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News

  • AU$68.9m buyout helps Hostworks spread its wings

    Hostworks acquisition by Broadcast Australia will allow it to expand and tackle a larger market, the company says.

  • Will NineMSN or Yahoo7 be Australia's biggest loser?

    If Microsoft acquires Yahoo, the deal may leave the pair's joint venture partnerships with PBL Network and the Seven Network on shaky ground.

  • Microsoft-Yahoo deal: Playing the numbers game

    Examined using several different metrics, Microsoft's bid for Yahoo could create one of the world's largest Web companies.

  • Hostworks take NineMSN down virtual path

    Adelaide-based Web hosting company Hostworks is ramping up its investment in server virtualisation after re-signing its biggest customer, NineMSN, for a further three to six years.

  • WA consumer dept's voice goes 3D

    Western Australia's Department of Consumer and Employment Protection (DOCEP) has inked a half a million dollar contract with network solutions provider 3D Networks as the agency looks to develop its telephony infrastructure over the next few years.

  • Network Ten picks Web hosting partner

    Network Ten has inked a AU$2.5 million managed Web hosting services deal with Hostworks as the broadcaster looks to ramp up its online assets.

  • Hasta la Vista Vamos

    Microsoft will soon get a new boss for its Australian and New Zealand operations as incumbent Steve Vamos gets bumped upwards to an international role based in Seattle.

  • ninemsn goes soft with VoIP rollout

    The nation's largest Web portal, ninemsn, has dumped its old analogue PABX in favour of an IP telephony rollout largely based on softphones as opposed to handsets.

  • Microsoft security tools go global

    update Microsoft is introducing its free PC-scanning service outside the US, part of an international push for its security tools.

  • realestate.com.au outsources server monitoring

    Online property listing group realestate.com.au has outsourced application and infrastructure monitoring to hosting specialist Hostworks in a three-year deal announced today.

Features and Case Studies

  • Seek outsources Web hosting

    Web-based jobs directory Seek will outsource its online infrastructure to managed service provider Hostworks in a three-year deal announced today.

  • iTunes Music Store debuts

    Apple Computer today launched its long-awaited iTunes Music Store in Australia, finally giving iPod owners a legal way of downloading music online. Extra: A peek at other Web stores.

  • Yahoo tries to out-Google Google

    Yahoo continues to struggle behind Google in the US but in Australia, it's a slightly different story -- NineMSN, the partnership between Kerry Packer's PBL and Microsoft, remains a major stumbling block for the online giant.

  • Playing 'for' a perfect host

    Before handing over your IT requirements to a host, you had better learn to play all your cards right.

  • Microsoft's Vamos in the hot seat

    The company's managing director, Steve Vamos, speaks to ZDNet about its changing competitive landscape, security issues, and the best way to sell software in Australia.

  • Australia: Web services has matured

    Is Web services pure hype peddled by software vendors desperate to create new revenue streams or is the technology quietly yielding returns to Australian businesses?

  • The host with the most

    Business critical Web sites require fail-proof Web hosting. ZDNet Australia reports on companies who can manage the load whilst you focus on your business.

Reviews

  • Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005

    Media Center Edition 2005 is the best desktop DVR app out there, but it's not yet ready to play hub for your digital home.

  • Dirty downloads done dirt cheap!

    Legal music downloads in Australia are expensive, files are restrictive, catalogues are small and music lovers are better off finding their favourite bands in a record store.

  • Microsoft Digital Image Suite 9

    Struggling to manage your ever-growing collection of digital photos? Take a look at our Australian review of Microsoft's solution to the problem.

  • Aust company backs SMS for music, info services

    An Australian company has underlined the potential of well-proven technologies such as short-messaging services to deliver m-commerce applications, launching two new products based on SMS.

  • Spam Message Service: NineMSN and Vodafone ink deal

    Australians can now view their Hotmail accounts via SMS, following the formation of a partnership between NineMSN and Vodafone.

  • Take a free ride

    Once as free as the air we breathe, most Web-based e-mail accounts now come with all kinds of strings attached. We test four different services to find out if these so-called free e-mailers are worth the hassle.

  • Should You Set Your Sights on Windows XP

    Microsoft's Windows XP has received a fair amount of hype in the lead up to its release-Matt Lake and Josh Mehlman assess its usefulness for businesses.

Blogs

  • Seven: The new Telstra?

    A good merger always gets the pulse racing -- and Seven's takeover of Unwired could be shaping up to be one of the most interesting for a while.

  • Online video: An online video

    What better way to discuss online video than by making an online video? Well, that's the theory anyway.

  • Seriously, Ten: What's going on?

    The major security flaws suffered by the Big Brother Web site are the most recent example of an apparent "launch first, fix later" approach within Channel Ten. But a chequered history with the Web may help explain the problems.

  • My Channel Ten manifesto

    Hey Channel Ten, I'm sorry I slagged you off last year. So your Web site is pretty cruddy, Yasmin turned out to be the queen of the harpies, and Matthew Newton brought shame to you over the new year. We all make mistakes. But before your site relaunches, might I be so bold as to make some suggestions for what to include?

  • Channel 10's wacky wiki marketing

    Why would Channel 10 bother with a Web site for its new drama series when there's Wikipedia? Well, here are several reasons.

  • Big Brother's user generated troubles

    The weekend's Big Brother "sex scandal", during which the official site's live feed and forums were taken offline, highlights an issue that is provoking debate across the globe: to what extent are Web site administrators responsible for the conduct of their users?

  • Rich pickings

    Like the vast majority of people holding up the bottom end of the Australian economic pyramid, I always get a vicarious thrill out of reading the BRW Rich 200 List and finding out just how much money the people at the pointy end are hoarding.

  • Channel 10 & the Web

    Channel 10's threadbare online presence stands out among the other TV networks' swish Web sites. But why?

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Blogs

  • Angus Kidman I'm a celebrity, don't back me up
    Celebrity comes with its perks — free alcohol, better-looking partners, lots of holiday time — and disadvantages — constant media intrusions, being forced to appear in films with Eddie Murphy for the long-term good of your career, and having to do mindless radio interviews with angry men who've been awake since 4am.
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    Earlier this month, Telstra put out a press release trumpeting that it's come up with a new phone coaching service to help people who are "bamboozled" by their mobiles. Another excellent example of wrongheaded thinking from the mobile industry.
  • Array Dear carriers: More walking, less talking
    Sometimes, a well-placed and well-timed letter can make all the difference. Other times, it can make no difference at all — and even hurt your case. This week's missive by the Competitive Carriers' Coalition, I would suggest, falls into the latter category.
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