Stories by Paul Brislen

Govt departments could prove fertile phishing ground

Banks may be today's target for "phishing" expeditions but the next big thing is likely to be government departments, suggests the Asia Pacific vice president of anti-spam company Brightmail.

Microsoft defends XML patent, offers royalty-free licence

Microsoft is defending its patenting of an XML process, saying the company has to defend its intellectual property and that it is giving away the fruits of its labour for free.

LOTR nearly rules them all

Forget number eight fencing wire - the premiere of the final part of Lord of the Rings made it to air thanks mostly to CAT5 cabling.

End users will drive down mobile costs: Ericsson

IT managers have a great weapon in their fight to reduce mobile phone costs, says Ericsson’s enterprise division president Lars Svensson — the end user.

NZ ISPs not impressed with Verisign "typo-squatting"

In one fell swoop Verisign, the US based company that manages the .com and .net name spaces, has managed to assist spammers while simultaneously upsetting Microsoft, AOL and practically all the world's network operators.

Analyst: Telstra casts eye over NZ rivals

Telstra is embarking on a five-year plan to dominate trans-Tasman telecommunications that includes taking over Telecom New Zealand, according to Australian telco analyst, Paul Budde.

Analyst claims Telstra wants NZ Telecom

Telstra is embarking on a five-year plan to dominate trans-Tasman telecommunications that includes taking over New Zealand Telecom, according to Australian telco analyst Paul Budde.

IT growth to be driven by laptops says Intel

The next wave of tech buying is likely to be fuelled by laptops rather than desktop purchasing, says the head of Intel's solutions group Leighton Phillips.

Forget spam - permission equals sales

Sending spam certainly makes headlines, but sending email to recipients who actually ask to be included has a different spin-off: it makes money, says email marketing company Touchpoint's managing director Steve Shearman.

Domainz sale a "win-win" situation

The sale of registrar Domainz to Melbourne IT is being lauded as a win-win situation by those involved.

Multilayered approach to spam required, specialist says

Two seminars to be held in New Zealand this week will chew over the issue of spam and whether legislation will provide a quick solution.

Instant message to corporates: coming ready or not

Users already know what IT managers are just learning -- instant messaging is being widely installed inside companies whether corporate policy allows for it or not.

Kiwis pay a million dollars for NZ domain

The New Zealand government has admitted that it paid NZ$1 million for the domain name newzealand.com after Trade New Zealand's unsuccessful attempt to claim legal ownership of the name.

NZ ISP slammed for content ownership grab

Leading New Zealand ISP (Internet service provider) Xtra is backtracking on its decision to change its terms and conditions after a public outcry over a new clause which seemed to give Xtra ownership rights over copy sent over its network.

Centrino to go begging say IT managers

Intel's new wireless chip family, Centrino, is failing to excite New Zealand IT managers, who aren't persuaded they want the three-in-one functionality of the processors.