The Federal government has released a report claiming that the Internet is now the preferred method for Australians to contact the government.
The Australian healthcare industry has for a decade been loathe to get its wallet out when it comes to technology, analysts have revealed.
Proposals to outsource aspects of the NSW railways' ICT operations are gaining pace with a who's who of the services community eager to grab what is likely to be a lucrative piece of business.
The Australian Communications Authority has ruled out the possibility of SMS-based emergency services, despite calls from hearing impaired community groups that such a service be provided by the likes of the police.
Australia's second biggest telco Optus today claimed to have captured the bulk of new sales for Apple's 3G iPhone by offering better value deals than its competitors.
The vision of the future BT portrayed this week at an Australian conference was so far removed from how Telstra's David Quilty has described the British telco that I wonder if they were talking about the same UK.
It was inevitable that micro-blogging service Twitter would become infested with malware, according to a number of high-profile Australian users of the service.
Labor's policy of socialised broadband has certainly proved much harder than the party believed it would be back when it was in Opposition, but it is Telstra that stands to lose the most from the NBN - and that applies whether it loses the NBN contract or wins it.
With all the excitement over the iPhone, few people have noticed that 1 July was the 11th anniversary of the deregulation of Australia's telecommunications market.
We've all experienced that irritating feeling upon walking into a nearly empty restaurant, only to see little 'reserved' signs on the empty tables, and to be told by the matre d' that no tables are available even as other people enter and are escorted to their tables.
Financial organisations are slowly embracing the notion of unified communications, but significant organisational hurdles remain
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Although there is precious little evidence of VoIP security attacks, organisations cannot afford to be complacent. Make no mistake, VoIP is an attractive target for hackers and malware writers.
A mobile telecommunications revolution in Africa is bringing new economic opportunities to the world's most impoverished continent, while providing lessons that can help carriers around the world push into other low-value markets. Brad Howarth reports.
As VoIP becomes more prevalent, its popularity will undoubtedly attract some unwanted attention -- spammers and phishers looking for their next scheme. Here is a look at some common forms of VoIP abuse, including VoIP spam and caller ID spoofing, and how you can fight back.
An impressive set-up well worth the consideration for any small office looking to bring their telephony systems into the 21st century.
VoIP company takes page from parent eBay, offering a business-rating directory and a service linking advice givers and seekers.
Australia's mobile telecommunications market grew by more than 12 per cent in 2002/03, driven by a continuing surge in pre-paid services.
The Web portal begins a campaign targeting IT managers who have banned its product at work.
A software fault that compromised users' ability to dial emergency numbers using a newly-released mobile telephone has prompted a major review of the standards phones are required to meet before being sold in Australia
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