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  • Speculation rife over Macquarie FTTN bid

    Macquarie bank has refused to comment on repeated claims that it is preparing to bid for the national fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) network, as observers fete the possibility of another contender entering the race.

  • National health database every integrator's dream

    Australia could soon have a national database containing the details of all medical professionals across the country, following a meeting today of Council of Australian Governments (COAG) to discuss its creation.

  • Broadband benefits get a reality check

    The federal government has not provided any evidence that its proposed AU$4.7 billion national broadband network would deliver claimed economic benefits, an analyst said this week.

  • Telstra tempts SMEs with $0 mobile broadband and laptop

    Telstra has announced today that it plans to release a $0 upfront laptop and broadband package for consumers and small business, but the inviting initial price tag belies the real cost of the deal.

  • Where is your data safer -- Australia or India?

    Although Western companies may feel hesitant at offshoring tasks involving sensitive information to countries such as India, their fears could well be unfounded.

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    Aussie PCs valuable for all the wrong reasons

    When foreign markets are willing to pay twice as much for your exports, it's usually a good sign. Unfortunately for Australia, the goods being traded are compromised PCs but why are Australians worth twice as much as Americans?

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  • Rudd awakening: Govt's plans for ICT

    Ahead of the election, with promises for nationwide broadband networks and digital revolutions in schools, the ICT industry could hope the government was on their side. But now the glamour of a sparkling new government has worn off, how ICT-friendly is the Rudd government really?

  • The next Internet revolution is coming

    "No army can withstand the strength of an idea whose time has come," said Howard Charney, Cisco's senior vice president, borrowing from Victor Hugo to summarise the power of the Internet.

  • How government Web sites stack up

    Government Web sites around the world are not reaching the public as effectively as they might.

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