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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?

• Facebook: The Google of social networks?

  Since lifting its university-only restrictions in September 2006, Facebook has become the poster child for social networks and attracted more than 65 million users. But will it survive 'the next big thing'?

• 10 alternatives to the iPhone

  Not convinced Apple's iPhone is the 'must have' device it's been heralded as? We take a look at a few alternatives that provide some advantages over the iPhone in its current incarnation.

• Apple iPhone vs Nokia N95

  Will Apple's iPhone reshape the mobile phone market? Are there better devices actually available already? We put the iPhone head-to-head with its competition to see how it stacks up.

• DoE Victoria learns from project management lessons

  Working out an IT governance scheme when you have 600,000 users in place is a challenge, but stricter project management has been so successful for the Department of Education in Victoria that the government agency is now adopting the same methodology even for non-IT projects.

• SBS adds server muscle to World Cup defence

  Broadcaster SBS has beefed up the infrastructure behind its World Cup football Web site as Australia's participation for the first time since 1974 is expected to generate unprecedented levels of online traffic.

• The long and winding road to Wi-Fi 2.0

  New technology promises to increase the speed of wireless networks by a factor of 20, but the emerging standard is being delayed by vendors squabbling.

• VoIP handsets reviewed

  Voice over Internet Protocol, in some way, shape, or form, is a standard inclusion now with most business telephony systems. We review the latest offerings.

• HP unpacks storage updates

  Hewlett-Packard revamped its midrange storage systems last week and introduced a framework for future storage technology.

• Monochrome magic: Six printers tested

  Who needs colour? Sometimes all you need is a black-and-white printer that can churn out the pages fast. We look at your options.

• Picture this: A new breed of cameras

  Standards came first to PCs, then to servers and mobile phones. Will cameras be next?

• Profile: Leading edge Australian companies

  Sometimes you just must have the latest technology, and swallow the associated risks of being the first to use it. We talk to Australian companies that couldn't wait.

• It's not offshoring, it's a euphemism

  Euphemism is alive and well again when it comes to axing jobs in America and elsewhere.

• For Intel, the future has two cores

  Chipmaker turns to a more-is-better approach, downplaying chip speeds in favour of new features and designs.

• Five things to unlearn about Oracle

  More DBAs are running current versions of Oracle software but still living within the limitations of older versions. It's time to discard old habits.

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