WiMax, the controversial long range wireless broadband technology, is set to spread across rural Australia from next year -- but despite the outgoing Howard government's ambitious project, both fixed and mobile variants of the technology are already being deployed around the world.
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For nationwide radio broadcaster Austereo, the sheer effort involved in preparing and delivering thousands of monthly invoices -- each so voluminous they're sent in boxes rather than envelopes -- proved cumbersome enough that a better solution was all but a necessity.
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No other sporting event captures the world's imagination like the FIFA World Cup. How will local companies be contributing during this month-long extravaganza, both online and offline?
As the official online home of the Socceroos, Yahoo7's World Cup site will act as a 24-hour news source, discussion forum and multimedia archive for football-mad Australians hungry for a fix.
During the 64 matches to be played in the 2006 World Cup, an estimated 3.2 million spectators will pass through the 12 stadiums to witness the action first-hand. From arrival to departure, the entire experience will be monitored, streamlined and enhanced by multiple systems from Siemens.
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.
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