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  • Brennan IT buys S Central

    IT services company Brennan IT has bought fellow services provider S Central in an effort to increase its scale.

  • Mac Uni nabs CIO from Objective

    Macquarie University has nabbed Marc Bailey, the chief technology officer of content management software Objective, to be its new chief information officer.

  • Uni CIOs play musical chairs

    The top IT executives of some Australian universities have moved over the last few months.

  • Unwired won't confirm WiMax timing

    Unwired CEO David Spence today side-stepped a query on whether the company's vaunted WiMax network build would begin before the end of the year.

  • May date for Vodafone 3G bush launch

    Vodafone has announced firm dates on the completion of its 3G roll-out, which had been delayed last year due to problems with its supplier Ericsson.

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  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    US shows what OPEL could have been

    Sprint's WiMAX roll-out in Baltimore will prove the Australian government's decision to worm its way out of the Opel WiMAX contract was a short-sighted, and ultimately damaging, political stunt that has benefited nobody.

  • Read the blog post - Sheryle Moon

    Why IT geeks are chic

    These days, you're just as likely to see high-technology surfboard designers wearing board shorts to work as Star Trek T-shirts.

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  • CIO profile: Peter Nikoletatos, Curtin University

    It's been just over 12 months since Peter Nikoletatos moved west to take over the role of CIO at Perth's Curtin University of Technology. Since then, he's been working to manage the inevitable complexities of university IT while making sure he has enough time to keep his head in the clouds.

  • Photos: Australian broadband coverage

    With a fierce battle raging over Australia's broadband future and how bush users should be connected, regulators have weighed in to produce a state of nation report into the country's communications infrastructure and how well consumers are being served by their providers.

  • Have (IT) certs will travel?

    Is certification better than experience? Here's what industry analysts and IT professionals have to say, including issues with MCSE.

  • Migration news: Windows to Linux, and vice versa

    Why did national radio broadcaster Austereo Group and consultancy Coffey International drop Linux for Windows? And why did soon-to-be-listed Wotif.com abandon Microsoft technologies for Red Hat and Oracle?

  • Testing regional broadband

    Regional areas are finally getiing a break on broadband services, but how do you measure the quality of service?

Reviews (2)

  • iBurst Wireless Card

    iBurst is a superb wireless broadband solution that's highly useful for the mobile business user, but users who don't require portability will likely find its price to be a deal breaker.

  • Athlon FX-53: End of the waiting game?

    AMD releases its highest-speed, 64-bit capable Athlon FX processor yet. Has the wait for the best performance and value ended?

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