The nation's number two telco Optus today said it might consider compensating some businesses for the loss of mobile, landline and internet services yesterday.
An Australian security expert has warned that enterprises will face new Wi-Fi security threats thanks to the rise of the iPhone.
An Auckland computer hacker, who scammed hundreds of thousands of dollars and attracted the FBI to New Zealand, has been jailed for three years.
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St George Bank has renewed its five-year, AU$100 million contract with Optus for its communications services including voice, data and mobile.
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It took help from three security experts, Citibank's spokesperson, dozens of e-mails and almost a full working day of investigation to confirm that an e-mail I had seen from Citibank was not actually a clever phishing attempt.
Most of Australia's major banks are just beginning massive IT projects which will see them refresh their core banking systems. But as HSBC's Australian CIO Brenton Hush tells ZDNet.com.au, the global bank's local operation is already ahead.
The typical image of a hacker is a kid hunched over his keyboard in the wee hours of the night staring at commands on his computer screen that unlock the secrets of the national government. But the woman sitting next to you at Starbucks fiddling with her digital camera could be just as dangerous.
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Financial organisations are slowly embracing the notion of unified communications, but significant organisational hurdles remain
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While being a leader in most areas of IP telephony, Avaya have previously been lacking in support for the smaller end of the market. That's set to change, however, thanks to the introduction of the new Avaya IP Office, a VoIP solution which caters from as little as two users right through to 360 users per server.
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