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SA govt preps for 2012 procurement

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:27:01 +0000

The South Australian Government is planning a briefing with the IT industry to discuss the next items in its strategic ICT procurement program. The government plans to approach the market on a number of planned procurements set for the first half of this year, according to its procurement program status document (PDF) , including finding new vendors for network services and equipment contracts (including an internet service provider (ISP0 contract and PABX maintenance support contract), as well as messaging and Microsoft software licensing and services contracts. The procurement strategy for networking and messaging services is being approved, while the department plans a direct approach to Microsoft for its licensing and services contract, according to the strategic ICT procurement program status document.

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Nerdcam in space

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:52:01 +0000

This week we venture into space to celebrate NASA's latest achievements and to announce a special project of our own. NASA recently received the first images from one of its Gravity Recovery and Interior Recovery (GRAIL) spacecraft that were sent to photograph the dark side of the moon

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Body scanners coming to airports in July

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:13:01 +0000

Passengers heading in and out of Australia's international airports will be facing random screenings via new body scanners set to be deployed around the country from July, with the government insisting that passenger privacy and safety is at the top of the list when it comes to the new technology.

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Apple wins eleventh-hour bid to avoid ban

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:43:01 +0000

Apple has temporarily blocked Motorola Mobility's attempt to have it withdraw several iPhone and iPad models from its online store in Germany, the latest twist in an extended legal duel over patents between the companies. The sale of the devices was briefly halted after Motorola Mobility enforced a ruling that it won against Ireland-based Apple Sales International from a court in Mannheim, Germany. The court had earlier ruled that Apple should not be using Motorola's mobile technology in the devices without a licence.

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By the numbers: the Facebook prospectus

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:30:01 +0000

Facebook's IPO has been compared to Google as the next big opportunity to invest in a massive internet enterprise, but how much is hype and how much is realistic? One thousand dollars of Google shares from 2004 would be worth about $6000 today. Not bad, considering we've been through a period of economic turbulence.

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US military, govt turn to Android

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:29:01 +0000

Google's Android operating system may soon receive the US Government's seal of security approval, according to a report from CNN . Citing a source close to the project, CNN says that developers in a government program are working on smartphones that run a customised version of the OS with security improvements

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What is FRAND?

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:21:01 +0000

With patent lawsuits between technology players like Apple, Samsung and Motorola all the rage nowadays, one term is popping up more frequently: "FRAND".

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Society 5: our democratic digital future

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:19:01 +0000

With two billion people now online, we should probably start thinking about the kind of world we want to create. Enter the Society 5 project. "This is a collaborative discussion

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Apple eases iBooks ownership clause

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:41:01 +0000

Following controversy, Apple has made changes to the end user licence agreement that binds its iBooks Author software. iBooks Author (Credit: Apple) The legal agreement sparked ire following the software's introduction last month for its stipulation that books that were created with the free software would have to be made available only through Apple's iBookstore if authors intended to charge for them

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Competitors clueless on USO: Telstra

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:34:01 +0000

Telstra has rejected claims by its competitors that it is milking universal service obligation (USO) payments for extra cash. Under universal service obligation legislation, currently being reviewed by parliament, Telstra will keep its copper network in place for the 7 per cent of Australia not covered by the fibre roll-out of the National Broadband Network and will provide a minimum voice service as it has for years. For this, Telstra will be paid $50 million in the first two years, and $100 million each year after for a period of 20 years by the government.