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  • Optus, Vodafone seal 3G network sharing deal

    Optus and Vodafone have signed an agreement today to create an AU$700 million alliance to share 3G network sites and radio infrastructure across Australia.

  • IBM woos start-ups

    IBM on Tuesday unveiled a specially tailored cross-licensing program for venture capitalists and their start-ups, as it seeks to populate emerging businesses with its technology.

  • Melbourne Uni touts VoIP security application

    The University of Melbourne is hoping to commercialise an internally developed security application that is designed to protect Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) networks from attack.

  • Case against Napster backers gets green light

    A federal court has allowed record labels to continue a lawsuit against Bertelsmann and Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, both onetime backers of the defunct Napster file-swapping network.

  • Huawei, Symantec form joint venture

    Chinese networking vendor Huawei and American software vendor Symantec have announced the forming of a joint-venture company that will develop security and storage appliances to market to telecommunications carriers.

Blogs (20)

  • Read the blog post - Jo Best

    Can we have our roaming back, please?

    As Britney Spears can testify, some things can be brought down all too easily by their own popularity -- as Vodafone's not-so-merry Christmas shows.

  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    Startup Camp Sydney: The review

    Three new Australian technology start-ups, uTag, TrafficHawk.com.au and LinkViz, were conceived and launched over the weekend in a lightning initiative dubbed "Startup Camp Sydney".

  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    Cinergix waves Australian flag

    Melbourne-based start-up Cinergix appears to be the only Australian act headlining at the massive tech start-up conferences in the United States this week.

  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    2Vouch refers well

    Melbourne-based Web start-up 2Vouch yesterday launched the first public beta of what it dubs its "social recruiting platform".

  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    Aussies cash out in YouTube buy

    An online video start-up launched by three Australian entrepreneurs (including,apparently, an old acquaintance of mine from university) has been bought by Google subsidiary YouTube for a reported US$15 million.

Features and Case Studies (108)

  • Waking up from the Web services dream

    While working on developing a database that I can access while on the move, I've learned about the difficulties of network connections and why synching is still king.

  • Hutchison: Ericsson more like a wife than an outsourcer

    Michael Young, the chief technology officer of Hutchison, doesn't believe outsourcing is a good move for companies. So when the telco considered outsourcing its network, he went about things a little differently to usual.

  • Who's responsible for building a secure network?

    Does security start with the corporate IT staff or with the hardware and software manufacturers? The answer lies somewhere in the middle.

  • Internet VPNs: the WAN and the light?

    They promise low-cost connectivity that could make conventional, expensive WANs a thing of the past. But can roll-your-own Internet VPNs really deliver?

  • Q&A: Flickr founder Stewart Butterfield

    In an interview with ZDNet.com.au, Flickr co-founder Stewart Butterfield shares his thoughts with us about the web, Google, Microsoft and Flickr's acquisition by Yahoo, as well as his recent departure from the US search giant.

Reviews (40)

  • Fujitsu LifeBook N6460

    Amongst the monster "laptops" there's been a heavy focus on multimedia and power, and to a degree, the Fujitsu does well here -- the speakers, lack of Bluetooth and price being the only things that truly cripple it.

  • HP, Vodafone seal 3G pact

    HP has partnered with Vodafone to embed HSDPA-compatible wireless broadband connectivity into its Compaq nc6400 notebooks.

  • Intel to turn venture arm to wireless

    Intel plans to invest US$150 million in wireless start-ups to help accelerate the worldwide acceptance of Wi-Fi.

  • Sony VAIO VGN-AR18GP

    Sony looks to have a winner on its hands with the AR18GP -- the first Blu-ray capable notebook to hit our shores. It's powerful, packed with multimedia features and, frankly, looks suitably sexy.

  • HP Compaq Presario B1801TU

    The HP Compaq Presario B1801TU, with its lightweight 1.6kg chassis and pleasing battery life would be a great companion for the road warrior, if not for its dismal performance when compared to competing offerings.

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