Queensland has its day in the sun
Queensland is closer to becoming a leading IT centre after the Premier Peter Beattie signed deals with Sun Microsystems, Oracle and Red Hat.
Stories by Byron Kaye
Corporate porn: The great Australian e-bludge
At least 80 per cent of company email is pornography or other electronic "litter", says Alan Schaverien, local managing director for email monitoring company Content Technologies.
GST slips through the net
While the Federal Government has no strategy to monitor GST payments on overseas Internet purchases, security fears will prevent a surge in Australians taking advantage of the online tax loop-hole, according to IDC analyst Graham Penn.
Govt announces local yokel telco tender
The Federal Government has announced a tender for telcos to carry out a $150 million upgrade to telecommunications services in rural areas.
So whose ABC is it anyway?
Editorial policy cannot prevent the ABC from curbing online news content to accommodate Telstra's commercial interests, argues John Millard, an ABC producer called to testify in parliament.
Picasso: More than just a pretty face
Most of the hype surrounding business-to-business ecommerce has been generated from those marketing "pretty" email and front-end systems, says Frank Colli, MD for back-end procurement company Leading Solutions.
BHP gives employees cheap net access
BHP will spend $5 million on supplying its own employees with PC and internet use, as part of the Federal Government's "Rural and Regional Renewal" initiative.
BHP to give employees free net access
BHP will spend $5 million on supplying its own employees with PC and internet use, as part of the Federal Government's "Rural and Regional Renewal" initiative.
3Com becomes 2Pronged
After lukewarm sales of its high-end networking products, 3Com in Australia has announced it will narrow its focus down to the SME and carrier markets.
Toshiba's Satellite on irregular orbit
PC vendor Toshiba has confirmed that up to 1000 of its locally manufactured Satellite notebooks have been affected by a faulty Celeron chip module.
Amex replaces compromised credit cards
American Express has replaced 200 Australian-owned credit cards whose personal details, such as names and addresses, were exposed over the internet last year.
Messaging vendor to increase pocket money
Australian mobile messaging product vendor Pocketmail has posted a consolidated loss for its first half-year, but CEO David Marchant says the company remains optimistic.
Toshiba's Satellite crashes and burns
PC vendor Toshiba has confirmed that up to 1000 of its locally manufactured Satellite notebooks have been affected by a faulty Celeron chip.
Telstra service improving: Telstra
The Federal Government has responded to requests for an inquiry into the standard of Telstra's service by announcing reductions to telephone and internet fulfilment time of almost two-thirds.
Dot-coms give the green light
Four of Australia's largest internet companies have pooled together $1 million worth of resources to set up a website not expected to make any money.