
Deal with Telstra is looking good, Conroy says
AAP
The federal government and Telstra will be well on the way to a broadband deal by Christmas, but final agreement will take another two years.
Chinese app stores struggle to find a market
Rachael Bolton
The Chinese telecommunications market is faced with significant challenges and opportunities heading into 2010, according to new research

IBM Centre a jobs boon for Ballarat
Rachael Bolton
IBM has opened the doors to its new information technology services centre in Ballarat today thanks to a joint investment by the Victorian state government and University of Ballarat.

Asia Pacific holds up for HP
Rachael Bolton
The Asia Pacific market held up the strongest in terms fourth quarter sales for leading personal computer manufacturer Hewlett-Packard in fourth quarter 2009, according to the company's annual results released yesterday.

Opposition slams appointment of Bligh chief to NBN Co
AAP
The former chief of staff to Queensland Premier Anna Bligh will be paid $100,000 more a year than the prime minister in his new role with the company that will build and operate the national broadband network

Controversial Telstra billing fee dropped
AAP
Telstra has dumped its controversial $2.20 administration fee for people paying their bills over the counter or by mail less than two months after it was introduced
Tandberg shareholders snub Cisco offer
Rachael Bolton
Network equipment company Cisco Systems could revoke its $US3.04 billion offer for video conferencing group Tandberg after the Norwegian company's shareholders voted to reject the deal, seeking a higher offer.
iiNet expands in regional exchanges
Rachael Bolton
Internet service provider iiNet has installed its own network infrastructure in eight new regional communities over the next eight months.

US relaxes grip on internet body
Rachael Bolton
The United States government has relaxed its grip over internet domain names, ending an 11-year joint project agreement (JPA) with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

DiData wins $36m SA renewal
Rachael Bolton
Dimension Data has won a three-year renewal of its contract with the South Australian Government worth $36 million.

Developer to appeal Microsoft ruling
Julian Bajkowski and Rachael Bolton
Australian software entrepeneur Ric Richardson plans to appeal a US District Court decision that overturned a $US388 million ruling against Microsoft for patent violation.

Aussie start-ups look for US gateway
Rachael Bolton
Six Australian technology companies will showcase their products at this year's Gateway to the US Summit in Silicon Valley on October 6.

China accused of new internet crackdown
Rachael Bolton
Press freedom activists have alleged that the Chinese government is restricting access to thousands of websites ahead of the sixtieth anniversary of the establishment of the ruling Communist regime.

Telstra thinking of shareholders in separation talks
AAP
Telstra has said it is negotiating with the federal government over proposals to separate the telco, with the interests of its shareholders taking precedence

Xerox makes $US6.4 billion services play
Brian Corrigan
Document management giant Xerox is the latest hardware company to make a move on the services market, announcing plans to buy Affiliated Computer Services for $US6.4 billion.
Interim data centre panel named
Rachael Bolton
Five companies have been selected to participate in the Federal Government's interim panel for data centre facilities and services.

Twitter attracts major investment
Rachael Bolton
Twitter received an undisclosed sum in new financing deals struck with Insight Venture Partners, T
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Communications Minister "unaware" of ACTA storm
Rachael Bolton
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has confessed he was unaware of negotiations on an international trade agreement that could have serious legislative implications for his portfolio...
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AAP
- Intel numbers highlight sector revival
Paul Smith
- Twitter to start making money
Rachael Bolton
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Salesforce.com results show the power of SaaS
Warren Wilson, Ovum
No business or business model is recession-proof, but Salesforce.com is making a pretty good case for itself and software as a service (SaaS)..
Read more- The founding fathers and job losses
David Mitchell , Ovum
- France's NGN broadband plans
Charlie Davies, Ovum
- Telstra plays NBN Idol
Guy Cranswick, IBRS
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Guns for hire
Brian Corrigan
A new breed of business executives is filling the void when organisations find themselves without a suitable technology leader; Brian Corrigan asks whether their emergence is proof that many companies are not doing enough to bring the next generation through...
Read more- Hospital of the future
Paul Smith
- After the drought
Rachael Bolton
- A change in the mix
Kevin Noonan
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The Scoop - Future of the CIO
Mark Jones
If CIOs have become "business enablers," who makes the technology decisions?..
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End of year review - year of the internet?
Are the good times back? What were the highlights and lowlights of 2009? Can we call it the Year of the Internet?..
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Small steps on recycling
Brian Corrigan
State and federal government bureaucrats held the last of four public consultation forums in Melbourne today as they continue to work towards the creation of a national recycling scheme for computers and televisions...
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Advancing the economics of networking
Juniper Networks Inc
Aging network systems and old habits have dictated how businesses spend their IT budgets..
Read more- OS impact on enterprise network performance
Juniper Networks Inc
- What's behind network downtime?
Juniper Networks Inc
- ProCurve mission critical networking
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