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• iiNet founder Michael Malone to join Yatango board

  Michel Malone, the founder of Internet service provider iiNet, is slated for a seat on the board of Yatango, the company announced this morning.

• David Buckingham new iiNet boss

  iiNet has confirmed David Buckingham as its new CEO. Buckingham had been the acting in the position since November last year and was appointed by the ISP’s board of directors after an extensive worldwide search.

• Malone resigns as iiNet CEO

  Michael Malone has resigned as CEO and board director of iiNet.

• iiNet net profit jumps 122 per cent

  iiNet’s $165 million acquisitions of Internode and TransACT have paid off for the ISP, with the acquisitions helping to drive a 122 per cent jump in net profit to $32 million, the company reported.

• Industry must cooperate to combat illegal downloads: iiNet

  Internet service provider (ISP) iiNet has called for a whole-of-industry discussion to make content more available online, following the High Court’s decision today to grant special leave to appeal by a film and television industry conglomerate, who are suing the ISP for copyright infringement by its customers.

• iiNet, Internode gear up for apps in 2011

  iiNet and Internode have changing business strategies for 2011, with applications and improved customer service becoming they focal points in the coming year.

• In brief: Hackett vies for iiNet geek gong

  Eccentric geek and managing director of Internode, Simon Hackett, is vying for the honour of “top geek” in a competition run by rival service provider, iiNet.

• iiNet moves to qualm Optus ULL woes

  Eligible Westnet and Netspace customers will be able to churn easily from Optus’ wholesale Unconditioned Local Loop (ULL) network to DSLAMs run by iiNet by the end of the year, according to staff at the Perth-based Internet service provider.

• Netspace-iiNet deal may never happen: Malone

  iiNet CEO Michael Malone has thrown cold water on speculation that his company’s acquisition of Netspace is a done deal, saying that an agreement with the ISP may not be made this year, if ever.

• iiNet's Malone: Government must subsidise NBN prices - updated

  In spite of the many potential benefits of the National Broadband Network (NBN), many Australians may simply be unwilling to pay the price required to gain access to super fast broadband, according to iiNet managing director, Michael Malone.