Stories by Trevor Clarke

Juniper opens up Junos

Juniper Networks has opened up its Junos operating system to third-party developers as part of a swathe of new announcements.

AFACT v iiNet decision months away

The legal stoush between the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft and Internet service provider, iiNet, resumes on Monday, but the judge's decision is unlikely to come until next year. iiNet chief executive officer, Michael Malone, is expected to take the stand to kick off the ISP's case, after AFACT finished presenting its witnesses to the Federal Court of Australia in Sydney two weeks ago.

Obama telecommunications advisor keen on NBN detail

The Obama administration's interest in the National Broadband Network ([[xref:http://www.computerworld.com.au/tag/NBN|NBN|Computerworld :: NBN]]) continues, with the US president's key telecommunications advisor meeting an Australian analyst earlier this month to discuss the $43 billion plan.

Conroy and Minchin spar over Telstra valuation blunder

In a rowdy sitting of the Senate communications minister, Senator Stephen Conroy and his shadow, Senator Nick Minchin, have traded barbs over the erroneous tabling of an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) document containing a confidential valuation of Telstra's core network.

Analyst: Conroy's blunder number not news

The $25 billion difference in valuations of Tesltra's core network between the telco and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is not news to the industry, according to an IDC telecommunications analyst.

Minchin's madness

I'm in a bind. I can't work out whether Senator Nick Minchin is plain mad, or there is method to his madness. I'm leaning to the former, though, because of the shadow communication minister's actions since the Federal Government announced its plans to force the structural separation of Telstra. Put simply, they have been nothing more than reckless political opportunism.

Record complaints for telecommunications industry, again

Complaints from consumers and small businesses about phone and Internet providers rose 54 per cent in 2008-2009 over the previous 12 months, according to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO). In the TIO’s annual report, the Ombudsman, Deirdre O’Donnell, called for the industry to pick up its game as the level of complaints around customer service were still "unacceptably high".

CSIRO gets $150m WLAN fund

Up to $150 million garnered from wireless LAN patent settlements will be invested by the Commonwealth Science Information and Research Organisation (CSIRO) as part of a new Science and Industry Endowment Fund.

NHMRC IT systems not up to scratch: ANAO

The National Health and Medical Research Council's (NHMRC) IT systems do not adequately support its core focus of granting millions of dollars in research funds, according to the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO).

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