Stories by Byron Kaye

Telstra under scrutiny of Nats

Telstra is "on watch" after the National Party insisted the Federal Government conduct a nationwide public inquiry into the service levels of the telco.

One.Tel warned about equity raising tactics

PBL and News Ltd offshoot One.Tel has been unofficially cautioned by the Australian Stock Exchange for attempting an equity-raising tactic which favours its major shareholders over smaller shareholders.

Developer: CRM vendors missing the point

A local developer has cited reports that have found more than 50 per cent of customer relationship management (CRM) installations were considered "failures" by customers.

Click wars: Ratings companies strike back

Two major internet ratings companies have cried foul to a market research study suggesting internet visitation measurements such as "clicks" and "hits" are meaningless.

UPDATE: Hackers with heart

A small legal loophole may prevent hacker advocate group 2600 Australia from broadcasting DVD decryption codes and other sensitive information on national television.

3Com cagey about rumoured restructuring

3Com Australia has refused to comment on worldwide speculation the networking company may follow the spin-off of its Palm operations with further company reshuffling.

Load security or expect a hack

Hackers have downloaded thousands of credit card numbers from ecommerce sites using Microsoft's internet software, but local execs say end users are just not using the gear properly.

Hackers with heart

Loopholes in Federal laws mean hacker advocate group 2600 Australia will be able to broadcast DVD decryption codes and other sensitive information on national television within weeks.

Big five 'hell-bent' on GST lunacy: consultant

Australian businesses staring down the barrel of GST compliance have been deceived by the "big five" accounting firms to the tune of almost $20 billion, an IT consultant has claimed.

UPC plays chello to local hicks

United Pan-Europe Communications (UPC) has locally launched a broadband ISP targeted initially at Albury, Mackay, Bendigo and other regional Australian towns.

Microsoft makes expedient getaway

Microsoft Australia has no connection to Expedia.com, a US online travel agency run by Microsoft in the US, which has been hit with credit card fraud.

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