Ovum: IT spending improves but companies still holding off

IT spending is improving but it falls short of the growth experienced before the global financial crisis, according to an analyst firm.

http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php?id=1701432299&rid=-100

2010-03-10 00:19:00 Cisco announces new router

Cisco announced the CRS-3 on Tuesday, its next-generation internet router for the world's largest internet service providers.

http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/hardware/soa/Cisco-announces-new-router/0,130061702,339301653,00.htm?feed=rss

2010-03-09 23:00:01 Microsoft warns of new IE bug; attacks under way

Microsoft today warned of a critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer that is already being exploited by hackers, the second such admission in the last two months.

http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/339014/microsoft_warns_new_ie_bug_attacks_under_way?fp=2&fpid=1&rid=1

2010-03-09 19:27:00 NBN Co calls for fibre suppliers

NBN Co has powered ahead on the federal government's fast fibre  broadband plans by going to market with a new tender for network equipment.

http://www.australianit.com.au/story/0,,26826485-15306,00.html?from=public_rss

2010-03-09 05:33:59 Demand for IT jobs spike

VACANCIES for IT professionals have charged ahead in February as the market looks to catch up on the staff freezes of 2009.

http://www.australianit.com.au/story/0,,26825988-15306,00.html?from=public_rss

2010-03-09 03:42:37 Planning delays worsen homes shortage

New home buyers are suffering longer delays at the hands of council planning, industry data shows.

http://www.smh.com.au/business/planning-delays-worsen-homes-shortage-20100305-pmbw.html

2010-03-04 23:10:53 Govt receives 55,000 R18+ game rating submissions

The Federal Government has received more than 55,000 responses to a discussion paper about whether it should implement a R18+ rating category for video games, with the majority of those expected to have come from EB Games customers in support of such a scheme.

http://www.itwire.com/it-policy-news/regulation/37364-govt-receives-55000-r18-game-rating-submissions

2010-03-04 10:17:42 Victorian eHealth Network launched with state money

The Victorian eHealth Network has been launched with a $A80,000 grant from the state government.

http://www.itwire.com/it-industry-news/development/37361-victorian-ehealth-network-launched-with-state-money

2010-03-04 07:12:14 PeerApp, McAfee partner for broadband filtering

PeerApp and McAfee have partnered to offer content classification at the speed required by fixed and mobile network operators.

http://www.itwire.com/business-it-news/networking/37355-peerapp-mcafee-partner-for-broadband-filtering

2010-03-04 04:50:02 Aussie start-up Tjoos acquired

Australian online coupon website Tjoos has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by online media company Internet Brands.

http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/business/soa/Aussie-start-up-Tjoos-acquired/0,139023166,339301509,00.htm?feed=rss

2010-03-04 01:16:01 NBN could increase digital divide

Most people would describe the digital divide as the discrepancy in the availability of new technologies, particularly broadband. On that basis, the roll-out of the NBN (extending broadband to almost every household in Australia) should be good news as it will lessen the divide.

http://www.zdnet.com.au/blogs/twisted-wire/soa/NBN-could-increase-digital-divide/0,2001103929,339301500,00.htm?feed=rss

2010-03-04 00:27:01 Boeing to shut Sydney factory

UP to 350 jobs will be lost in Sydney’s south-west after Boeing confirmed today it will be moving its factory to Melbourne.

http://theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,,26804190-643,00.html?from=public_rss

2010-03-04 00:18:29 Fraunhofer sets up Sydney shop with NICTA

A pair of leading Australian and German IT research institutions are teaming to work on transport and logistics problems.

http://www.itwire.com/it-industry-news/development/37331-fraunhofer-sets-up-sydney-shop-with-nicta

2010-03-03 23:16:57 Suing Alcatel dangerous for Telecom

The patriotic Kiwi in me would like to see our much maligned telco sue its French supplier Alcatel-Lucent as discussed in the media, but the evidence is that any such court case would be fraught with danger.

http://www.zdnet.com.au/blogs/techie-isles/soa/Suing-Alcatel-dangerous-for-Telecom/0,2001113776,339301493,00.htm?feed=rss

2010-03-03 23:04:02 TVS goes digital

The first community TV digital simulcasts are on the air.

http://www.itwire.com/your-it-news/entertainment/37316-tvs-goes-digital

2010-03-03 07:08:19 Privacy worries after bank glitch

St George customers shaken by privacy fears after a "production issue" with printed statements.

