathan Ouellette Mar 30 2009 4:07PM Security
Salesforce.com: Cloud Computing is a game-changer

Salesforce.com: Cloud Computing is a game-changer

Cloud computing is a game changer, says Salesforce.com exec Peter Coffee, and the usual list of barriers to adoption are mere "monsters under the bed."
Brett Winterford Mar 30 2009 4:02PM Networking
Study: Mobile Instant Messaging on the rise

Study: Mobile Instant Messaging on the rise

More and more Australian mobile phone users are using their mobile phones for instant messaging and social networking, according to new research by m.Net.
Brett Winterford Mar 30 2009 3:39PM Telco/ISP
Internode to cut Tassie Telstra backhaul by 75 per cent

Internode to cut Tassie Telstra backhaul by 75 per cent

Internode will wind back the amount of Telstra backhaul it buys into Tasmania to around a quarter of current use after inking a three-year deal with Basslink today.
Ry Crozier Mar 30 2009 3:33PM Telco/ISP
AVG may release security for Mac

AVG may release security for Mac

AVG may release a security offering for the Mac platform, according to a strategist at the company.
Daniel Fitzgerald Mar 30 2009 2:41PM Security
Lebara Mobile launches on local Vodafone network

Lebara Mobile launches on local Vodafone network

Lebara Mobile plans to offer free on-net international calls on its mobile virtual network to Aussies in Q3 of this year, its UK-based chief said at its local launch today.
Ry Crozier Mar 30 2009 2:11PM Telco/ISP

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