The fact that the spectacular expansion of internet activity has continued, and even accelerated through the financial crisis shows that the global exchange of information does not depend, in any important way, on the global financial sector.
Australia's Trade Commission Austrade has advertised for a chief technology officer to work out of Canberra.
Announcing a new mobile fleet management product with Microsoft today, Telstra general manager product management Ross Fielding said that new Telstra CEO David Thodey went after goals just as aggressively as former CEO Sol Trujillo.
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said that the reason some Internet Service Providers (ISPs) hadn't been chosen in the first round of ISP filtering was that they had greedily tried to get the department to pay for upgrades to their own equipment.
Hackers have reportedly broken into a computer system at CERN's Large Hadron Collider, targeting a system that was "one step away" from a control computer, but otherwise appear to have done no major damage.
It was interesting to witness Conroy's recent enthusiasm to spruik the NBN's role in supporting the Smart Grid, Smart City initiative. What a pity that Conroy hadn't yet seen the damning report from the Victorian auditor-general about that state's smart-meter roll-out.
It wasn't too long ago that critics of WiMax wireless technology were declaring it dead at the starting gate.
Should Telstra be investing in a pre-emptive defence against the NBN? Or should it go slow and wait like everybody else?
I wasn't surprised when I heard about the uproar up in Queensland over a proposed government model for hiring contractors. Sure, it seemed to take the industry by storm and they're peeved, but there's definitely an underlying issue here that something needs to be done about an issue which has made itself into a monster on the sly.
Telcos would love to shift the cost of expanding mobile network coverage to customers with femtocells, but are they a good idea for customers?
Antivirus software manufacturers all claim to protect us against threats, but how well do they actually perform? We put six popular business internet security packages to the test.
Australia needs to do more to de-couple itself from an over-reliance on the boom or bust impacts that the US ICT Industry brings to Australia's own ICT industry.
Firewalls have come a long way since we last looked at them in 2005, and have now become full-blown Unified Threat Management devices. We take a look at the top players.
Mobile banking is so much easier with Made for iPhone websites. Luckily for Nokia owners, these pages are accessible from certain browsers other than the iPhone's Safari browser.
If you're using a Microsoft Windows operating system there is also a good chance that you use Office and Outlook as your email client. But is this really a choice?
ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks with Editor in Chief Larry Dignan about the many variables at play in the Yahoo saga. Dignan also sifts through some of the theories about the search giant, sorting the probable from the impossible.
SCO is back from the dead with $100 million in funding, Bruce Schneier explains how infinite number theory relates to security and Dr Dan arrives to offer some Wii tips.
Antivirus software manufacturers all claim to protect us against threats, but how well do they actually perform? We put six popular business internet security packages to the test.
Asus' Lamborghini VX5 is a luxury laptop, with a luxury price to match thankfully justified by the quality of the laptop and package. If you've got a wad of cash burning in your pocket, and don't mind a little luxury, the VX5 might be for you.
Asus' inexpensive 802.11n router is a bit of a bargain, although it does also bring with it some bargain basement sensibilities.
While the lack of supported online expansion and de-dupe is a concern, if you need your tape backups to go faster, Tandberg's DPS1200 VTL may deliver what you need.
A great little all-in-one network connectivity and security device that offers good value for money and is perfect for a small office or branch/regional office deployment. You would be hard pressed to pass by the 890 family of ISR devices from Cisco.
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