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3Com lays down gauntlet to Cisco

3Com lays down gauntlet to Cisco

3Com has claimed its challenge to Cisco's dominance of global networking hardware sales is market ready with a range of switches that complete its product arsenal - the latest from a quadrupled R&D investment that has resulted in 160 new products this year and 240 more promised for 2005.
Fleur Doidge Nov 26 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
Convergence to cannibalise service providers, SMS

Convergence to cannibalise service providers, SMS

Gartner has predicted shrinking service provider ranks and the death of SMS as a business tool as technological convergence accelerates in coming years.
Fleur Doidge Nov 24 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
IT security tipped to grow

IT security tipped to grow

Revenues for the world's IT security market is expected to near US$13 billion in 2004, with Cisco Systems, Symantec and VeriSign leading the market, a research firm said this week.
Antone Gonsalves Nov 23 2004, 12:00AM Security
BigPond apologises to Australian Idol winner

BigPond apologises to Australian Idol winner

BigPond has apologised, following yesterday's revelations that an ad about Australian Idol winner Casey Donovan included a URL for a porn site.
Vivienne Fisher Nov 23 2004, 12:00AM Software
Subscribers continue to push VoIP-gear growth

Subscribers continue to push VoIP-gear growth

The growing momentum of internet telephoning is driving a boom in VoIP gear, which jumped 69 percent, to US$452 million, in the third quarter, according to a report released this week by Infonetics Research.
W. David Gardner Nov 23 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
VoIP can save companies up to US$28,000 per site

VoIP can save companies up to US$28,000 per site

A new study has found that it costs an enterprise between US$525 and US$1512 per user to implement VoIP, but the eventual savings can be substantial, ranging between US$9600 and US$28,000 per site annually for large enterprises.
Matthew Friedman Nov 18 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Optus to establish Indian call centre

Optus to establish Indian call centre

Telco Optus this week confirmed plans to establish call centre operations in India.
Staff Writers Nov 18 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Grid project puts unused PCs to work

Grid project puts unused PCs to work

IBM and several of the world's leading scientific and philanthropic groups this week launched a project that would put millions of PCs to work on research problems ranging from Alzheimer's to disaster forecasting.
Staff Writers Nov 17 2004, 12:00AM Data centre
Gartner: Oracle needs to come clean on vulnerability

Gartner: Oracle needs to come clean on vulnerability

Oracle's refusal to get specific about the vulnerabilities addressed by a recent patch increase the risk to customers, a pair of Gartner analysts has alleged.
Staff Writers Nov 15 2004, 12:00AM Security
Plumtree to bear partner fruit

Plumtree to bear partner fruit

Enterprise portal software specialist Plumtree Software has initiated a channel drive and would look to recruit an extra five partners over the next six months.
Byron Connolly Nov 12 2004, 12:00AM Data centre
Perth integrator to deploy wireless mesh

Perth integrator to deploy wireless mesh

Perth integrator JW Montcrieff has won a deal to deploy what’s claimed to be the first wireless mesh network in Australia.
Staff Writers Nov 11 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Bluetooth shipments set to double again

Bluetooth shipments set to double again

Worldwide shipments of Bluetooth chipsets and, by extension, devices that use those chipsets, is set to double for the second straight year, according to a market study released this week by In-Stat/MDR.
Staff Writers Nov 10 2004, 12:00AM Software
IBM Lotus developers to ride Java Express

IBM Lotus developers to ride Java Express

IBM has extended its Express portfolio for SMBs, adding a version of Workplace Services Express that lets resellers use a single server with their Java development platform.
Fleur Doidge Nov 10 2004, 12:00AM Software
Complexity crisis to hold back software growth

Complexity crisis to hold back software growth

The worldwide software industry may be continuing its recovery, but the "complexity crisis" that has been plaguing the industry will keep it from reaching the booming double-digit growth rates achieved before the recent recession, according to a new report.
W. David Gardner Nov 8 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration
Voice over Wi-Fi ready to emerge

Voice over Wi-Fi ready to emerge

The conditions are right for the widespread emergence of consumer voice over Wi-Fi (VoWi-Fi) products, reports ABI Research in a new study.
Matthew Friedman Nov 8 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
US spammer sentenced to nine years in first felony conviction

US spammer sentenced to nine years in first felony conviction

A North Carolina man was sentenced this week to a nine year jail term for spamming millions of America Online users, America's first felony conviction for spewing junk mail.
Gregg Keizer , Gregg Keizer Nov 5 2004, 12:00AM Security
Oversupply expected to hit chip market

Oversupply expected to hit chip market

An oversupply of semiconductors is expected to cause the market to shrink next year, according to a market research firm.
Staff Writers Nov 5 2004, 12:00AM Data centre
Voice over WLAN use to skyrocket 450 percent by 2006

Voice over WLAN use to skyrocket 450 percent by 2006

Study also finds that WLANs have become mainstream as security barriers are overcome.
Matthew Friedman Nov 3 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
VoIP moving to the desktop: survey

VoIP moving to the desktop: survey

Two thirds of global businesses will deploy VoIP to the desktop by 2006, according to a survey.
Staff Writers Nov 3 2004, 12:00AM Mobility
Leading Edge Internet sold to Bytecard

Leading Edge Internet sold to Bytecard

Wholesale data and telecommunication services aggregator Leading Edge Internet has been sold to one of its largest downstream customers, Bytecard.
Byron Connolly Oct 28 2004, 12:00AM Collaboration

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