Friday | 5 December, 2008
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Google called off Yahoo deal as DOJ closed in 05/12/2008 07:07:00
The deal would have had Yahoo running Google advertisements alongside its own search resultsGoogle called off its proposed search advertising deal with Yahoo just three hours before the US Department of Justice was to file an antitrust complaint on November 5 aimed at blocking it, according to the lawyer that the government hired to pursue the case. - +
Telstra execs unveil prodigious plans for broadband network 04/12/2008 16:39:00
Bid already had 2000 Alcatel, Telstra engineers and three years' work before NBN was draftedUpgrades to the $10 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) will be hindered or impossible if sub-loop unbundling, part of a call for structural separation, is mandated, according to top Telstra chiefs. - +
Microsoft wants a Ford Model T data center 04/12/2008 15:00:00
Microsoft described a radical new method for building its data centers that it says will save money and make them operational more quickly.Microsoft has come up with a faster, cheaper way to build its data centers over the next five years, and it says other companies could use its methods too. - +
Greens say NBN will flop in private hands 03/12/2008 13:51:00
Government must own majority share.Greens senator Scott Ludlam has warned the government it will botch the $4.7 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) if it awards the contract to a private company. - +
Report: Former AOL CEO Miller trying to buy Yahoo 03/12/2008 07:42:00
Former AOL CEO Jon Miller is reportedly trying to round up investors to buy all or part of Yahoo.Jonathan Miller, the well-respected former AOL CEO, has been talking for months to potential investors interested in buying all or part of Yahoo, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. - +
NBN may be running late, but it will be built right: Conroy 01/12/2008 09:04:00
Stephen Conroy has admitted the NBN has taken longer than he expected but said it will be built, no matter what legal obstacles lie in the way.Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has admitted that the National Broadband Network has taken much longer than the government expected, but says the outcome will be worth it. - +
Telstra accuses Optus of NBN non-compliance 01/12/2008 09:27:00
After drawing criticism for submitting an incomplete NBN bid of its own, Telstra fires a few rounds at Optus claiming it is now failing to adhere to the NBN rulesTelstra has accused Singtel Optus of failing to make financial disclosures to the ASX regarding its source of funding for the National Broadband Network, just days after its own [[artnid:269018|lack of compliance|new]] with the tender process. - +
Conroy defends Telstra's NBN bid 28/11/2008 13:40:00
Panel to fight hard-nosed commercial negotiators.The federal government has defended its acceptance of Telstra's "non-compliant" National Broadband (NBN) proposal and said its expert panel will thrash out the details with the telco. - +
Microsoft files new cybersquatting charges 28/11/2008 08:04:00
Microsoft on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against a Florida company that it says registers domain names using Microsoft trademarks or misspellings of them.Microsoft has charged a Florida company with cybersquatting in a new lawsuit filed Wednesday. - +
It falls 8% short, but Conroy accepts Telstra’s NBN bid 27/11/2008 14:32:00
Does Telstra’s proposal to cover only 90 percent of the country and not the stipulated 98 percent make it a valid NBN bid?At 12 pages and almost 1000 pages less than Optus-led Terria bid, Telstra’s proposal to construct the National Broadband Network will be considered for the $4.7 billion project, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said on Wednesday. - +
NBN: Government must now enforce open network principles 27/11/2008 14:14:00
ISP Industry all aboard an open network, except Telstra, who analysts warn will build an NBN more than twice as expensive for consumers than any other bidderA telecommunications analyst has claimed the burning question for Australia’s ISP industry is not who builds the National Broadband Network, but whether the government defines and enforces a truly open access network model.
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Computerworld Live Podcast #97: The Future of Enterprise Networking 25/07/2008 09:45:36
This week CW Live chats with Mark Thompson, global sales and marketing manager for HP ProCurve, on the future of the enterprise networking. Mark discusses the trends we can expect to see in the near future and how the right infrastructure can ensure your enterprise network is secure. - +
Computerworld Live Podcast #96: Security at the Edge 11/06/2008 09:22:22
CW Live speaks with Amol Mitra, HP ProCurve Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan. Today's topic: how enterprises are starting to shift away from simply controlling security via server logins, firewalls and moving to more adaptive security frameworks. - +
Data Management Edition #10: Multi-Petascale Systems 02/05/2008 09:12:33
This week we look at sustainability and the development of multicore technologies to build multi-petascale systems. - +
IT Security Edition #11: How to poison the Storm botnet 01/05/2008 08:51:55
This week CW Live presents a case study on how to poison the notorious Storm botnet . Plus we take a look at Cisco's plans for Ironport. - +
IT Security Edition #10: Cyber-battles fought and won 24/04/2008 11:09:47
Vendors bow to end user pressure to improve product security, and we take a look at the latest concepts shaping the cyber-battlefield of the future.
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