Stories by Byron Kaye

Hackers Hit Australian Stock Exchange

Hackers penetrated the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) Web site on Saturday night causing an outage of four hours and the federal government says it may be powerless to penalize the culprits.

Why Telstra can't be a free ISP yet

Telstra yesterday denied reports it would offer free Internet services, but industry analyst Paul Budde says free Net access might be a viable option for the ISP.

Telstra Won't Enter ISP Free-For-All Yet

National carrier Telstra Corp. yesterday denied reports it would offer free Internet services, but industry analyst Paul Budde says giving free Net access might be a viable option for the company.

WA Website: Tender with pizazz

The Western Australian State Government this week released an outsourcing tender for companies to add "pizazz" to its Website and provide government funded e-commerce services for businesses.

Telstra denies its in free-fall

Telstra has denied "speculation and rumours" it is considering offering free Internet access, but local free ISPs say they would welcome the initiative.

Win2K: The foundation of Microsoft's future

With the launch of Windows 2000 today, local Microsoft marketing director Peter Cray says the future of the company depends on this release.
"It's the most important release we've ever done in terms of long-term strategy. It will be the foundation for everything we do," Cray said.

Nokia overdue with mobile payments

In the race for mobile phone and payment systems convergence, Nokia has finally crossed the line -- running a distant second.
The mobile phone vendor announced this week an agreement with Visa, three months after Ericsson struck a similar deal with the same card payment fulfilment company last year.

Telcos get together for ATUG

The Australian Telecommunications Users Group (ATUG) has launched its annual IT&T conference and exhibition, now2000.
The non-profit telecommunications industry body will finance the exhibition solely from sponsorship provided by 14 participating companies including Cisco, Davnet, Nortel, Equant, NEC and Melbourne IT.

Integrator unveils Clayton's ASP

Network integrator Memorex Telex has installed a remote network and Website management system, but marketing manager Oliver Descoeudres says it is not becoming an application service provider (ASP).

Australian Gov't Has No Online Crime Protection

The Australian government has no federal laws to prevent cyber crimes such as last week's denial of service raids against several Internet businesses, according to a national advisory committee.

Fed govt has no online crime protection

The Australian government has no federal laws to prevent cyber-crimes such as last week's denial of service raids against several Internet businesses, according to national advisory committee.
The FBI is currently investigating the raids which targeted US sites such as Yahoo, Buy.com, CNN.com, ZDNet, the ETrade Group and eBay. The attacks are believed to have cost the industry around $US1.2 billion.

ASP nowhere near its peak

Only 2 per cent of all software will be sold via ASP by 2003, says ASP startup Peakhour CEO David Harrington.

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