A report yesterday claimed that the cost of implementing a national broadband network could lead to an increase of 50 percent or more on home phone and Internet bills, but one analyst believes the only way to keep prices down is to leave Telstra out.
A Brisbane IT company is calling on property developers to involve service providers in building new estates to avoid residents being lumbered with a network that can't be upgraded to provide broadband.
Three of the industry's goliaths have this week unveiled unification strategies for their standalone network-protection products.
The problem with SNMP isn’t a single minor bug but a number of important vulnerabilities in several parts of the first version of SNMP. Learn how to protect your data.
The number of Internet addresses available using the current generation of Internet infrastructure built on IPv4 technology will run out by 2005, jeopardising the continued development of both fixed and wireless Net-based services.
I have never been to Sweden. In fact, I have no real, hard evidence that Sweden really exists as anything more than a collective, Utopian vision where things just work, and life is better.
What's the first thing you look at when you check into a hotel room? The bed? The view? The minibar?
Will the Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee's report linger as simply yet another ineffectual review guiding limp and ineffectual efforts to improve regional services?
Sprint's WiMAX roll-out in Baltimore will prove the Australian government's decision to worm its way out of the Opel WiMAX contract was a short-sighted, and ultimately damaging, political stunt that has benefited nobody.
The Olympics are nearly over, and the Australian team deserves kudos for an excellent performance all around. Yet even as the Olympic sun sets on the Bird's Nest for the last time this weekend, millions of spectators around the world will be scanning their dials in the hope of finding something else to fill their viewing hours.
New technology gains legitimacy when it solves real business problems, but becomes indispensable when it offers to take that business in completely new directions. Such has been the case at Maroochy Shire Council, where a quite conventional thin-client rollout is now facilitating new ways of working for employees in the office and on the road.
Three of the industry's goliaths have this week unveiled unification strategies for their standalone network-protection products.
Can disaster recovery be anything more than an insurance policy?
Buying the latest and the greatest sounds like a good idea, but who can afford it? We look at ways you can get better performance and a better bottom line with your existing infrastructure.
One CIO relates how to change an IT infrastructure and reduce costs--even without a budget. Ingenuity, planning, and resource allocation fostered cost-effective change.
Even in big cities it can be a heck of a lot easier to find a Big Mac than it can be to find a wireless hotspot.
In recent months, wireless networks have received a boost as products based on the 802.11g standard--capable of 54Mbps--have come into the mainstream. Are you ready for fast wireless?
Everybody's going wireless—even those intruders who are after your precious data. Here's how to stop them.
In this product review, we look at tools that can monitor network performance.
If you're thinking about voice over IP, we take a look at the steps involved in getting it set up and what's on offer from four major vendors.
Can you hold a Macworld without Apple?
Apple CEO Steve Jobs will not speak at January's Macworld show. What's more, Apple has announced that this wil… Watch it now
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