Tuesday, March 3, 2009

IT News HeadLines (iTNews Australia) 03/03/2009



Expert advocates new regulator for NBN
One of Australia's pre-eminent telecommunications experts today recommended the Federal Government consider forming a new regulator charged exclusively with arbitrating access issues for the proposed National Broadband Network.
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VicRoads deploys $1.8m document management system
VicRoads has awarded a $1.8 million contract to WindowLogic to implement and support an Open Text eDocs document management system.
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Semiconductor sales slide
Down over a quarter for the year.
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iPhone reigns in mobile web
Apple's iPhone constitues nearly two thirds of all mobile browser traffic, according to a recent survey.
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Nokia pulls 5800 for faulty 3G
Nokia has stopped the sale of its 5800 handset in the US following problems with 3G connections.
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Prosecutor demands prison for Pirate Bay operators
Prosecutors in the Pirate Bay trial have finished their closing arguments and requested jail terms of a year apiece for the four men running the torrent search site.
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Dot ME domain names go under the hammer
Drink.ME, employ.ME, tell.ME and film.ME are among 35 generic but “desirableâ€‌ .ME domains that will be auctioned online by the European web marketplace Sedo later this month.
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Survey: IT skills shortage remains
A new survey has found that strong demand remains for those Australian ICT workers willing to take on less exciting, operational jobs.
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ASIC struggles with blogs, bulletin boards
Securities regulator ASIC has released a consultation paper that aims to clarify the grey areas blurring what constitutes financial advice on a blog or bulletin board.
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Pacnet still eyeing off local telco buy
Cashed-up wholesale telecommunications supplier Pacnet is interested in building a bigger presence in Australia via acquisition, according to CEO William 'Bill' Barney.
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IT service providers giving support away for free
IT service providers are giving away an average of 28 per cent of their business service and support each year through a lack of insight into what customers are entitled to receive, according to research by Accenture.
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Yahoo spent US$79m fending off Microsoft
A recent financial filing by Yahoo has revealed the financial cost of its attempts to fend off the advances of Microsoft as it sought to create a search marketing partnership.
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Avaya expands unified comms portfolio
Telecoms vendor Avaya has unveiled several new additions to its range of unified communications devices, including a hybrid telephone/PC that gives users access to applications and the web through a large colour touch-screen.
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Paul Twomey to step down at Icann
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) has announced that Paul Twomey, its chairman and chief executive, has decided to step down at the end of this year.
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Live Search rebrand coming soon
The likelihood that Live Search will soon be renamed has been given more credit due to a Twitter update by a Microsoft executive.
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Survey shows caution over wireless broadband
Australian Internet users are growing more realistic about the limits of mobile broadband, according to this year's annual survey of Internet enthusiasts at Whirlpool.
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Sphere Healthcare replaces ERP with SAP
Contract manufacturer Sphere Healthcare will replace a six year old in-house built legacy ERP system with SAP Pharmaceuticals.
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Revealed: ISPs detail their Aussie net filter trials
Participating ISPs say they will forge ahead with Internet filter trials, regardless of speculation around whether associated legislation will pass or be blocked.
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Optus gets Naked as iiNet reports strong growth
Optus will differentiate its new â€کnaked’ broadband offering from competitors like iiNet and Internode with a $10 discount for customers that bundle it with their Optus mobile phone.
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Sony rings the changes
Sony has announced a major re-structuring of its business which will see its Vaio PC business bundled with its mobile products and PlayStation platform, and a new management team.
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