Why dumping Telstra was a good idea

It was a big shock when news broke that Telstra had been dumped from the race to build a national broadband network but the telco only has itself to blame.

Conroy right to go with his panel's call

David Crowe

Although Stephen Conroy gains nothing by dropping Telstra from the bidding process for his broadband network he had little choice over the weekend but to call the company's bluff.

A big hamper of humbug

Ben Woodhead

For the record, I love copyright, but I still can't see my way clear to support companies who think the best approach to dealing with piracy is stomping on a couple of BitTorrenting dorks

Conroy deep in blogocracy DEBT

Chris Jenkins

I'm sure someone in the Government Acronyms unit has been quietly shot for this little oversight.

And then there were five?

Brian Corrigan

Would it be healthy for the market if there were only five major software companies left? Probably not, but it's a definite possibility

Grassroots approach

Simon Sharwood

Green IT has become a source of despair, not hope, for Simon Sharwood

Sobering thoughts

Damian Ward

Your company's Christmas party should be a time of celebration

Checking the clouds

Chris Morris. Chris Morris is director of services, IDC Asia-Pacific.

While cloud computing is on a fast track to mainstream adoption, repositioning services will take longer

Porous boundaries

Steve Hodgkinson

Enterprise desktops may be considered boring, but they are becoming a friction point for users and CIOs

Lasting impression

Mary Ann Maxwell. Mary Ann Maxwell is group managing vice-president, executive programs, Gartner.

If there's a lesson to be learnt, Mary Ann Maxwell writes, it is understanding that the time and money spent looking after staff ensures a return on investment.

Grasp the nettle

Julian Bajkowski

Tightening Australia's financial regulations should include providing improved consumer protection for online transactions, Julian Bajkowski writes.