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Avaya’s new Contact Centre tools add SIP

Avaya’s new Contact Centre tools add SIP

Avaya has announced that it is moving away from proprietary software and putting end-to-end session initiation protocol (SIP) functionality in the latest releases of its IP telephony software Communication Manager 5.0 and routing and resource matching software, Avaya Call Center 5.0.
Dave Bailey Jan 22 2008 7:11AM Telco/ISP
Memory chip prices remain weak

Memory chip prices remain weak

Buyers of memory chips can look forward to stable or falling prices as supply continues to outstrip demand, analysts in Japan say..
Simon Burns Jan 22 2008 7:05AM Hardware
Crazy John's launches new billing system

Crazy John's launches new billing system

Crazy John's has implemented a billing system which allows customers to view information in 'near time'.
Lilia Guan Jan 17 2008 2:47PM Software
MACWORLD - New MacBook Air floats in at MacWorld

MACWORLD - New MacBook Air floats in at MacWorld

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs has unveiled the latest and slimmest addition to the MacBook family, the MacBook Air, at the Macworld conference in San Francisco.
Staff Writers Jan 16 2008 12:01PM Hardware
More “bang for buck” for ISPs who jump aboard new undersea cable

More “bang for buck” for ISPs who jump aboard new undersea cable

Internode, iiNet and iPrimus have all jumped aboard PIPE Network’s new $200 million undersea high-speed cable, announcing they will use it to route up to 60 percent of their total Internet traffic and increase customer data allowances.
Mitchell Bingemann Jan 15 2008 2:30PM Telco/ISP
UK considers RFID tags for prisoners

UK considers RFID tags for prisoners

The UK government is considering implanting prisoners with RFID tags containing data on identity, address and criminal record..
Iain Thomson Jan 15 2008 7:28AM Hardware
'Sick' new scam targets non-profits

'Sick' new scam targets non-profits

A new variation of the 419 scam is targeting small non-profit organisations..
Shaun Nichols Jan 15 2008 7:28AM Security
New Year resolutions for security managers

New Year resolutions for security managers

Enterprise security firm Mobile Armor has released a list of 10 New Year resolutions for the enterprise data security professional..
Clement James Jan 15 2008 7:28AM Security
New Australian company chooses BT for connection

New Australian company chooses BT for connection

New Australian electronic communications network, AXE ECN has chosen BT for connectivity and hosting through Radianz Proximity Solution, for electronic trading access and low-latency market data distribution.
Lilia Guan Jan 14 2008 4:13PM Telco/ISP
New York latest to probe Intel

New York latest to probe Intel

The New York Attorney General is to begin an antitrust investigation into Intel..
Shaun Nichols Jan 14 2008 6:55AM Hardware
New phishing wave claims payroll fraud to dupe victims

New phishing wave claims payroll fraud to dupe victims

A Romanian-based criminal group is behind a new trojan-laced, socially engineered email run that tries to trick recipients into believing their employer committed payroll reporting fraud, security researchers said.
Dan Kaplan Jan 11 2008 12:57PM Security
New Year SMS traffic hits 43 billion

New Year SMS traffic hits 43 billion

Global SMS traffic during the 2007/2008 New Year period increased by 30 percent over the same period last year, research revealed today..
Robert Jaques Jan 10 2008 7:31AM Telco/ISP
Pacific Internet and Asia Netcom reform as Pacnet

Pacific Internet and Asia Netcom reform as Pacnet

Pacific Internet and Asia Netcom have completed their operational merger and unveiled their new name, Pacnet.
Lilia Guan Jan 9 2008 2:45PM Telco/ISP
A new year’s security resolution

A new year’s security resolution

As we put the festivities behind us and fix our sights firmly on the year ahead, those criminal gangs involved in the nefarious activities of spam creation, phishing and virus attacks continue to engage new tactics that will take advantage of our relaxed, less cautious frame of mind.
Mark Sunner Jan 8 2008 3:16PM Security
Mitchell Baker steps down as Mozilla appoints new boss

Mitchell Baker steps down as Mozilla appoints new boss

Mozilla has announced that the current chief executive Mitchell Baker is stepping down in favour of the chief operating officer John Lilly.
Iain Thomson Jan 8 2008 1:53PM Training & Development
New botnet set to unseat Storm as the nastiest around

New botnet set to unseat Storm as the nastiest around

According to anti-virus vendor Secure Computing a botnet virus, dubbed Nugache, is set to unseat Storm as the nastiest botnet on the planet.
Lilia Guan Jan 8 2008 1:51PM Security
Telstra submits new ULLS monthly charge undertaking

Telstra submits new ULLS monthly charge undertaking

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released Telstra's latest Unconditioned Local Loop Service (ULLS) monthly charge access undertaking.
Staff Writers Jan 7 2008 1:31PM Telco/ISP
Storm Worm New Year's greetings proliferating

Storm Worm New Year's greetings proliferating

The holiday blitz from the perpetrators of the Storm Worm, which began with fake Christmas messages last month, has continued unabated as a spate of false New Year's greetings have been delivered by the notorious botnet, researchers reported this week.
Jim Carr Jan 4 2008 11:08AM Security
$82M Defence Centre created to boost technology innovation

$82M Defence Centre created to boost technology innovation

A centre to help drive innovation and technology for the Australian Defence and Australian SMEs will be opened in 2008 and it already comes with a promise of $82 million in funding from the Labor Government.
Lilia Guan Dec 21 2007 7:19AM Security
New Lara Croft is 'pure woman'

New Lara Croft is 'pure woman'

US gaming magazine Play has hinted at the treats in store for Lara Croft fans when Tomb Raider Underworld arrives on the shelves next year.
Guy Dixon Dec 19 2007 11:41AM Software

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