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Internode NBN FOI request rejected

The Freedom of Information Commissioner has upheld a decision by NBN Co not to release the full details of its $11 billion deal with Telstra to rival internet service provider Internode under Freedom of Information laws.

January 23rd, 2012 in NBN by Josh Taylor Comment Vote

DSD accidentally leaks own infosec manual

The Australian Defence Signals Directorate (DSD) has inadvertently made its 2012 Information Security Manual available to the public before officially announcing it due to a misconfiguration of its web server.

November 15th, 2011 in Security by Michael Lee Comment 2 Votes

IT thieves getting more physical: study

Australian businesses have experienced a 50 per cent surge in the number of IT equipment thefts compared to last year, according to the Kensington Australian Business Security Report 2011 released today.

October 6th, 2011 in Security by Michael Lee Comment Vote

Software Qld loses Mills amid gag claims

Bruce Mills, an outspoken member of Software Queensland, has officially stepped down from his role amidst a row over his personal blog.

August 30th, 2011 in Government by Luke Hopewell 2 Comments 1 Vote

AIIA appoints new CEO

The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has found a new CEO to fill the shoes of outgoing chief Ian Birks.

July 28th, 2011 in CIO by Luke Hopewell Comment Vote

NSW govt forms new ICT strategy panels

The New South Wales State Government has made good on its promise to deliver an overhauled ICT governance strategy for the state, today announcing the formation of two new ICT industry panels and a government-run ICT Board, which has scored praise from the backing of IT industry powerbrokers like the National ICT Australia (NICTA) and the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA).

July 7th, 2011 in Government by Luke Hopewell Comment Vote

DSD outs guide to secure Apple's iOS

The Defence Signals Directorate (DSD) has released a guide for government iOS users and administrators that sets down a raft of measures to shore up the security of the Apple platform, while saying that iDevices like iPhone and iPad still aren't suitable for handling information classified above "In-Confidence".

July 4th, 2011 in Security by Luke Hopewell 2 Comments 3 Votes

Carbon targets to spur green IT: Birks

Outgoing CEO of the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) Ian Birks said today that he believes Australia's lack of firm carbon emissions targets has hindered the take-up of green technology.

April 29th, 2011 in Government by Luke Hopewell Comment Vote

Amazon fail shows we were right: AGIMO

The Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) believes that last week's Amazon cloud outage has vindicated its initial concerns over the security and stability of cloud for government use.

April 28th, 2011 in Cloud by Luke Hopewell 3 Comments Vote

AGIMO finalises cloud directions strategy

After outing a draft in January for the Federal Government's cloud computing strategy, the Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) has released the finalised cloud direction strategy.

April 14th, 2011 in Cloud by Luke Hopewell Comment Vote

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Currently about 50% of connections are at the 100Mb/s rate.
As a consequence, ARPU is significantly higher than the projected figures.

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Currently about 50% of connections are at the 100Mb/s rate.
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