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    Health Minister Nicola Roxon has finally turned her gaze to e-health, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said today.

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  • AusCERT unfazed by new $8.8m rival

    The director of Australia's existing Computer Emergency Response Team (AusCERT) this week said a rival government group that received funding in the budget was unlikely to impact its operations.

  • Separate Telstra AND Optus: Gen-i

    Telstra and Optus should be forced to separate their retail and wholesale operations so that smaller players like Gen-i could compete on an equal footing for corporate work, the Telecom New Zealand subsidiary said last week.

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    A confident VMware chief executive Paul Maritz today laughed off attempts by Microsoft staff to conduct a guerrilla marketing campaign at VMware's annual worldwide conference in Las Vegas.

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    This week has seen both Telstra and O2 in the UK ditch NTT DoCoMo's i-mode mobile content service after adopting it for just two years. Is this a good sign or a bad sign for the Internet on mobiles?

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    Father, brother, cancer survivor, highly intelligent engineer and leader of the "Australian mafia" group of executives who battled their way to the top of global telco supplier Alcatel-Lucent. We present Mike Quigley, executive chairman of the National Broadband Network Company.

  • When will virtual worlds become a business tool?

    Reality has been cruel to virtual worlds, with most failing to live up to expectations, especially in business environments. Did analysts get that right or are they also guilty of second-degree Second Life hyping?

  • Microsoft to try again for Yahoo or for Facebook?

    With Yahoo apparently off the table, what's Microsoft's back-up plan? Try again for Yahoo or go for a new target?

  • Enterprise OS wars: Symbian v Windows Mobile

    Symbian is the mobile world's dominant operating system, but can it walk the walk in the business world or will it always be the poor cousin to Windows Mobile in the enterprise? David Braue finds out.

  • Is that a desktop in your pocket?

    Virtual servers have changed the way businesses are run. Now, virtualisation vendors have set their sights on your PC.

Reviews (49)

  • Nokia N93

    While Sony Ericsson continues to blur the line between cellular phones and dedicated digital cameras with its Cyber-shot handhelds, Nokia is crossing new frontiers in mobile video with the N93.

  • Fix-It Utilities 6.0 Professional

    While it has more useful tools than Norton SystemWorks, Fix-It Utilities Professional 6.0 still lags behind System Mechanic Pro.

  • Five network maintenance tools tested

    With the right packet sniffers you can truly lead the dog's life. What's most impressive is network monitoring devices will help you see problems immediately. These tools can aid in analysis, migration, monitoring, security, testing, and administration of the network.

  • Six thin clients reviewed

    In the first instalment of a two-part review on thin clients, we look at thin-client terminals.

  • Networking for smarts

    In this product review, we look at tools that can monitor network performance.

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