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Pownce acquired by Six Apart, will be shut down in two weeks

Pownce acquired by Six Apart, will be shut down in two weeks

Popular microblogging and social networking site Pownce will close forever on 15 December, after it was acquired by rival Six Apart, the company behind Movable Type, Vox and TypePad.
Staff Writers Dec 3 2008, 7:10AM Mobility
Internode appoints first CIO

Internode appoints first CIO

Internode has appointed the former head of operations at Cable & Wireless, Mike Damms, as its first chief information officer.
Staff Writers Dec 3 2008, 7:02AM Collaboration
Victorian Council eyes 24x7 online access to services

Victorian Council eyes 24x7 online access to services

Mornington Peninsula Shire Council is rolling out Objective enterprise content management (ECM) software to 650 users enterprise-wide as part of a wider strategy to enable it to conduct more business process transactions online.
Staff Writers Dec 3 2008, 6:57AM Collaboration
IT integrator opinion: Eight stages of IT maturity

IT integrator opinion: Eight stages of IT maturity

Lee Curtis, business partner at Sydney-based IT integrator - Ice System, gives an insight to CRN on turning IT into a service where the underlying complexity is hidden at the point of consumption.
Staff Writers Dec 2 2008, 1:44PM Collaboration
Internode’s launches contest to boost Aussie chumby content

Internode’s launches contest to boost Aussie chumby content

National ISP, Internode, has launched a month-long competition to encourage development of Australian-flavoured software that runs on chumby, an Internet device it’s selling.
Staff Writers Dec 2 2008, 7:24AM Mobility
ACS wants Gershon savings put into ICT pilots

ACS wants Gershon savings put into ICT pilots

Part of the $400m in yearly savings that the government is expected to get by implementing all of the Gershon report’s recommendations should be put back into ICT pilot projects, according to the Australian Computer Society.
Staff Writers Dec 2 2008, 7:19AM Collaboration
Marshal8e6’s new software locks down Microsoft Exchange

Marshal8e6’s new software locks down Microsoft Exchange

Marshal8e6 promises to secure all Internet-based communication streams in the workplace with an internal filtering solution for Microsoft Exchange 2003 and 2007.
Staff Writers Dec 2 2008, 7:12AM Security
MailMarshal launches email filtering solution

MailMarshal launches email filtering solution

Email and Web gateway security provider, Marshal8e6, has launched an internal email filtering solution for Microsoft Exchange 2003 and 2007.
Staff Writers Dec 1 2008, 11:48AM Security
WatchGuard appoints Harbour IT as new expert partner

WatchGuard appoints Harbour IT as new expert partner

WatchGuard Technologies has appointed Sydney-headquartered Harbour IT as a new Australian Expert Partner.
Staff Writers Dec 1 2008, 10:37AM Security
Wavelink expands Polycom's portfolio with new SIP wireless servers

Wavelink expands Polycom's portfolio with new SIP wireless servers

Wavelink Communications has taken on Polycom’s KIRK DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications) solutions.

Staff Writers Dec 1 2008, 10:19AM Mobility
Seagate fixes bug in Barracuda drives

Seagate fixes bug in Barracuda drives

Application hang fixed with firmware update.
Staff Writers Dec 1 2008, 8:17AM Security
Is the Telstra submission a joke?

Is the Telstra submission a joke?

Broadband minister Stephen Conroy is talking tough that his government is ‘not going to be pushed around’ by Telstra on the issue of further concessions for the NBN build.
Staff Writers Nov 29 2008, 8:45AM Collaboration
Singtel Optus labelled ‘sub-prime’ bidder over $8bn funding gap

Singtel Optus labelled ‘sub-prime’ bidder over $8bn funding gap

Telstra has labelled the bid of its bitter NBN rival Singtel Optus as ‘sub-prime’, because the source of $8 billion of its funding is still unclear.
Staff Writers Nov 29 2008, 8:41AM Collaboration
Analysis: Copper is here to stay

Analysis: Copper is here to stay

Fibre and wireless have their place, but won't replace copper any time soon.
Staff Writers Nov 29 2008, 8:37AM Hardware
Start-ups get freebies and cheapies from Sun and Microsoft

Start-ups get freebies and cheapies from Sun and Microsoft

First it was students – now hardware and software vendors want to hook start-ups on their gear with Microsoft and now Sun Microsystems offering them free or subsidised software and hardware.
Staff Writers Nov 28 2008, 1:42PM Software
ASUS to sell new CPU cooler through resellers next month

ASUS to sell new CPU cooler through resellers next month

ASUS has released the new Axe Square CPU cooler.
Staff Writers Nov 28 2008, 12:23PM Hardware
Sony introduces new photofinishing solution

Sony introduces new photofinishing solution

Sony Australia has unveiled the latest addition to its SnapLab photofinishing solutions.
Staff Writers Nov 28 2008, 11:50AM Software
EDS, a HP Company, launches innovation centre

EDS, a HP Company, launches innovation centre

EDS, a HP company, has launched a new innovation centre in Canberra to help the federal government deliver better business and policy outcomes.
Staff Writers Nov 28 2008, 11:49AM Hardware
Telstra signs-up Internode as a wholesale reseller

Telstra signs-up Internode as a wholesale reseller

Internode has signed a revised wholesale access agreement with Telstra that allows it to offer ADSL2+ broadband services through Telstra’s DSLAM-equipped exchanges.
Staff Writers Nov 28 2008, 11:48AM Collaboration
Samsung aims new SSDs at high-end servers

Samsung aims new SSDs at high-end servers

Single-level cell drives aimed at intense server applications.
Staff Writers Nov 28 2008, 10:05AM Hardware

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