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  • Vic govt beefs up ID fraud laws

    The Victorian government has started cracking down on identity theft by introducing new offences and increasing penalties.

  • Megadeals going the way of the dinosaurs

    Companies are shying away from outsourcing 'megadeals' in favour of spreading smaller contracts between several suppliers.

  • Security spend triples, breaches fall 30 percent

    A UK government-sponsored security survey reports that security breaches have fallen by a third in the past two years but spending on security has increased significantly.

  • 'Dumb users' not to blame for data slip-ups

    Security breaches that can be traced back to the actions of one individual are not the fault of one "stupid" employee but rather a failure to educate and engage the whole workforce around the importance of good security practice, according to a leading academic.

  • Baby boomers choking AU$11bn IT outsourcing

    IT outsourcing in Australia is set to crack AU$11 billion in 2008, according to Gartner, but Australia's dwindling IT baby boomer generation will cause problems

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  • Read the blog post - Phil Dobbie

    Where next for telco number three?

    What's next for AAPT? Australia's number three telco refused to join Twisted Wire this week, so we decided to cover them anyway, guerrilla-style.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    The resection we had to have

    Pigs are flying in flocks as Telstra has a change of heart on separation. Given the vitriol of the past few years, Rudd and Conroy deserve credit for bypassing the copper loop and, in so doing, bringing Australia's most big-mouthed telco in line at last.

  • Read the blog post - Sheryle Moon

    Muggle magic

    Marauders' maps, deluminators and sneakoscopes have their place, but Harry could have solved most of his problems by turning to Muggle technology.

  • Read the blog post - Ella Morton

    Superstars and avatars

    Having recently succumbed to the debatable allure of MySpace, I've taken an interest in how people represent themselves online.

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  • Laid off? Steve Jobs can help

    With Australia's ICT sector experiencing a wave of layoffs, it's time to look for the positives. Take a leaf out of Steve Jobs' book and ask yourself what would you be doing if money wasn't important?

  • City of Melbourne gets singular on the desktop

    When you're in charge of buying 2,000 desktops should you go for an assortment of vendors, or stick to just one? City of Melbourne's desktop services manager, Ashe Potter, says using a single supplier is cheaper, easier and less hassle to manage.

  • The open-source revolution

    Lotus founder Mitch Kapor's success with two open-source software foundations could make Microsoft miserable.

  • Consumers lead the way for enterprise players

    Tech giants' newfound respect for consumer power is their roundabout way of winning enterprise customers, says CNET News.com's Mike Ricciuti.

  • For developers, it's not all fun and games

    Employees at game software makers are speaking out about demanding hours, challenging companies to change their ways.

Reviews (9)

  • HTC Magic

    Parts of the phone are as the name suggests, magic, but the absence of outstanding multimedia jeopardises the success of this latest Android.

  • Iomega Super DVD QuikTouch

    Iomega's jack-of-all-trades DVD burner turns out to be a master of none, though it does include good software and support.

  • Organic robot mixes rat brain with silicon

    A new experimental device combines biology and electronics to investigate the wetware in our heads.

  • Apple left out of the spotlight

    New online movie service won't work with Mac. Will Apple get left out of the digital revolution?

  • Browser battles: the state of the browser market

    IE has the majority of the world's browser share, but there's still some competition. ZDNet Australia takes a look at the issues in the browser war, along with reviews of the major competitors.

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