HP's long line of acquisitions has resulted in the addition of 3Com, which industry pundits say will create a networking industry powerhouse with an edge-to-data centre set of solutions with global reach. The acquisition includes H3C, the jointly owned company of Huawei and 3Com and TippingPoint, the network security company.

Simptel has suggested that the way to stop fraud is for people to demand banks and large companies install the latest voice technology because biometric voice recognition eliminates the need to use account numbers, pins and passwords to perform daily tasks such as banking.

A survey has revealed that CFOs will still spend on IT systems to reduce costs and increase efficiencies.

An Aussie security company has been ranked eighth in the 2009 BRW Fast 100 list.

Telstra has updated its strategy and confirmed its financial guidance for 2009/10.

Datacom remains an exception to the general rule when it comes to green IT.

Internode is taking its sponsorship of this week’s Global Green Challenge for alternative energy vehicles seriously by putting founder and managing director Simon Hackett on the road for the 3000 km odyssey from Darwin to Adelaide.

Hosted telephony/unified communication services are becoming more prevalent.

Tata Communications, a leading provider of communications, will start delivering capacity into Australia via the privately owned PIPE Pacific 1 (PPC-1) cable system.

Data#3's survey of CIOs and IT managers reveals three top issues on the impact of Windows 7.

Australia’s newest satellite, Optus D3, is fully operational.

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has released a report, by leading cyber-safety experts, which recommends the creation of an independent, oversighting system and an annual auditing process for black lists if compulsory ISP filtering is introduced.

The Polaris data centre facility will host the entire Moneydirect suite of applications for all international markets on behalf of NEC Australia.

Dimension Data has demonstrated cost savings, innovation and long-term commitment to managing the South Australian government’s network.

Coca-Cola has signed up for a 10-year telecommunications contract with Telstra.