The government's bill to tap into the $2.4 billion Communications Fund to help pay for the national broadband network was passed this morning after a divided opposition backed down from its blocking stance.
Basslink Telecoms has received a carrier licence from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), and says its fibre-optic cable could be operational by the end of this year, but consumer action group Digital Tasmania is sceptical.
The South Australian government has pledged AU$4.4 million to put a new pharmacy management system in 11 hospitals.
Nurses and midwives working in South Australia's public hospital system will soon have automated access to patient records through a new AU$17 million Web based information system.
As Yahoo sheds over 1,000 staff, some shareholders have filed a lawsuit against it in the hope of forcing the company to reconsider Microsoft's US$44.6 billion takeover bid.
IIA CEO Peter Coroneos, Greens Senator Scott Ludlam, Bravehearts executive director Hetty Johnston and Internode chief Simon Hackett have their say on the government's controversial internet content filter in the latest Twisted Wire podcast.
A group of Australian Web technology thinkers and entrepreneurs have started a new Google Group to build the Down Under version of California's famous high-tech development locality. They call it: Silicon Beach Australia.
Consolidation of Oracle's business applications into a single code base has passed the halfway mark, but the company's customers won't be forced into an upgrade before they're ready, Oracle executives promised an attentive crowd of more than 400 primarily JD Edwards users at this week's Quest '06 conference in Melbourne.
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Mothers in NSW can look forward to their maternity data being recorded on a new state-wide database designed to provide better access to life-saving information. However the data will also be made available to GPs over the Web as well as used for research purposes.
When your money moves, it almost certainly travels using SWIFTNet, a network for financial institutions. We chart the ups and downs of a few Australian companies which are upgrading to the network.
analysis By purchasing SuSE Linux, Novell shows it's serious about breaking from its NetWare roots and riding the Linux wave.
Twenty percent of Net surfers are now using Microsoft's Windows XP operating system, according to market researcher WebSideStory.
Despite new technology, Netscape continues to lose ground to Internet Explorer, which now has well over 90 percent of the market.
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