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    Not many insurance company employees can say they help unravel the secrets of the universe in their spare time.

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  • Sky makes Google Earth a virtual telescope

    Google Earth will, from tonight, allow users to view the sky as seen from ground level, thanks to a new feature called Sky.

  • High-speed research network on the horizon

    Australian Academic and Research Network officials are finalising testing of a new national fibre network that will provide researchers with data speeds of up to 10Gbps per second by April.

  • Academics converge on ENUM trial

    The Australian Academic & Research Network (AARNet) on Wednesday kicked off trials of ENUM, a method of electronically mapping telephone numbers to IP addresses.

  • Programmers bypass Red Hat Linux fees

    It took Red Hat 16 months to produce the newest version of its US$2,499 premium Linux product, but a group of programmers only two weeks to release a free clone.

  • Supercomputing deal boosts Aussie understanding of galaxy origin

    The Australian Partnership for Advanced Computing (APAC) and SGI Australia have signed a supercomputing deal designed to increase the nation's understanding of issues such as climate change and the origin of galaxies.

  • Internet2: 2004 and beyond

    Internationally acclaimed violinist and conductor Pinchas Zukerman doesn't let a little thing like a few thousand kilometres stand in the way of reaching his students.

  • Aust supercomputing undergoes renaissance

    Australia's supercomputing partnerships are collectively spending tens of millions of dollars on new equipment.

  • Google downs AU uni Web server

    Having your Web site listed in the top few returns of a Google search has long been recognised as one of the best ways to attract visitors to your site. What happens when your site is effectively listed at the top of every Google search?

  • Wireless raises the final standard

    Commentary: The strangest wireless system has become more mainstream, but may still be the last thing you need.

  • RIAA apologises for threatening letter

    The Recording Industry Association of America apologised Monday to Penn State University for sending an incorrect legal notice of alleged Internet copyright violations.

  • US to replace lost GPS satellite

    United States military authorities expect to launch a new Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite within the next two months promising to alleviate difficulties Australian commercial users of the system have experienced since one of the 24-strong fleet orbiting earth failed last December.

  • Mt Stromlo disaster recovery reaches for the stars

    While the Mt Stromlo observatory was largely destroyed by fire, millions of units of data have been salvaged thanks to a comprehensive disaster recovery plan.

  • Scorched Australian satellite trackers bounce back

    Just 24 hours after wild fires tore through the Mount Stromlo Observatory, on the outskirts of Canberra, star-gazers had announced their intention to rebuild.

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