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

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

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Qantas deploys SMS boarding pass

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

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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ASG buys Courtland to drive SAP focus

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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Telstra wins $35m telco, cloud deal

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?

One of the great New Zealand obsessions is "catching up with Australia". We even have a government 2025 Taskforce aimed at coming up with economic policies to reduce this gap.

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Aussies eat NZ broadband dust

When a young Vittorio De Bortoli left Italy in 1924, escaping World War I to seek a better life in Australia, it is doubtful that he could have foreseen the slow path to prosperity and success that was ahead of him.

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De Bortoli CIO's fruitful reign

Microsoft and HTC announced they have inked a new patent deal that specifically provides the Taiwanese mobile phone maker with the right to use Microsoft's patented technologies in phones running Google's Android operating system.

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Microsoft, HTC sign Android patent deal

Hewlett-Packard will purchase Palm for $1.2 billion, the companies announced on Wednesday.

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HP to buy Palm for US$1.2bn