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  • Minchin demands secret NBN docs

    Shadow Communications Minister Nick Minchin has demanded his opposite Stephen Conroy release reports from the National Broadband Network expert panel and Australian Competition and Consumer Commission as the Senate ordered in February.

  • NBN expert, ACCC reports to remain secret

    The Federal Government today confirmed that it would not release the full National Broadband Network expert panel or Australian Competition and Consumer Commission recommendations as an opposition Senate motion had appeared to require.

  • Agencies get Gershon opt-out clause

    Federal government agencies that want to sidestep whole-of-government IT initiatives and budget cuts under Gershon's recommendations will have the option to pull out if they can provide a good reason.

  • Secondhand Microsoft software can be resold

    A UK company that specialises in secondhand software claims to have found a loophole in Microsoft software licensing that has enabled it to continue trading five months after the software giant attempted to stamp out the practice.

  • ICANN joins Google in thwarting domain exploiters

    The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has formally announced a proposal to make domain tasting a thing of the past by changing the way it charges for domain names.

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  • Adobe's licensing needs an overhaul

    Why won't Adobe make licensing its software easier for school IT directors?

  • The ICT labour market: Where agendas collide

    Companies want cheap labour, universities depend on international student dollars, industry needs key skills, and local graduates just want a job. Mark Wheeler investigates the drama playing out over the ICT labour market.

  • How to cover your IT assets

    A narrow product focus has isolated IT asset management from business goals and other company assets for too long. Find out how the industry is redefining the asset management value proposition.

  • How to make servers run faster

    If you're already running thin clients but your servers are bursting at the seams, take a look at these four server optimisation tools that can improve your user experience.

  • Security: Firms must keep their eye on the ball

    Sophisticated attackers will use known vulnerabilities to gain access to and steal from corporate networks - it's not enough just to lock the doors any more.

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  • Thinner and faster: 4 Optimisation tools tested

    If you're already running thin clients but your servers are bursting at the seams, take a look at these four server optimisation tools that can improve your user experience and make your servers last just a bit longer.

  • Security experts to plug hacker 'gap in WAP'

    Computer security firm Cylink says it will close an accepted security loophole inherent in WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) technology -- as soon as September.

  • Security's the message for Exchange

    Microsoft hatches plans for a new Exchange Server e-mail system, with improved security and a facelift for Outlook, in the software's first major upgrade in nearly two years.

  • Microsoft accidentally distributes virus

    Microsoft accidentally sent the virulent Nimda worm to South Korean developers when it distributed Korean-language versions of Visual Studio .Net that carried the virus, the software company has acknowledged.

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