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  • ACCC denies Telstra request to limit Optus

    Australia's competition regulator late yesterday denied an application by Telstra to stop supplying Optus fixed line services within the SingTel subsidiary's cable network footprint.

  • Wikileaks back online after federal judge's ruling

    After spending more than three hours hearing arguments from a raft of attorneys from both sides of the fence, a federal judge here has ruled in favour of Wikileaks.

  • ISO dishes up biometrics standard for banks

    The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released a standard for the use of biometric authentication at financial institutions but banks are unlikely to invest in the technology.

  • AFP seeks programmers to uphold the rule of SAP

    The Australian Federal Police is seeking a provider for advanced developments to its SAP system, and only thoroughly law-abiding programmers need apply.

  • Australia slides into surveillance society

    According to a new international privacy report, governments around the world are increasingly invading the privacy of citizens with surveillance, identification systems and archiving of private data -- and Australia is no exception.

Features and Case Studies (7)

  • Competition reality a sly fiction

    Like Rudd, the ingrained cynicism and frustration at things not going to plan in Australia's telecommunications industry blinds ACCC chair Graeme Samuel to the possibility that he is part of the problem.

  • FAQ: Behind Microsoft's MP3 patent jam

    With Redmond on the hook for US$1.5 billion, should other audio tech users be worried about what's next?

  • Defender of the Linux faith

    Linux kernel developer Harald Welte talks about the challenges of single-handedly tackling companies that violate the GPL.

  • FAQ: Blogging on the job

    We explain the dos and don'ts that could save you from getting fired.

  • How to manage reputation risk

    Damage to a company's reputation can be much worse than a financial loss; how can IT systems protect against both types of disasters?

Reviews (4)

  • Canon PowerShot G3

    The Powershot G3 is a must-have digital camera for hard-core photo enthusiasts who don't require more than 4 megapixels.

  • Microsoft revives Java in Windows

    In an about-face, Microsoft has said that it will reinstate the ability to run Java programs in Windows XP.

  • HP new powerpack Omnibook 6100

    Hewlett-Packard's Omnibook brand may say "business before pleasure," but the powerful, well-designed 6100 will let you zip through your business and leave plenty of time left over for fun.

  • The laptops that come in from the cold

    For those organisation who lose hundreds of thousands dollars worth of laptops to thieves each year, the humiliation of the loss is possibly as infuriating a burden to bare as the financial costs associated with it. However these organisations can assuage some of their distress knowing that their problems are shared by one of the world's most powerful law enforcement agencies. In May, thieves reduced the size of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation's laptop fleet by 182, in one operation. If the FBI can't keep its laptops safe from thieves who can?

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