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Symantec Australia's former chief David Sykes has re-emerged in the security industry at the company's arch rival McAfee.
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Nextgen Networks has snapped up fibre-network operator Silk Telecom in a bid to increase its network reach and boost growth.
Symantec is thought to be investigating and preparing legal action against suspected software pirates in Australia; the news comes just days after the company launched a US$15 million lawsuit against eight companies in the US.
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Father, brother, cancer survivor, highly intelligent engineer and leader of the "Australian mafia" group of executives who battled their way to the top of global telco supplier Alcatel-Lucent. We present Mike Quigley, executive chairman of the National Broadband Network Company.
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