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• NSW bets $800 million on e-learning

  The New South Wales government has outlined its IT budget initiatives with education being given the lion's share of its technology purse.

• Budget: E-security gets $13.6m boost

  The federal government will spend AU$13.6 million over the next four years trying to protect consumers and businesses from "sophisticated and targeted attacks".

• Labor: Broadband central to Australia 2.0

  Labor leader Kevin Rudd has reinforced the importance of a high-speed national broadband network, describing it as the missing cog in the nation's future economic wheel.

• Reducing equipment drift helps cut tech costs

  Disappearing equipment can eat away your IT budget, but so can the cost of some tracking and inventory solutions. Get the scoop on the challenges of equipment drift and the availability of solutions to stop it.

• Training the cyberwar troops

  Military cadets attempt to defend computer networks in cyberwar games staged to mimic attacks by foreign intruders. What security lessons are there to learn at the anti-hacking boot camp?

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• Reducing equipment drift helps cut tech costs

  Disappearing equipment can eat away your IT budget, but so can the cost of some tracking and inventory solutions. Get the scoop on the challenges of equipment drift and the availability of solutions to stop it.

• Kevin Mitnick on hacking's evolution

  To many, the name Kevin Mitnick is synonymous with "notorious hacker." We talk to him about software security, the evolution of hacking and social engineering, and law enforcement's action against hacking.

• DoE Victoria learns from project management lessons

  Working out an IT governance scheme when you have 600,000 users in place is a challenge, but stricter project management has been so successful for the Department of Education in Victoria that the government agency is now adopting the same methodology even for non-IT projects.

• Negroponte's laptop plan moves closer to reality

  Nicholas Negroponte is a man on a mission. As Chairman of the One Laptop per Child program (OLPC), he has big plans ahead of him: to help eliminate poverty through education, via US$100 laptops distributed to the world's poorest children.

• Who's taking the ITIL bait?

  In an industry known for its hype, it's understandably difficult for many managers to make sense of new trends. But in the case of IT Infrastructure Library, a growing body of success stories confirms this is one trend that you should definitely be on top of.

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• Dell Dimension 4700

  Dell's new mainstream Dimension 4700 is an affordable, forward-looking PC that's well suited for the home or the small office.

• Making sure a firewall does its job

  Getting a firewall to do what it promises--protect the network--doesn't begin with an equipment purchase and end with the plug-in. It starts with security assessment and continues with constant vigilance.

• Proxim Skyline: Speed at a price

  Proxim's Skyline access point offers a lot of bandwidth for heavy network users. Is the return on the investment worth it?

• Tech Guide: Which Printer?

  If you're pondering a printer purchase, but are befuddled by the bevy of options, then you need our comprehensive guide to printer types, technologies and costings.

• MySQL or SQL Server: Look beyond politics and hype

  MySQL may be free, but what if money isn't the only factor? Find out how these database heavyweights stack up and how to decide which one to use.

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