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Secret forum is ‘Conroy-style’: Ludlam

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:24:02 +0000

Greens Senator Scott Ludlam has described a protected online forum used by the federal broadband department to discuss the internet filter project with the industry as typical of Communications Minister Stephen Conroy's approach and again called for the whole project to be scrapped.

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Secret forum is 'Conroy-style': Ludlam

Symantec to buy PGP, GuardianEdge

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:22:01 +0000

Symantec has announced it will buy encryption vendors PGP and GuardianEdge Technologies to boost its line-up.

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Apple’s Jobs slams Adobe in letter

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:18:01 +0000

In a rare open letter published on Thursday, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs has detailed the technological reasons behind his company's refusal to let Adobe Systems' Flash Player onto the iPhone: he thinks it's a relic, not the future.

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Conroy confirms filter forum exists

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:33:01 +0000

The office of Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has acknowledged the existence of a protected online forum used to discuss controversial issues about the internet filter.

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Conroy confirms filter forum exists

Qantas deploys SMS boarding pass

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:39:01 +0000

Airline Qantas has launched an SMS-based mobile check-in service for passengers.

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Qantas deploys SMS boarding pass

Amazon launches Apac cloud

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:08:01 +0000

Amazon today announced the launch of its cloud services out of datacentres in Singapore following strong demand to open a hub in the region.

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Amazon launches Apac cloud

ASG buys Courtland to drive SAP focus

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:34:02 +0000

IT services provider ASG has delivered on its plans to penetrate the SAP market, with the acquisition announced this morning of Courtland Business Solutions.

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Telstra wins $35m telco, cloud deal

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:32:01 +0000

Komatsu Australia announced today that it signed a new five-year contract with Telstra, which will see it continue to receive telecommunications from the incumbent provider and also migrate to a managed cloud service.

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PM and Conroy clam up on filter ‘delays’

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:19:01 +0000

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd today said he had "no advice" to suggest that the Federal Government's plans to implement a mandatory internet filter would be delayed until after the federal election, despite a report saying it would.

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Will the NBN limit competition?

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:16:01 +0000

There's little doubt that the NBN will reduce the number of internet service providers (ISPs) in Australia. Smaller ISPs will disappear as the need for local infrastructure will disappear and larger ISPs dominate. We saw it with the arrival of broadband, now it will happen again

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Will the NBN limit competition?