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NBN ‘unlikely’ to deliver promised reach or speed: IBRS

NBN ‘unlikely’ to deliver promised reach or speed: IBRS

Analyst firm IBRS has criticised the Federal government over the National Broadband Network process, claiming it could ‘have been better managed’ and is unlikely to deliver what it promised.
Staff Writers Nov 27 2008 4:03PM Telco/ISP
Vodafone reveals all-in-one business service pricing

Vodafone reveals all-in-one business service pricing

Vodafone has released details of its first Business One hardware and services package with pricing set to start from around $3,700 per month - not including handsets.
Staff Writers Nov 27 2008 3:52PM Telco/ISP
Start-ups get freebies and cheapies from Sun and Microsoft

Start-ups get freebies and cheapies from Sun and Microsoft

First it was students – now hardware and software vendors want to hook start-ups on their gear with Microsoft and now Sun Microsystems offering them free or subsidised software and hardware.
Staff Writers Nov 27 2008 3:51PM Software
NBN door remains open for Telstra

NBN door remains open for Telstra

Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy has asked voters to trust that the government's 98 percent coverage promise for the NBN will be delivered, despite the fact it will consider Telstra's lesser 90 percent proposal.
Staff Writers Nov 27 2008 3:49PM Telco/ISP
Internet café fined $82k, forfeits servers for copyright breaches

Internet café fined $82k, forfeits servers for copyright breaches

A Sydney Internet café raided by Australian Federal Police late last year has pleaded guilty to 40 charges of copyright infringement, copping an $82,000 fine, court costs and forfeiting some 60 computer terminals and three servers.
Staff Writers Nov 27 2008 3:46PM Software
Spam climbing back up after botnets return online

Spam climbing back up after botnets return online

The amount of unwanted email is again surging after a host of botnets -- led by the high-powered Srizbi network of compromised machines -- have reconnected to internet service providers.
Dan Kaplan Nov 27 2008 10:30AM Security
Cybercriminals gearing up for Cyber Monday

Cybercriminals gearing up for Cyber Monday

Security experts are warning of socially engineered threats targeting users this holiday season.
Angela Moscaritolo Nov 27 2008 10:24AM Security
Finance and IT departments should be aligned on security

Finance and IT departments should be aligned on security

Businesses value business continuity as three times more important than IT, according to research from Sophos.
SC Australia Staff Nov 27 2008 10:15AM Security
Employers need to educate employees on security policy

Employers need to educate employees on security policy

Human error is the main security issue for IT directors, according to research from Clavister.
SC Australia Staff Nov 27 2008 10:09AM Security
Fedora 10 shows enhancements

Fedora 10 shows enhancements

The Fedora Project has released version 10 of its free-to-download Linux platform, adding greater support for virtualisation, a graphical boot system, and other enhancements such as network connection sharing.
Daniel Robinson Nov 27 2008 6:48AM Software
SCO files for appeal of loss to Novell

SCO files for appeal of loss to Novell

SCO filed notice on Tuesday that it will appeal Judge Kimball's final judgment in its unsuccessful lawsuit against Novell, wherein it tried to claim ownership of the copyrights to UNIX SVRx.
Egan Orion Nov 27 2008 12:22AM Software
Malware spoofs AVG web site

Malware spoofs AVG web site

A dangerous new variant of malware is attacking PCs in the UK, hijacking the victim's browser and directing them to a fake site masquerading as AVG's own front page.
Tony Dennis Nov 27 2008 12:22AM Security
Google broke App Store rules

Google broke App Store rules

Apple's Steve Jobs does not like people breaking Apple's rules and right now he is mightily miffed at the search engine Google which seem to have broken one of his commandments which he set in stone.
Nick Farrell Nov 27 2008 12:22AM Software
Microsoft study finds the internet can make you sicker

Microsoft study finds the internet can make you sicker

A study by Microsoft researchers has found that the internet has a tendency to fuel anxiety among users who self-diagnose illnesses using web site information.
Iain Thomson Nov 27 2008 12:10AM Software
HP bullish on technology outlook

HP bullish on technology outlook

HP remains confident about the future, despite an overall slowdown in spending in the technology sector.
Iain Thomson Nov 27 2008 12:10AM Hardware
iPhone outclocked by MP3-playing sibling

iPhone outclocked by MP3-playing sibling

Apple's iPhone is being upstaged by the outfit's second generation Coldplaying Ipod.
Nick Farrell Nov 26 2008 3:42PM Hardware
US Army spends millions on video games

US Army spends millions on video games

The U.S. Army plans to spend $50 million on developing video games over the next six years for training soldiers.
Egan Orion Nov 26 2008 3:42PM Software
Only one in five video games make a decent profit

Only one in five video games make a decent profit

Only 20 per cent of released video games ever make sizable profit according to analysis outfit Electronic Entertainment Design and Research (EEDAR).
Sylvie Barak Nov 26 2008 3:42PM Software
Heroin hacker steals information on 59,000 workers

Heroin hacker steals information on 59,000 workers

American company Luxottica Retail, the former owner of the Things Remembered stores seemed to have forgotten to have the right amount of security on the company mainframe.
Nick Farrell Nov 26 2008 3:42PM Security
Notebook makers mull Intel and ARM hybrids

Notebook makers mull Intel and ARM hybrids

It's no secret that ARM has wanted to get one up on Intel in the netbook market, but it seems now that makers of little laptops might be willing to accommodate, with talk of hybrid ARM/Intel netbooks just around the corner.
Sylvie Barak Nov 26 2008 3:42PM Hardware

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