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  • Telstra accused of running an 'amateur porn' site

    Telstra seems to have pulled the plug on its Web site WotNext.com.au after accusations from family groups that instead of promoting musical talent, it was being used to sell smutty videos for $1 each.

  • Do antivirus apps ignore US government spyware?

    Companies that produce security software may soon be ignoring certain spyware, and potentially even infecting their customers through auto updates, under orders from US government agencies.

  • Coonan defends 'broadband for votes' e-mail

    Yesterday in parliament, Communications Minister Helen Coonan was questioned on the necessity for government to examine maps of 40 key marginal seats in order to assess the political impact of Australia's landmark bush broadband announcement.

  • Telstra creates rail network

    Telstra today announced it had signed an AU$85 million deal with the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) to develop a new communications system for the group's national rail network.

  • Nortel moves into software

    Nortel is attempting to revamp its image with a move into software.

  • Intel ponders business PC brand

    First came Centrino for laptops with wireless networking. Next was Viiv for home entertainment computers. Now Intel is considering a third major brand for business PCs.

  • New Oracle brand to wrap up retail buys

    Oracle Retail brand name, set for launch at user confab this week, will cover products picked up in acquisitions and existing software.

  • HP to retrench 14,500

    Sales and support workers are hardest hit under restructuring plan intended to save US$1.9 billion annually.

  • Electronic Valentines a cop-out: Australia Post

    It's all texting, e-mailing and accessing the Internet this Valentines' Day, with vendors claiming a huge surge in traffic on the biggest day of the year for romantics. However, Australia Post reckons going virtual with your message of love is "taking the easy way out" and your best bet is the old-fashioned card or letter.

  • ISPs 'must do more' to combat cybercrime

    The CTO of betting exchange Betfair says that more cross-industry cooperation is needed to prevent denial-of-service attacks.

  • EU teams with Korea on IPv6 development

    In a further boost for the worldwide IPv6 movement, South Korean authorities will now team up the European Union to develop applications and services using the new Internet addressing system.

  • Porn hysteria strikes again

    News that 50 Australia Post managers were caught sending pornographic e-mail is doubtless to spark off yet another bout of anti-Internet hysteria.

  • 'Tanglewood' to top Intel chip show

    Intel plans to describe a new high-end Itanium chip code-named Tanglewood at its Developer Forum conference this month, sources close to the company said. The chip will include as many as 16 processors on a single slice of silicon.

  • Aussie exporters get online payment system

    An online payment system designed to allow export customers to easily and securely purchase Australian goods in their own currency has won financial support from the government.

  • Telstra's Bass Strait fibre-optic cable project kicks off

    Cable laying will begin this Sunday for Telstra's Bass Strait 2 fibre-optic link between Stanley, Tasmania and Inverloch, Victoria.

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