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Senator Gillard calls for participation in Labor’s $1B Digital Education revolution

Senator Gillard calls for participation in Labor’s $1B Digital Education revolution

The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, has called for all Australian secondary school principals to participate in the Rudd Government’s $1 billion Digital Education Revolution.
a Staff Writer Feb 6 2008, 11:02AM Collaboration
Senator Billson says cease and desist to telemarketers

Senator Billson says cease and desist to telemarketers

Shadow Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Bruce Billson is urging telemarketing and research groups to desist from making nuisance calls to Australians registered on the Do Not Call Register.
a Staff Writer Feb 6 2008, 10:57AM Collaboration
Liberal: Conroy’s fibre-to-the-home network delivery is confusing

Liberal: Conroy’s fibre-to-the-home network delivery is confusing

The Shadow Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Bruce Bilson, has come out and slammed Communications Minister Stephen Conroy’s broadband delivery plans.
a Staff Writer Feb 5 2008, 1:55PM Collaboration
Microsoft starts rolling out Vista Service Pack1

Microsoft starts rolling out Vista Service Pack1

A year after the release of Microsoft’s much hyped Vista operating system, the vendor has started manufacturing Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista.
a Staff Writer Feb 5 2008, 1:55PM Software
Optus sees revenue growth in third quarter financial results

Optus sees revenue growth in third quarter financial results

SingTel Group, parent company of Optus, has delivered a third consecutive quarter of double-digit revenue growth. The Group recorded revenue growth of 11 percent to S$3.83 billion, driven by an 11 percent revenue growth in the Singapore business and the appreciation of the Australian dollar.
a Staff Writer Feb 5 2008, 12:28PM Finance
SanDisk boosts SD card line

SanDisk boosts SD card line

SanDisk has unveiled 16GB and 32GB SDHC cards memory cards which increase the capacity and speed of its SanDisk Ultra II line.
a Staff Writer Feb 4 2008, 7:01AM Hardware
Microsoft prepared to fork out US$44.6B for Yahoo!

Microsoft prepared to fork out US$44.6B for Yahoo!


Software giant, Microsoft has made a proposal to buy Yahoo for approximately US$44.6 billion in cash and stock. The buyout will also provide 62 percent premium to current trading price for Yahoo! shareholders.
a Staff Writer Feb 2 2008, 7:18PM Finance
Alloy to distribute pbxnsip software in Australia

Alloy to distribute pbxnsip software in Australia

Local distributor Alloy Computer Products will now distribute pbxnsip’s IP-PBX software for both Microsoft Windows and Linux environments to the Australian market.
a Staff Writer Feb 1 2008, 9:37AM Software
Skype for the PSP goes live

Skype for the PSP goes live

Sony has released the latest firmware update for European PlayStation Portable users, enabling them to make and receive VoIP calls over
Skype.
a Staff Writer Feb 1 2008, 6:44AM Mobility
Optus says ‘yes’ to print solution from Lexmark

Optus says ‘yes’ to print solution from Lexmark

Optus has chosen Lexmark printers to help with the workflow of Optus ‘yes’ shops.
a Staff Writer Jan 31 2008, 2:22PM Hardware
CCTV sound recording under attack

CCTV sound recording under attack

Information Commissioner criticises use as 'highly intrusive'.
a Staff Writer Jan 31 2008, 7:37AM Security
Tonnex extends reseller program

Tonnex extends reseller program

Printer and computer consumables distributor, Tonnex International plans to extend its Reseller Rewards program.
a Staff Writer Jan 29 2008, 2:15PM Hardware
Lenovo to sell some IBM servers

Lenovo to sell some IBM servers

IBM and Lenovo have inked a licensing deal allowing Lenovo to manufacture and sell some Big Blue x86 servers.
a Staff Writer Jan 29 2008, 1:53PM Hardware
SaaS education provider gets 600 IT courses CPA Australia approved

SaaS education provider gets 600 IT courses CPA Australia approved

SkillSoft partners with CPA Australia to provide its 112,000 members with learning alternatives designed to make an impact in their continued development.
a Staff Writer Jan 29 2008, 12:34PM Training & Development
Nokia has another cracking quarter

Nokia has another cracking quarter

Nokia racked up sales of €15.7bn in the fourth quarter of 2007, taking it to €51.1bn for the full year.
a Staff Writer Jan 29 2008, 6:43AM Mobility
Ovum says Motorola's mobile phone division is struggling

Ovum says Motorola's mobile phone division is struggling

Even David "Goldenballs" Beckham's promotional activity of Motorola products can't help the mobile phone vendor's Quarter 4 and full year 2007 results gloom in the handset division.
a Staff Writer Jan 25 2008, 11:24AM Mobility
Office 2007 users go back in time

Office 2007 users go back in time

Software developer Addintools has created the Classic Menu for Office 2007, which overrides the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface.
a Staff Writer Jan 25 2008, 7:25AM Software
Touchbase completes Cisco managed service audit

Touchbase completes Cisco managed service audit

Voice and data service provider, Touchbase Australia has completed an audit for the new Cisco Managed Service Certified Partner program.
a Staff Writer Jan 24 2008, 2:05PM Hardware
Microsoft teams with Barcelona for supercomputing research

Microsoft teams with Barcelona for supercomputing research

The Barcelona Supercomputing Centre (BSC) has joined forces with Microsoft to research the interaction of microprocessors and software over the next 10 years.
a Staff Writer Jan 22 2008, 7:40AM Hardware
ACCC sets terms of access to the ULL and line sharing service

ACCC sets terms of access to the ULL and line sharing service

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission published final determinations made in the arbitration of disputes over access to the Unconditioned Local Loop Service (ULL) and the Line Sharing Service (LSS).
a Staff Writer Jan 21 2008, 7:09AM Collaboration

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