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Most homes will have broadband communication speeds up to 100 times faster than what is currently available, under the Rudd Government’s plan to wire Australia for the 21st century.

A New Zealand teen allegedly at the centre of an international cyber crime network appears in court.

Private Microsoft emails unearthed during a US court case have revealed that even the software giant’s own executives struggled to get Windows Vista running smoothly.

Broadband Minister Senator Stephen Conroy has demanded that Telstra — and a series of other carriers — provide him with the physical details of their networks, in order to enlighten companies that may be interested in building the government’s proposed fibre-to-the-node network.

NewSat’s announcement that its application for an Australian Broadband Guarantee (ABG) license was put on hold by the Department of Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy has raised a few questions about the former Government’s Broadband Guarantee initiative.

Australian satellite and Internet service provider, NewSat Limited’s reapplication for an Australian Broadband Guarantee (ABG) license will not be considered in two months time by the Department of Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy.

The Australian government has high hopes for biometric identification to cope with increasing numbers of international travellers, but the rate of technological change is causing investment jitters, say government insiders.

Suncorp has announced it will save AU$53 million per annum through integrating Promina’s business technology with its own, helped by an “agile” approach said to be used in companies such as Apple and Google.

A laptop containing what could be sensitive Home Office data has been sold on eBay.

Google has added a new feature to its Apps platform for enterprises and other large organisations.