Wednesday, August 11, 2010

IT News HeadLines (AustralianIT) 11/08/2010


AustralianIT.com.au
Abbott relies on private sector for broadband
THE Coalition will rely on the private sector to offer high-speed broadband to 97 per cent of the population by 2016, two years ahead of Labor's plan.
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Smith broadband-lite plan falls short
TONY Smith's broadband plan falls far short of Labor's far more ambitious agenda to run fibre down streets across the country.
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$90m for filters, cyber safety: Coalition
THE Coalition will allocate $90 million for PC-based filters to block internet nasties and boost cyber-safety education.
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Coalition vows to postpone e-health
AN Abbott government will defer spending on electronic health records until the budget is back in surplus.
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Telstra, Optus to start 'clean feed'
ABOUT 5 million internet users in Australia will start receiving a "clean feed" mid next year that will automatically block some web pages.
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Facebook friends join Turnbull's filter forum
"I'VE never seen so many nerds here before," a Paddington RSL worker mumbled under their breath over the weekend.
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Jobs market retreats in face of election
MARKET uncertainty, compounded by the coming election, prompted a fall in the overall employment market last month.
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Industry slams Opposition's wireless plan
THE Coalition's plan to drop the $43 billion National Broadband Network in favour of wireless broadband has been slammed by the ICT sector.
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Judge seeks commercial copyright solution
AFTER hearing appeals against an online copyright ruling, the Federal Court would favour a resolution negotiated outside the courts.
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Telecom NZ denies plans to divest Gen-i
TELECOM New Zealand says it has no plans to add IT services company Gen-i to the list of Australian assets it has divested in recent weeks.
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