The National Broadband Network Company has nabbed Queensland Premier Anna Bligh's chief of staff to be its new government relations and external affairs chief, as well as separately appointing a chief information officer.
A group of eight investment firms have reportedly sent a letter to Telstra's chairman calling for the rejection of its separation proposed by the government; however, a source from one of the eight signatories claims the letter is still in draft form.
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In the second of our two programs looking at the Senate Inquiry into the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment Bill, we hear from shareholders, bureaucrats and industry groups.
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Pigs are flying in flocks as Telstra has a change of heart on separation. Given the vitriol of the past few years, Rudd and Conroy deserve credit for bypassing the copper loop and, in so doing, bringing Australia's most big-mouthed telco in line at last.
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commentary: It is not a foregone conclusion that the successor to outgoing Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo will be internally sourced.
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Functional separation is a powerful tool that could be employed to ensure consumers receive value for money, choice, variety, and innovative services across the nation.
BT, long considered a risk-taker in the telecommunications market, has laid a US$105 million bet to open its network to application developers in the hopes of creating innovative voice services. But will other phone companies take a similar gamble?
David Forman, executive director of the Competitive Carriers' Coalition tells ZDNet.com.au what he thought Telstra's real reasons were for not following in BT's footsteps.
Tim Berners-Lee, considered to be the father of the Web, speaks with scientists and Silicon Valley executives at HP Labs in Palo Alto, Calif., about where he sees the Internet going in the next five years.
JP Rangaswami, managing director at BT Design, talks about transformation and convergence at one of the worlds' largest telecommunication companies, and, his belief in Web 2.0 and the power of social networking. Rangaswami speaks with ZDNet's Dan Farber, sharing his visionary thoughts about the tech industry. And why he calls himself the managing director instead of chief information officer.
This week on Club Builder we bid farewell to Helen Coonan, discuss C and give you the opportunity to collect some goodies.
The Commodore 64 may be gone, but it's certainly not forgotten. Fans turned out in the hundreds Monday night for the PC's 25th anniversary party at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi raised a glass and chatted with industry leaders, including Steve Wozniak, Apple's co-founder, and Jack Tramiel, the founder of Commodore International, about the Commodore's impact on the personal-computing market.
QNAP's TS-209 Pro offers a compelling mix of server functionality and straight-up NAS backup options.
Fujitsu is planning to release a 300GB hard drive for notebooks, which it says will set a record for SATA (serial ATA)-based 2.5-inch drives.
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GN Netcom's GN 6210 is a full-featured but average-performing Bluetooth headset.
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