Thursday, September 30, 2010

IT News HeadLines (AustralianIT) 29/09/2010


AustralianIT.com.au
$43bn NBN too expensive, warns Slim
THE world's richest man, Mexican telco tycoon Carlos Slim Helu, said today Julia Gillard's $43 billion National Broadband Network seems expensive.
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Emergency systems neglect regional areas: MP
THE Coalition has warned the federal government that its mobile phone based disaster warning system will be "virtually useless" unless it fixes regional coverage black spots.
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TCS bags $50m AGL deal
ENERGY supplier AGL has inked a $50 million-plus deal with Tata Consultancy Services Australia as the IT services firm doubles its training budget to $1m.
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Telstra wants NBN deal by Christmas
TELSTRA wants to finalise the terms of its $11 billion national broadband network deal by this Christmas, its CEO said today.
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Canberra in cyber war games
TELSTRA'S network will come under unprecedented attack from well-resourced cyber terrorists and foreign military powers this week.
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Telstra confident on 2010-11 dividend
TELSTRA chief executive David Thodey assured investors today the company could comfortably maintain its dividend payment in 2010-11.
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Virgin Blue check-in system falters
VIRGIN Blue customers face more delays today after further problems with the airline's computer systems.
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World's richest man pays flying visit
CARLOS Slim Helu could pick up the tab for last year's federal budget deficit.
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Virgin chief to grill IT suppliers
VIRGIN Blue chief executive John Borghetti has apologised to customers for the chaos caused by the airline's computer meltdown.
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NBN rollout should bypass cities: Forbes
AMERICAN billionaire publisher Steve Forbes has called on Canberra to cut the cities out of the National Broadband Network rollout.
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