http://www.smh.com.au/business/privacy-worries-after-bank-glitch-20100303-ph0e.html

2010-03-03 03:45:32 Economy picks up speed

THE Australian economy has grown at the fastest pace in more than a year, after it expanded by 0.9 per cent in the December quarter.

http://theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,,26799705-643,00.html?from=public_rss

2010-03-03 00:46:02 NZ asks public on anti-piracy

New Zealand Commerce Minister Simon Power has called for submissions to help the nation develop the proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).

http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/NZ-asks-public-on-anti-piracy/0,130061791,339301454,00.htm?feed=rss

2010-03-02 23:50:01 After My School comes My University

THE vaunted reputations of our sandstone universities will face greater scrutiny under Julia Gillard's plans to set up a My University website.

http://www.australianit.com.au/story/0,,26798070-15306,00.html?from=public_rss

2010-03-02 13:00:00 NBN Co unveils five mainland test sites

A densely populated suburb in Melbourne, a Queensland coastal town and an outlying semi-rural residential area near Adelaide are among five sites around the nation selected as test-beds for the roll-out of mainland fibre for the National Broadband Network.

http://www.itwire.com/it-policy-news/regulation/37273-nbn-co-unveils-five-mainland-test-sites

2010-03-02 04:42:25 MacGen Australia's heaviest emitter

NSW power company Macquarie Generation is Australia's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, according to Department of Climate Change data.

http://www.smh.com.au/business/macgen-australias-heaviest-emitter-20100301-pdj1.html

2010-03-01 16:00:01 LinkedIn pushes local growth

LINKEDIN says it will expand its local operations after revealing that it has signed up almost a million Australians.

http://www.australianit.com.au/story/0,,26792591-24169,00.html?from=public_rss

2010-03-01 13:00:00 Senate to examine eHealth ID number

The Rudd Government has referred its controversial Healthcare Identifiers Bill – which seeks to attach a unique ID number to all Australians – to a Senate committee for examination, but given the public just one week to respond.

http://www.itwire.com/it-policy-news/government-tech-policy/37242-senate-to-examine-ehealth-id-number

2010-03-01 08:18:52 Markinson expands CRM capability with acquisition

Australian privately owned specialist software provider to SMBs, Markinson, says it has stepped up its expansion plans in the Australasian market by acquiring the CRM arm of sales training business, Acuere.

http://www.itwire.com/it-industry-news/deals/37235-markinson-expands-crm-capability-with-acquisition

2010-03-01 04:37:44 LME copper jumps 5.5pc on Chile quake

LME copper rallied 5.5 per cent at the open of electronic trading, hitting a two-month high following a massive earthquake in Chile.

http://theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,,26788757-643,00.html?from=public_rss

2010-03-01 01:48:34 Dealing with the dark side of Facebook

It was the fortnight when Australians saw Facebook's dark side.

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/dealing-with-the-dark-side-of-facebook-20100226-p8w7.html

2010-02-28 20:41:21 800 IBM jobs at risk: Union

The Australian Services Union (ASU) claimed yesterday that IT giant IBM was looking to offshore around 800 jobs, many more than the 150 positions the union had originally believed affected.

http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/business/soa/800-IBM-jobs-at-risk-Union/0,139023166,339301391,00.htm?feed=rss

2010-02-27 02:49:01 Australia strengthens its venture into space

The Australian Space Research Program announced that it has launched four space-based programs involving Living Space Laboratories, Scramjets, Antarctic Broadband, and Space and Earth Technologies.

http://www.itwire.com/science-news/space/37214-australia-strengthens-its-venture-into-space

2010-02-26 15:05:17 Telcos to face tougher competition from VoIP

In its half year results Telstra made much of the sudden decline in PSTN revenues. VoIP's contribution that to decline is still tiny but the latest initiative from wholesale VoIP service provider, Symbio Networks, could make VoIP significantly more competitive.

http://www.itwire.com/business-it-news/networking/37210-telcos-to-face-tougher-competition-from-voip

2010-02-26 08:16:13 Skype abandons Windows Mobile

Skype has scrapped its clients for Windows Mobile smartphones - Skype Lite and Skype for Windows Phones saying they failed to deliver "a great Skype experience".

http://www.itwire.com/your-it-news/mobility/37182-skype-abandons-windows-mobile

2010-02-25 21:50:08
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