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    Representatives of Australian critical infrastructure providers have expressed concern that delivering information to the government under its amended National Broadband Network legislation could be costly and conflict with anti-terrorism rules.

  • Sydney power outage kills e-health systems

    Doctors in hospitals within Sydney's west had to temporarily turn back to pen and paper on Saturday when their electronic health record systems went offline, while more lost access to email.

  • Western Power outsources $15m IT to beat skills crisis

    CSC has been awarded an outsourcing contract worth up to AU$21 million by West Australian electricity provider Western Power.

  • Spinning mass stores datacentre energy

    Storing energy in moving objects could be the next big thing for datacentres looking to renewable energy.

  • Vendors take to power line broadband

    The technology that allows the internal power wiring in a home to deliver broadband service is getting some heavy-hitting endorsements from large technology companies including Intel, Motorola and Cisco Systems.

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    The idea that attacks on computer systems could provide an alternative method of spreading terror and disruption has been a concern for governments since IT systems began to proliferate.

  • Why you should (and shouldn't) upgrade to Vista

    There are plenty of reasons to upgrade to Windows Vista and there are also plenty of reasons not to. Here's a look at 10 reasons why you should upgrade to Windows Vista ... and 10 reasons why you shouldn't.

  • Five RAID units tested

    It's affordable and easy to manage -- two qualities you rarely hear mentioned about storage. We test your RAID options.

  • Computer-in-a-computer idea gains ground

    Software giant Microsoft and start-up VMware are bringing closer to mainstream use a technology for running multiple instances of an operating system on a single Intel-based computer.

  • Troubleshoot Windows server ports with Portqry

    When admins troubleshoot connectivity issues and network application problems, it's common to attempt to connect to the port with Telnet. Now, there's a better way. Portqry.exe has more options, and it can determine whether a port is being filtered.

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    It's affordable and easy to manage -- two qualities you rarely hear mentioned about storage. We test your RAID options.

  • WinZip 9.0

    WinZip 9.0 is the easiest-to-use and most powerful compression program available. No PC should be without it.

  • Acronis Power Utilities 2003: Not so suite

    Acronis Power Utilities 2003 offers few products the average user will need; Norton SystemWorks is still the best all-around utilities suite.

  • Tracking Sales: Five packages tested

    The benefits of keeping information centralised and up to date are obvious for all parts of your business. ZDNet Australia looks at software packages designed to help your sales force stay on track.

  • IBM's big thinker

    Executive Irving Wladawsky-Berger helped steer Big Blue to the Internet, Linux and open-source computing. His newest mission: grid computing.

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