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Australia's Telstra restricts iPhone supply lines

July 9, 2008 The short list of Telstra sites selling the iPhone 3G raises questions about whether the telephone company has received a limited allocation of the device. TAGS: Telstra Corp., Apple iPhone 3G, Sydney, Apple iPhone, Australia, allocation, 3G, store, telephone company, Apple Computer

Phishing complaints double in Australia

June 16, 2005 Financial agency says the problem is accelerating so fast a general warning to raise awareness is necessary. TAGS: phishing, complaint, Australia

RIM to move into Australia, Asia

March 22, 2004 Research In Motion continues its expansion into new countries as it announces its BlackBerry service will be available in Australia and Asia through partner Singapore Telecommunications. TAGS: SingTel, Australia, Research In Motion Ltd., Asia, wireless device, RIM BlackBerry, CDMA

Australia's Spam Act to become law in April

December 19, 2003 Australia's Spam Act will come into effect 120 days after receiving Royal Assent, the federal government announces. TAGS: Australia, law, spam, e-mail

Australia pushes further Web censorship

September 21, 2007 Touted as tool for targeting phishing and terrorist sites, new bill would allow police to alter current Internet "blacklist." TAGS: censorship, Australia, terrorism, crime, police, bill, phishing

Sharman cuts off Kazaa downloads in Australia

December 6, 2005 Shutdown affects only the download site; people who already have the software can keep sharing files on network. TAGS: Sharman Networks Ltd., Kazaa, KaZaA Media Desktop, Australia, appeal, court, party, order, P2P, conference

Australia to outlaw suicide Web sites

June 24, 2005 Goal is to prevent use of the Net to encourage "vulnerable individuals" to take their own lives. Fines could run as high as $425,000. TAGS: suicide, legislation, Australia, law

Symantec buys in antipiracy tools

May 16, 2005 Purchase of Australia-based XtreamLok bolsters protection for licensed software applications. TAGS: Symantec Corp., antipiracy, Brisbane, Australia, acquisition

Meet the king of coal

February 25, 2008 You may not love coal, but you use a lot of it. Peabody Energy's Greg Boyce says the company will even participate in cleaning the stuff up. TAGS: coal, natural gas, CO2, electricity, China, Australia, U.S.

Yahoo ventures further Down Under

December 9, 2005 Joint venture with Seven Network will combine online, mobile, IPTV businesses for markets in Australia and New Zealand. TAGS: IP television, New Zealand, Yahoo! Inc., Australia, venture, broadcaster, TV

iTunes store comes to Australia

October 25, 2005 Apple opens up its online music venue for buyers Down Under, but don't go looking for tunes from Sony BMG. TAGS: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Apple iTunes Music Store, Apple iTunes, Australia, Apple Computer, song, Sony Corp., music, Apple iPod, video

Dow Jones settles Net defamation suit

November 16, 2004 Financial publishing company to pay businessman Joe Gutnick about $440,000 to end suit. TAGS: publishing company, Australia

Aussie watchdog eyes Oracle's PeopleSoft bid

March 19, 2004 Australia's competition watchdog said it is "concerned" Oracle's hostile bid for PeopleSoft would lead to a "substantial lessening" of competition. TAGS: Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., Australia, acquisition

Trade deal exports DMCA down under

August 3, 2004 President Bush signs a trade deal that extends controversial software patents and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to Australia. TAGS: free-trade agreement, DMCA, software patent, Australia, rights-management, open-source software, law, agreement, intellectual property, U.S., Linux, president

Australia signs on to global spam fight

July 6, 2004 Official sees hope in combination of government rules, self-regulation, industry initiatives, technical solutions and consumer awareness. TAGS: memorandum of understanding, Australia, spam, agreement, anti-spam, chairman

Australia forces ISPs to attack spam

March 29, 2006 Government introduces rules for Net access providers to further stamp out unwanted bulk e-mail. TAGS: Internet Service Provider, spam, Australia, service provider, Internet service, code, e-mail

Growing BearingPoint to hire in Asia

August 12, 2004 The outsourcing company, which added hundreds of workers this year, is hunting for more in the Asia-Pacific area. TAGS: BearingPoint Inc., Asia-Pacific, outsourcing, Australia, Asia, worker, Japan, China

Australian man, ISP found guilty of piracy

July 14, 2005 Major record labels in Australia win a legal battle against a man and his ISP for alleged music piracy. TAGS: Internet Service Provider, verdict, Australia, piracy, court, Sydney

Airgo next-generation Wi-Fi gets global approval

October 25, 2004 Company's MIMO wireless networking technology gets approval from standards bodies in U.S., Japan, Canada, Australia and EU. TAGS: Airgo Networks, MIMO, approval, wireless networking, European Union, Wi-Fi, Canada, Australia, Japan, U.S.

Gates: Open source a great ad for Windows

June 28, 2004 Microsoft chair says it's great to have "a few design wins" by Linux and such in the news--it shows how much simpler Windows is. TAGS: Bill Gates, open source, Australia, open-source software, Linux, information technology, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system
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