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  • Fibre to the home comes to Canberra

    Canberra telco TransACT will be deploying fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) in the city from this month, with more FTTH tenders on the table.

  • Microsoft throws US$50m at enterprise security product

    Last week, Microsoft said it would invest US$50 million into improving Forefront, which is a security product aimed at large companies. Redmond also said it would soon be improving its OneCare desktop security product.

  • Intel Centrino update hits Aussie shores

    Intel will today launch the new Centrino mobile computing platform to Australian customers, promising some modest gains in performance and a few new features for both corporate and consumer users.

  • Cisco serves up US$3.2b to buy WebEx

    update Cisco Systems plans to spend US$3.2 billion to buy online conferencing company WebEx, the companies said yesterday in the US.

  • Apple, Cisco settle iPhone trademark lawsuit

    Cisco Systems and Apple said on Wednesday they have settled the trademark-infringement lawsuit over the use of the iPhone name for Apple's new multimedia phone.

  • Cisco spends US$135 million on XML firm

    Cisco Systems said on Wednesday it will spend $135 million in cash and options to buy Reactivity, a small company that makes equipment to help route XML Internet traffic.

  • Why can't Apple, Cisco just play nice?

    Cisco had hoped to forge an interoperability agreement with Apple in exchange for the use of its trademarked name "iPhone" but...

  • Conference encourages Linux in the bathroom

    Australia's biggest Linux conference will kick off next week and the organiser has promised that attendees will get a lesson in how to control and monitor everyday objects -- including a toilet flush -- using the open source operating system.

  • JavaScript opens doors to browser-based attacks

    Security researchers have found a way to use JavaScript to map a home or corporate network and attack connected servers or devices, such as printers or routers.

  • DNS service promises safer, faster browsing

    A San Francisco start-up is promising faster, safer and smarter Web surfing -- but there's a catch.

  • Fibre has a Bright future in WA

    Western Power subsidiary Bright Telecommunications is ramping up its search for equity partners as it plans to expand its Perth optical fibre network to further homes and businesses.

  • Intel's Viiv-talking pitch for PCs

    Early adopters of PCs based on Intel's Viiv technology are having as much trouble understanding what's so different about their new computers as they are pronouncing "Viiv."

  • Networked storage heads for homes

    Storage companies are betting a technology once reserved for businesses will appeal to consumers dealing with large files shared by multiple PCs and a need for data protection.

  • Hosing down firewall hype

    Network administrators who place their trust in firewalls copped stern words from a high-ranking engineer at a leading networking vendor.

  • Cisco readies consumer electronics strategy

    Cisco Systems, a company best known for supplying Internet equipment to Fortune 1000 businesses and Internet service providers, is gearing up for a major move into the consumer electronics market with new products and a new division geared toward home entertainment.

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