Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has taken the rap for mistakenly making public confidential information about the value of Telstra's copper network assets.
Telstra has distanced itself from the ACCC's estimates of the value of its copper access network, estimates that were accidentally released yesterday by Minister for Communications Stephen Conroy.
A New South Wales government project to simplify licence processes used by various government agencies is nine years behind schedule and $23 million over budget, according to the NSW Auditor-General.
A recent report commissioned to take a peek into the benefits of smart technologies has shied away from putting a number on the economic benefits of the government's $43 billion fibre-to-the-home project due to "insufficient data".
The Australian launch of Apple's iPhone and other lines in 2008 delivered the company's local division a whopping $300 million revenue boom, new financial documents revealed this week.
Considering the circumstances the Australian Taxation Office's (ATO) Change Program has been operating in over the last few years, it really hasn't been going too badly.
One of the more curious aspects of the iPhone phenomenon has been the disconnect between the device's capabilities and carriers' willingness to support them.
In this edition of Twisted Wire, Senator Nick Minchin, Maha Krishnapillai and Ian Birks discuss with Phil Dobbie the economic viability of the new National Broadband Network.
Even the dim-witted bad guys in the Bond flick Quantum of Solace know that concentrating lots of power in a small place may not be the best idea. So how could Stephen Conroy and ACMA have been surprised when the alleged web filter blacklist made its debut?
In times of financial crisis, it's inevitable that companies reassess their financial plans.
While everyone was distracted by the NBN, a revolution was under way in the supply of fixed line broadband.
The early signs aren't that promising if the Rudd Government wants to get the private sector to invest in its new $43 billion National Broadband Network.
Customs has been trialling a spy plane to patrol Australia's borders, flying surveillance low and slow to get into the dirty details of shipping.
After a year on the job, Sun's CEO says the company is relevant again but still has problems to fix. In this interview, he admits losing sight of the developer community towards the end of the 1990s, and making what he described as a very bad decision about the company's commitment to Solaris.
For the Reserve Bank of Australia, every minute of downtime could potentially cost more than AU$40 million. But even with a business case on that scale, it still took three tries before it got an effective systems management strategy in place.
Does your company's human resource management functions need to be automated? We look at what you need to consider, and three packages to help you do it.
With rumours rife that Apple Computer will unveil a US$100 music player at Macworld Expo next month, analysts are split on the likelihood--and wisdom--of such a move.
Microsoft plans to officially launch Office 2003 Beta 2 on Monday, a release that will include a public preview available to several hundred thousand beta testers and businesses, said sources.
Microsoft will be shipping the second beta version of Office 11 next month, complete with XML tools.
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