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  • New .au petition kicks off next month

    AusRegistry is on track to take over as the registry for .com.au, .net.au, .org.au, .asn.au and .id.au domain names early next month, CEO Simon Delzoppo has announced.

  • .au domain registration fees drop

    Australian businesses and consumers are increasing their Web presence, with more than 433,000 .au domains registered over the last year.

  • Aust Internet registrations buck dot com trend

    Business and individuals are registering or renewing dot-au domain names in increasing numbers, in stark contrast to the decline in use of the more mature dot-com domain, the Australian domain name registry claims.

  • Aust businesses embrace .au domains

    The combined number of .com.au and .net.au domain names has reached the 500,000 mark, two and a half years after .au Domain Administration (auDa) took over management of the .au domain space.

  • Panel rejects new .au domains

    All of the proposed new Australian second-level domains have been rejected by the New Names Advisory Panel.

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  • Australian registry going global?

    An Australian domain name registry is looking to leverage its technical experience Down Under in a bid to become the registry for global top-level domain .org.

  • Internet Security Systems confirms Web hack

    One of the world's largest IT security companies, Internet Security Systems, has been left with egg on its face after one of its servers was defaced by intruders.

  • Patch me happy

    Security patches are a big worry: they come out at odd times, they suck up your bandwidth, and just occasionally they break things. We look at patch management packages to ease the burden.

  • Wireless tech liberates your network(ers)

    Now that wireless is becoming technologically and financially competitive with its wired equivalents, the strongest argument of all to cut the cable is convenience. New standards in speed make wireless networking a valid choice.

Reviews (12)

  • Broadband: Which plan is for you?

    The broadband business -- plans, peaks, and penalties -- can be confusing to say the least. We line up some of Australia's best.

  • Quick and Dirty Networking

    The Magic Toplan is a very useful little device for moving a few files between two Windows 95/98 machines, or setting up a quick-and-dirty network to play a few head-to-head games.

  • Wireless -- willing but not able

    Australia still has way to go before it can meet its full potential with wireless and broadband.

  • Wireless crackdown

    The spread of convenient wireless LANs has delighted hackers, who find many WLANs vulnerable. Managing and securing a wireless network is therefore vital, but rarely done well. ZDNet Australia compares the offerings from AirDefense and AirMagnet.

  • One phone is all you need

    OrangeOne is taking advantage of its new CDMA network in Sydney and Melbourne to offer subscribers a mobile handset that is treated as a fixed handset when operated in its LocalZone. One world, one phone?

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