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Article | 2/03/2004 Uni keeps tabs on Internet usage

Monash University has installed a $2 million network measurement and billing system to manage students' Internet usage.

Article | 11/02/2004 Internet scams face an international cleanup

Australia is leading a global sweep of the Internet in a major crackdown on cyber scams.

Article | 6/02/2004 Primus eyes SME telecomms

Telecommunications carrier Primus Telecom has introduced an alternative business telephone service for the SME market providing high speed Internet ac...

Article | 6/02/2004 Report: Mobile phone sales strong in 2004

The worldwide mobile handset market continues to beat expectations and could exceed 510 million units in 2003, according to early estimates from Gartn...

Article | 4/02/2004 SMS market grows with Net competition portal

Would-be winners who love entering consumer competitions are said to be driving huge growth in SMS-based competitions, given the ease of use.

Article | 27/11/2003 ACS elects new president

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has elected Edward Mandla as president and Chris Avram, Vic, as vice president for two-year terms.

Article | 4/11/2003 Red Hat kills support for Linux distribution

Linux vendor Red Hat has announced it will end support of its consumer Linux distribution in favour of its enterprise operating system and does not pl...

Article | 9/09/2003 Privacy Foundation distributes awards

Federal Attorney General Daryl Williams has won an award for "his long record of profound disregard for privacy".

Article | 9/09/2003 Wi-Fi trial in Queensland

Some 20 high-profile locations around Brisbane and the Gold Coast will be equipped with Wi-Fi technology as part of the state government's 12-month Wi...

Article | 20/08/2003 Anite opens regional HQ in Melbourne

In the wake of inking a $30 million contract with the Victorian government, IT services company Anite International will today launch its Asia-Pacific...

Article | 18/08/2003 Inter-carrier blocking starts September

The loss of mobile phones by employees will simply become an inconvenience rather than a huge cost burden as anti-theft technology makes the devices w...

Article | 8/08/2003 WiFi rollout hits the docks

A rollout of WiFi hotspots covering 25 per cent of Australia's marinas is expected to be completed within six months.

Article | 7/08/2003 Sold.com.au to close

Online auction service, Sold.com.au will close later this month.

Article | 15/07/2003 Escort job on Job Network database

The Federal Government's employment service was today encouraging job seekers to work for an escort agency after the Jobsearch database mistakenly lis...

Article | 8/07/2003 Qantas glitch leaves HK-bound traveller stranded in Melbourne

A woman who mistakenly boarded a Qantas flight in Los Angeles, believing the flight was heading for Hong Kong, arrived in Melbourne because of an out-...