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    An intelligent road monitoring system, which can identify vehicle breakdowns, monitor traffic congestion and manage traffic light systems, was being demonstrated by researchers from National ICT Australia. Also: watch the video.

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    The Western Australian Internet Association (WAIA) has reported an increase of traffic by up to 300 megabits per second on its non-profit Internet peering exchange, the Western Australian Internet Exchange (WAIX), over the past 11 months.

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    Various Australian Web sites are seeing a significant increase in traffic as a result of yesterday's bombing in front of the Australian embassy in Jakarta.

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    Australians are directing their surfing away from consumer items and towards political and community discussion sites as the threat of war with Iraq intensifies, according to a company which measures traffic to Internet sites.

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    Internet killed the (digital) radio star

    During a trip to the US four years ago, I rented a car fitted with an XM satellite radio which gave me well over 100 radio stations, each carrying a continuous stream of crystal-clear talk radio or music in a surprising array of genres.

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    If you hang around mobile rumour sites then you may have heard the latest Chinese whisper doing the rounds -- Sony is making a PSP mobile phone all of its own.

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    Now, the idiot box comes with you

    Tevye, the much loved protagonist of Fiddler on the Roof, was full of wisdom. "A bird may love a fish," he memorably said, "but where would they build a home together?"

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    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.

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    Once simply alarm systems for the network, Intrusion Detection Systems have evolved to encompass a whole lot more. We review six sophisticated security devices.

  • Wireless crackdown

    The spread of convenient wireless LANs has delighted hackers, who find many WLANs vulnerable. Managing and securing a wireless network is therefore vital, but rarely done well. ZDNet Australia compares the offerings from AirDefense and AirMagnet.

  • Broadband: Which plan is for you?

    The broadband business -- plans, peaks, and penalties -- can be confusing to say the least. We line up some of Australia's best.

  • Networking for smarts

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

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