The US government this week renewed its contract with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, effectively extending its grip on the administrative body that coordinates Net addressing until 2011.
The Australian Customs Service is currently deliberating on a number of key contracts as it decides the direction of its ICT spend in the next few years.
The US Department of Commerce has quietly renewed ICANN's contract to run the Internet - but other organisations are crying foul, saying ICANN is simply not up to the job.
Australian broadband provider Internode has launched an assault on the high speed internet market in the form of an excess-free, no-contract broadband deal for home users, for a start-up price of AU$29.95 per month with 500MB download allowance at speeds of 256Kbps.
Australian customers' discontent with telecommunications services has risen according to the latest annual report card from the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman.
I have never been to Sweden. In fact, I have no real, hard evidence that Sweden really exists as anything more than a collective, Utopian vision where things just work, and life is better.
It wasn't too long ago that critics of WiMax wireless technology were declaring it dead at the starting gate.
I have seen the NBN, and it looks a lot like Christina Aguilera. Or, at least, it looked like her when I dropped into Ericsson's Melbourne headquarters recently to see a live demo of their NBN solutions. Yet behind the streaming TV, one question lingers -- and not even the government seems able to answer it.
Optus' involvement in the controversial government blacklist project could fall on either side of the fence. In kissing the ring, is Optus conceding that censorship is inevitable or hatching a scheme to discredit Conroy's folly from within?
The government dumped its well-intentioned bidders and spent the day awash in adulation from an industry that suddenly felt all its Christmases had come at once. But isn't this the same government that, two weeks ago, was warning it had to ditch key election promises for lack of funding?
Companies that employ high numbers of temporary staff are increasing their exposure to serious security attacks.
Enterprises may be aware of the legal changes which have modified torts law and imposed caps on payouts for seemingly outrageous claims against doctors and other professionals. But do IT pros realise that they too could be in the firing line?
Firewalls have come a long way since we last looked at them in 2005, and have now become full-blown Unified Threat Management devices. We take a look at the top players.
Lee Siegel is a cultural critic who has written for The New York Times, Slate and The Nation. However, he is perhaps best known for what happened in 2006 when writing for The New Republic.
The debate over the relationship between ISPs, customers, and Internet security is definitely a complicated one, but who should bear the responsibility for protecting users online?
Telstra's wireless CDMA 1x network is for Australian road warriors who don't mind paying big bucks for maximum mobility.
Making phone calls over the Internet isn't just for the tech savvy anymore. Using Voice over Internet Protocol is easier than ever before, with several services out there that can help drastically reduce your phone bill.
Accessibility is not only about hardware. Software, such as Internet page design, should also be designed in a way to maximise the experience for the vision impaired.
Microsoft Exchange might be the most popular mail server but is it the best? We test the alternatives.
Always a contentious topic, we look server-based Internet content filters and some of the reasons why your organisation might want one, or not.
Do you Google Wave?
If you want attention online, then mention that you have a couple of Google Wave invites to giveaway and watch… Watch it now
Thunderbird 3 takes flight
Thunderbird 3 is finally here, after a gestation period measured in
years. The latest version of Mozilla's fr… Watch it now
Google Chrome beta for Mac
It's not fully baked yet, but Google Chrome for Mac reaches a major milestone with the release of an official … Watch it now
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