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Windows Azure's China debut set for June
Microsoft, via its official licensing partner 21Vianet, will offer the public preview version of its platform-as-a-service offering next month as it looks to tap China's cloud computing market potential.
iiNet to offload Canberra FttP network to NBN Co for $9m
iiNet and NBN Co have entered an agreement to sell the TransACT fibre to the premise network to NBN Co for AU$9 million.
Vodafone Australia sheds another 216,000 customers
In the first three months of this year, Vodafone saw an increase in the number of customers leaving the troubled telco.
Transfield to outsource IT, shared services
In a cost-cutting measure aimed at offsetting deteriorating market conditions, NBN contractor Transfield has brought forward plans to outsource IT and shared services.
ACMA goes public with ISP malware statistics
Although ISPs and network operators have had access to the rough figures of malware infections for some time, the Australian Communications and Media Authority has now begun publishing the statistics for the public.
Microsoft to launch Australian Azure hosting region
After previously dismissing data sovereignty as a non-issue, Australian customers will have the option to consume Windows Azure services through local datacentres, at some unknown point in the future.
Why broadband is less popular in apartments
If you live in an apartment, you're less likely to have broadband than those living in a stand-alone home. Why is that?
Aussies careless with online security: PayPal
Payment vendor PayPal has said that Australians have become more comfortable online, and are often unaware of the size and impact of their digital footprint.
Enterprise app stores yet to take off: Concur
A few barriers stand in the way of enterprise app store adoption, according to Concur's executive vice president of traveller services Barry Padgett.
Reckless Oz regulator runs roughshod over rights
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission censored a website it alleges was part of a scam — plus 1,200 others as collateral damage. An apology is nowhere near enough.
Google Aus NZ finds new head at P&G
After over 20 years at consumer product manufacturer Procter & Gamble, Maile Carnegie has taken the top job at Google Australia and New Zealand.
Microsoft Surface Pro to land Down Under on May 30
The long-awaited Surface Pro tablet will be sold through Microsoft online, JB Hi-Fi, and Harvey Norman, with prices starting at AU$999.
Children's research centre boosts storage for DNA big data
New storage infrastructure means more patients will be able to benefit from next-generation DNA sequencing, according to Murdoch Childrens Research Institute associate director professor Andrew Sinclair.
Woolworths trials grocery collection service at Melbourne Airport
The supermarket giant has added Melbourne Airport as a collection point to its existing online grocery collection service.
Telstra glitch sees Kogan Mobile users left for days without data
A number of Kogan customers have found themselves with no data services, after a glitch in one of Telstra's platforms meant that accounts recharged over the weekend did not include data allowance.