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    Several senior members of New Zealand's Labour opposition party have published an extraordinary public letter to Telecom New Zealand, asking the telco to re-examine the terms of a controversial contract that is causing widespread unionised industrial action.

  • Telecom NZ engineers strike

    Industrial action by the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union (EPMU) in New Zealand has seen over a hundred engineers on Auckland's North Shore walk out of their jobs in a lightning strike.

  • Telecom NZ faces engineer protests

    Telecom New Zealand faced union protests in Auckland today in relation to its re-shuffle of engineering contractors.

  • ACMA kicks CIO role up a notch

    The Australian Communications and Media Authority's (ACMA) chief information officer (CIO) Cliff Van Lohuizen could be in for a pay rise as the authority boosts his position to Senior Executive Service (SES) Level 1.

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    40 per cent of HR directors at UK technology and media companies are planning to cut IT staff in the coming few months, a new survey has found.

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    Aussie start-up Biarri reckons it has found a way to give even small businesses access to some of the most powerful mathematical modelling tools available.

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    Punchcard: 3D modelling for the rest of us

    Adelaide-based start-up Punchcard is hoping to bring 3D modelling skills to the masses with VideoTrace.

  • Read the blog post - Ella Morton

    Channel 10's wacky wiki marketing

    Why would Channel 10 bother with a Web site for its new drama series when there's Wikipedia? Well, here are several reasons.

  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    Telstra vans get a makeover

    BigPond has apparently given Telstra's ubiquitous services vans a slap-up paint job ... but will Optus follow suit?

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    Sydney's first ever Media140 conference, held at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's (ABC) studios, drew around 300 academics, journalists and media enthusiasts to discuss the benefits and risks that professionals face in using open social networks, such as Twitter.

  • Court tweets sustained but paper still lurks

    The seemingly steeped-in-tradition Federal Court surprised a few observers last week when it coolly accepted Twitter's presence in its rooms. But its broader approach to technology is nothing short of ambiguous.

  • Analysis: Can iPhone's biz-savvy lure enterprise?

    Apple has made a push towards enterprise with the release of its SDK roadmap yesterday -- but will enterprise take the bait?

  • Dealing with storage and data leaks

    In today's knowledge economy, getting the right information at the right time can make the difference between success and failure. However companies need to put adequate controls in place before sharing information freely. We look at how to ensure confidential data doesn't fall into the wrong hands.

  • SurfControl: Max Rayner, CIO

    As chief information officer of a security company, Max Rayner is under even more pressure than others to practise what his company preaches. In this CIO Vision Series interview, he tells Munir Kotadia how his role as CIO and head of product development delivers efficiency in the supply chain.

Videos (1)

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    The Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, celebrates a nondescript converted bread truck for its instrumental role in developing the first mobile and wireless Internet connection. News.com's Kara Tsuboi introduces the engineers behind a feat that happened three decades ago this month.

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    The Lexmark X7170 prints great colour photos, but bad text prints and the lack of media-card slots might frustrate users.

  • HP Photosmart 2710

    This great all-in-one costs more than most but delivers on speed, print quality, and features.

  • HP iPaq Pocket PC hx4700

    The hx4700 offers powerful features and solid performance for on-the-go professionals -- just be prepared to pay a hefty price.

  • Brother MFC-8440

    Small offices that don't need a colour scanner will appreciate the other features in the Brother MFC-8440.

  • Epson Stylus Photo R800

    Despite some finicky printhead behaviour, this excellent printer earns an Editors' Choice for photo enthusiasts.

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