Aussie networking start up opens its gear to US
Australian start up Opengear is out to woo system administrators and network managers at this week's LinuxWorld conference in Boston, showcasing networking products developed in its Brisbane lab.
Stories by Howard Dahdah
National Archives readies move to OpenDocument
The Digital Preservation team at the National Archives is looking to migrate its Xena preservation software to the new OpenDocument format with the next release of the software, in turn being the first Australian government agency to do so.
ACS sees open source as a way to boost jobs
The Australian Computer Society has emphatically come out in support of open source software, claiming Australia should embrace it on the grounds it fosters innovation and can boost ICT employment.
Go team! Local firm plugs into Visual Studio
Australian software house Object Consulting is leveraging off Microsoft's Visual Studio 2005 Team System with a plug-in that aims to show developers how to work in a team environment.
Telstra: Regulatory uncertainty is costing us
Changing the regulatory framework of the telecommunications industry is needed quickly says Telstra which claims the regulatory uncertainty is costing it the deployment of its next-generation networks, while at the same time providing a leg up for its competitors.
Internet access coming to Canberra's power lines
Canberra residents will be able to access broadband internet over power lines in spring, if TransACT's impending trial of the service proves to be a success, according to the company.
Altiris virtualisation sotfware looks to ease DLL hell
Altiris will formally take its first step in the software virtualisation arena in March with the release of its Software Virtualization Solution (SVS).
Balfour to hop into CIO role at Telstra
Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo today revealed Qantas' Fiona Balfour will be the carrier's new CIO.
Fresh eyes to greet linux.conf.au
Australia's premier annual Linux geek-fest linux.conf.au 2006 kicks off next week, albeit in different surroundings - the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand.
Yellow Dog ships new version, aims for Mac users
With Apple's switch over to the Intel architecture nearing, Terra Soft Solutions is hoping to snare PowerMac users exclusively to its Linux distribution.
Mincom turns to .Net to reengineer parts catalogue
The transition from C and C++ to the newer .Net and Visual Studio development tools has been a welcome pain killer for Queensland-based software developer Mincom.
ACT Chief Minister targeted by hackers
Hackers have targeted the web site of the ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope.
Vodafone takes on big guns with 3G
Vodafone is the latest major telecommunications carrier to step into the 3G arena, joining Telstra and Hutchison's 3 in offering video, voice and data over the one connection.
SMB broadband connection hits 77 percent: survey
A snapshot of broadband in the Australian SMB market reveals DSL to be the most popular delivery method of high-speed Internet; users average a monthly spend of $20 to $50 and download less than 5GB of data in that time.
OpenOffice.org Project gives green light to OpenOffice.org 2.0
The OpenOffice.org Project on Thursday released OpenOffice.org 2.0, adding new features that the group claim will resonate with users from business and governments right down to the home desktop. The product will be simultaneously released for a range of operating systems including Linux and Microsoft Windows.