Spotlight on telecommunications & networking Spotlight on telecommunications & networking

As the rollout of the NBN presses on, 5G is fast approaching along with regulatory changes that will shape enterprise buyers and suppliers alike.

These shifts all come as Internet of things becomes ubiquitous, mobile evolves to a default consumer and workplace channel and intelligent and intuitive networks evolve rapidly.

In our Spotlight on Telecommunications and Networking, iTnews examines how and why enterprises and government are responding to new challenges, innovations and solutions as they emerge.

Key management is crucial to cloud computing: Dunkelberger

Key management is crucial to cloud computing: Dunkelberger

Key management and cross-application encryption will be the next big thing, according to new research by the Ponemon Institute commissioned by PGP Corporation.
Kathryn Small Nov 21 2008 3:55PM Security
Key management is crucial to cloud computing: Dunkelberger

Key management is crucial to cloud computing: Dunkelberger

Key management and cross-application encryption will be the next big thing, according to new research by the Ponemon Institute commissioned by PGP Corporation.
Kathryn Small Nov 21 2008 3:35PM Security
Epicor SaaS strategy looks beyond Azure horizon

Epicor SaaS strategy looks beyond Azure horizon

Epicor will deliver some elements of its forthcoming version nine ERP software via Microsoft’s Azure cloud service but has not ruled out using other cloud providers as well.
Ry Crozier Nov 21 2008 12:35PM Software
Terria takes their NBN proposal on the road

Terria takes their NBN proposal on the road

Less than a week before the NBN bid deadline, Terria appears to be drumming up last-minute support for its proposal by taking the message to industry and community leaders in Tamworth in regional NSW.
Ry Crozier Nov 20 2008 3:31PM Telco/ISP
New task force to examine ISP level content filtering

New task force to examine ISP level content filtering

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has formed a new e-security task force to look into the Federal government’s controversial ISP filtering scheme.
Staff Writers Nov 18 2008 3:32PM Security
Axia to bid for slice of National Broadband Network

Axia to bid for slice of National Broadband Network

Canada’s Axia NetMedia Group has appeared to signal an intention to bid for the National Broadband Network (NBN), dependent on its ability to utilise ‘functional capital markets’.
Staff Writers Nov 17 2008 2:58PM Telco/ISP
Attacks at 40Gb/s: Arbor talks about ISP-level security

Attacks at 40Gb/s: Arbor talks about ISP-level security

iTnews interviewed Nick Race, Australian Manager of Arbor Networks, about the size and strength of new malicious attacks, Australian vulnerability, and how inter-ISP networks provided better security than end-user software.
Kathryn Small Nov 13 2008 2:20PM Security
Los Angeles engineers plead guilty to hacking traffic

Los Angeles engineers plead guilty to hacking traffic

Two Los Angeles traffic engineers have pled guilty to charges that they hacked into the city’s traffic control computer as part of a union dispute over wages.
Iain Thomson Nov 12 2008 3:26PM Hardware
Study: Internet service providers facing more, larger threats

Study: Internet service providers facing more, larger threats

Internet service providers (ISPs) are facing more security threats, while attacks are becoming larger and more sophisticated.
Angela Moscsaritolo Nov 12 2008 11:13AM Security
EMC unveils Atmos cloud storage offering

EMC unveils Atmos cloud storage offering

Storage company EMC has launched its long-awaited cloud storage offering, which it claims will help firms manage information on a global scale.
Rosalie Marshall Nov 11 2008 6:24AM Storage
Duplicate content filter will hurt family-friendly ISPs

Duplicate content filter will hurt family-friendly ISPs

The federal government’s proposed Internet content filtering scheme duplicates substantial existing efforts by the Internet Industry Association (IIA) and will adversely impact participants in that scheme, the System Administrators Guild of Australia (SAGE-AU) has warned.
Staff Writers Nov 10 2008 12:35PM Telco/ISP
VeriSign boasts secure authentication in the cloud

VeriSign boasts secure authentication in the cloud

VeriSign today announced strong growth for its VIP identity protection service, including the imminent launch of DocLocker, an online document storage system.
Kathryn Small Nov 6 2008 2:26PM Security
VeriSign boasts secure authentication in the cloud

VeriSign boasts secure authentication in the cloud

VeriSign today announced strong growth for its VIP identity protection service, including the imminent launch of DocLocker, an online document storage system.
Kathryn Small Nov 6 2008 2:17PM Security
Feds grapple with ABG under-participation

Feds grapple with ABG under-participation

The Department of Communications and Broadband has made a callout to ISPs to take advantage of the ‘free marketing’ and customer lead generation offered by the Australian Broadband Guarantee (ABG) initiative.
Ry Crozier Nov 6 2008 9:43AM Telco/ISP
No NBN without Telstra: Budde

No NBN without Telstra: Budde

Telstra cannot be cut out of National Broadband Network discussions even if Terria or Acacia were to win the tender, according to telco analyst Paul Budde.
Ry Crozier Nov 5 2008 2:41PM Telco/ISP
NBN public debate in Sydney misses the point

NBN public debate in Sydney misses the point

iiNet has imparted a blunt warning to both Terria and Telstra at today’s highly-anticipated debate, calling on both parties to drop historical and theoretical arguments and focus on the best interests of the customer.
Ry Crozier Nov 5 2008 2:41PM Telco/ISP
Telstra cans Terria debate

Telstra cans Terria debate

Telstra is at the centre of a new storm amid allegations that it pulled out of tomorrow’s NBN debate after a failed last-minute attempt to oust the Competitive Carriers Coalition (CCC) and Paul Budde from the Broadband World conference program.
Ry Crozier Nov 4 2008 11:12AM Telco/ISP
LIVE today: Terria and Havyatt head-to-head on NBN

LIVE today: Terria and Havyatt head-to-head on NBN

Updated reminder: LIVE coverage of the National Broadband Network and structural separation debates at Broadband World 2008 now starts here at 11.30AM AESDT. Join the discussion!
Ry Crozier Nov 3 2008 4:36PM Telco/ISP
Microsoft shows off future technologies

Microsoft shows off future technologies

On the third day of Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference, Rick Rashid, senior vice president of Microsoft Research, showcased some of the projects the company is working on.
Daniel Robinson Oct 31 2008 12:10AM Software
Social networking good for business

Social networking good for business

A new report by the think tank Demos has concluded that staff should be encouraged to use social networking sites as part of their daily activities.
Iain Thomson Oct 30 2008 3:13PM Training & Development

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