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Problems with Telstra's new Siebel-based billing system have led to call centres being choked by long delays and errors, according to one of the telco's unions. However, Telstra claimed the union had attempted to undermine the IT transformation's success.
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As England's historic Bletchley Park raises funds to restore buildings used by code-breaking legends such as Alan Turing during World War II, ZDNet.com.au 's sister site CNET News.com is taking a look back at the cryptographic machines that kept vital specialists of the German, American, British, Polish, and Japanese military forces awake at night.
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In 10 years almost everything will be tagged, say the experts. So what are these little chips that are soon to be so pervasive, and how will they take over your business?
MSI's EX720 isn't a bad laptop, but it certainly strikes as one with too many shortcuts taken. Still at AU$1,649 it's affordable, and if you're budget and technically minded you'll likely get some decent mileage out of this laptop.
The Dell M209X is a dependable projector that's inexpensive to maintain as long as you don't mind the dull colours.
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