Stories by Howard Dahdah

Melbourne service provider relies on Cisco for IP QoS upgrade

Australian service provider, Telarus, has again looked to Cisco for its just completed network upgrade, claiming the vendor's offering was best suited in helping it deliver customers a network capable of handling high loads of QoS-enabled IP traffic.

Broadband numbers surge past 3.5m, dip set to come

Australia's appetite for broadband continues at a healthy pace, with more than 3.5 million people now hooked up with fast Internet connections. But a stark decline in this growth is around the corner, warns an industry analyst.

Role-playing game looks to stamp out child porn

Chat rooms provide a great avenue for children to shoot the breeze with peers; however, they also have an unsettling side: where paedophiles, hiding behind masks, attempt to lure young ones from their homes. Realising this threat, the Australian Communications and Media Authority along with the police, are using a role-playing activity that helps educate children about child porn seeking adults, and ensure they are free from potential harm.

SPI board drops Perens

Open source developer and evangelist Bruce Perens says he is not overly concerned about being voted off the board of Software in the Public Interest, the non-profit open source organization he founded a decade ago.

Regional NSW BPL pilot to smash city broadband speeds

Country Energy (CE) is expected to supply the first commercial Broadband over Power line service in NSW in the latter half of the year. This means Internet surfers in regional NSW will, for the first time, have access to speeds that smash what is available to most users in the city.

Red Hat looks to symposium to spread the gospel

Red Hat is embarking on a two-month tour of the Asia-Pacific region spreading news about its latest Linux offering as well as open source alternatives in the virtualization and middleware space.

Users fiercely loyal to their wise selection

While Microsoft spent last week promoting the latest cutting edge enhancements to Exchange Server 2007 at TechEd 2006, users of Novell's GroupWise, which is marketed as an alternative to Exchange, remain firmly loyal to their product, citing its simplicity as key to its survival.

KVM tools keep a watch on Big Brother

For some Australians the idea of a good time is watching Big Brother live on their mobile phones. And they don't want to miss a riveting moment - someone sleeping; another eating peaches out of a wine glass; or some standoffish behaviour in the household.

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