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    E-recruitment has surpassed more traditional hiring methods, especially for the IT industry. ZDNet Australia shows you how to use the Web to its full advantage.

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    Sun Microsystems has announced two initiatives designed to make life easier for developers of Java applications for wireless devices and head off defections to rival programming languages.

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    Google has refused to comment on speculation that it might bid for radio spectrum in the UK, after communications regulator Ofcom announced plans to auction radio frequencies as part of the "digital dividend".

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    The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) has launched a new study into the effects of cybercrime on Australian commerce by commissioning a survey of more than 10,000 businesses across the country, seeking information about their experiences with online transgressions and what is being done to prevent them.

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    With the CEO of US mobile operator and WiMax cheerleader Sprint, Gary Forsee, now leaving his job, questions are being raised about whether confidence in WiMax can recover from such a body blow.

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    Vodafone waves white flag in WiMax wars

    After the government threw its hat in the ring over WiMax, friends and foes of the technology have been frothing at the mouth to deliver a natty sound bite on why the standard is the wireless equivalent of a cold sore or the saviour of all things broadband. Vodafone has now announced it's sleeping with enemy and joining the WiMax Forum. Who's the winner here?

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    NEC's business-grade broadband wholesale division, NEXTEP, is tooling up its national network to provide Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, with a wireless offering also on the horizon.

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    High-tech tensions at the University of Texas at Dallas are easing, as administrators are curtailing the regulation of private hot spots in campus housing, but problems with interference may continue.

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    The Linksys WRV54G delivers VPN support while turning a blind eye to basic wireless security.

  • Who's riding your wireless network?

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Reviews (54)

  • Wireless crackdown

    The spread of convenient wireless LANs has delighted hackers, who find many WLANs vulnerable. Managing and securing a wireless network is therefore vital, but rarely done well. ZDNet Australia compares the offerings from AirDefense and AirMagnet.

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    It's not the fabled iPod phone, but we reckon its close enough.

  • Linksys WRV54G Wireless VPN Router

    The Linksys WRV54G delivers VPN support while turning a blind eye to basic wireless security.

  • SMC EZ Connect G 2870W Wireless Ethernet Bridge

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  • Netgear WGU624

    The WGU624 offers a well-rounded amalgam of fast throughput, long range, and tight data security.

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