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    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.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

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    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.

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    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.

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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.

  • What Telstra, others can learn from South Africa

    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.

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    An impressive set-up well worth the consideration for any small office looking to bring their telephony systems into the 21st century.

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  • Pre-paid market drives AU mobile boom

    Australia's mobile telecommunications market grew by more than 12 per cent in 2002/03, driven by a continuing surge in pre-paid services.

  • Yahoo pushes enterprise IM

    The Web portal begins a campaign targeting IT managers who have banned its product at work.

  • Aust mobile standards reviewed after emergency no. foulup

    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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