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    After almost two years of delays, the South Australian government has announced it is finally drawing to the end of a $2 million project in Mount Gambier to connect 20 government agencies with fast broadband.

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    The South Australian government has named the six telcos which will be on its telecommunications services panel, singling out Telstra as the supplier of its mobile services for the next three years.

  • iPhone adopted by the University of SA

    South Australia's largest university will support the Apple iPhone 3G as one of its official corporate mobile handsets, the institution revealed yesterday.

  • Nextgen swallows Silk to make 'mini NBN'

    Nextgen Networks has snapped up fibre-network operator Silk Telecom in a bid to increase its network reach and boost growth.

  • Broadband over powerline gets boost from US

    A new initiative in the US could give broadband over powerline (BPL) a kick-start, with two US companies getting together to provide Internet connectivity through electricity cables.

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    Hillary Clinton's nine lives are not yet depleted and, despite allegations that her stubborn refusal to concede defeat earlier has fragmented her party, she fought her battle to the very end. By placing bets several ways, that battle may just turn into gold for her down the track. Has Optus taken a leaf out of Hillary's book?

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    It's all in the updates

    Remember when installing applications was a slow process that involved changing multiple floppy disks? We might have ditched the floppies, but not much else has changed.

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    We examine tools that can drill down through your applications to pinpoint exactly where loading causes trouble.

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    After 200 percent growth in its data within 18 months, investment and insurance firm Norwich Union Australia had to find a solution which catered for current, and future, storage needs.

  • SANitising your data growth strategy

    Storage area networks are redefining the way data is managed within Australian businesses. Find out how SAN will change the way you work.

  • ROI: You can teach a New Economy old tricks

    In these tough times, customers will no longer trust you on the basis of VC referrals or your phone manner. It's time to prove that your customers need your services. ROI-based sales pitches of the past make a resurgence in the dot-com downturn of the present.

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    Playing on the brunette-stereotype, the Nokia 6220 Classic is a 3G smartphone that transcends its demure looks with pragmatic appeal, a stand-out 5MP camera and assisted-GPS.

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    The HP Compaq Presario B1801TU, with its lightweight 1.6kg chassis and pleasing battery life would be a great companion for the road warrior, if not for its dismal performance when compared to competing offerings.

  • Performance problems?

    We examine tools that can drill down through your applications to pinpoint exactly where loading causes trouble.

  • HP iPAQ H5550

    With Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and 128MB of RAM, the iPAQ H5550 is the mobile power user's Swiss Army knife.

  • Palm Tungsten T2

    The Bluetooth-equipped Tungsten T2 is an evolutionary upgrade to the business-oriented Tungsten T, doubling the RAM from 16MB to 32MB and featuring an improved display.

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