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  • HP, Red Flag partner on corporate Linux

    Hewlett-Packard and a Chinese company have teamed to develop and market Linux software to companies in China--and later globally.

  • WA calls for broadband vendors

    The Western Australian state government today invited private sector groups to register their interest in building its planned AU$1 billion statewide broadband network (SBN).

  • People Telecom in Amcom deal?

    Local second-tier telcos Amcom and People Telecom both suspended trading of their securities late Friday, pending significant announcements.

  • Qantas pilots in-flight SMS

    National carrier Qantas has been given the green light to start testing in-flight mobile phone services. Over the next three months, passengers on one Boeing 767 plying domestic capital cities will be able to send and receive SMS and e-mails. International roaming costs will apply.

  • Agriculture dept digs up VoIP

    The federal Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has flagged plans to migrate to an Internet Protocol-based (IP) telephony system, keeping its options open on a full unified communications move.

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  • Telstra to launch 'mini-help-desk' tool for BigPond

    Telstra plans to launch in the next few days a mini help-desk software tool for its BigPond Internet customer base as part of its AU$100 million package to shore up its Internet service provider arm.

  • Social engineering: Don't be fooled

    It is a hard one to protect against, as attackers prey on the kindness of strangers, but there are some tips to prevent your company being a victim to social engineering ploys. Also: Hackers: Under the hood

  • Report: IP networks easy prey for cyberattackers

    According to research by Gartner, the increasing use of IP technology in power stations, railroads, banks and other critical infrastructure could spell big trouble -- and soon.

  • Qantas' flight to change

    Qantas chief information officer Fiona Balfour is no sit-on-her-hands time-server.

  • Stop buying IT you don't need

    'Rightsizing' need not be ominous management-speak for losing your job. Here's how to make sure your IT infrastructure is the right size for the job.

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  • Telecoms slump puts the bite on Bluetooth

    Flagging sales of mobile phones and other gadgets are hurting the growth of Bluetooth, according to a new report. But despite lingering compatibility problems, the technology still looks like a good buy for consumers.

  • Voice over IP: Security, stability, success

    If you're thinking about voice over IP, we take a look at the steps involved in getting it set up and what's on offer from four major vendors.

  • Who's buying 3G?

    Commentary: As we're constantly barraged by ads for various 'next-generation' phone services, it's worthwhile stopping to wonder if we're being sold something we've already got.

  • PC Expo: What's hot ... and not

    Handheld computers, Internet appliances and wireless connectivity... If you're looking for the next big thing, check out PC Expo's best-dressed list. Is your PDA hot, or not?

  • The laptops that come in from the cold

    For those organisation who lose hundreds of thousands dollars worth of laptops to thieves each year, the humiliation of the loss is possibly as infuriating a burden to bare as the financial costs associated with it. However these organisations can assuage some of their distress knowing that their problems are shared by one of the world's most powerful law enforcement agencies. In May, thieves reduced the size of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation's laptop fleet by 182, in one operation. If the FBI can't keep its laptops safe from thieves who can?

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