Technology
Telstra vows to outdo NZ
By TOM PULLAR-STRECKER - The Dominion Post
Australia could leapfrog New Zealand if its government takes up Telstra's offer to build a fibre-to- the-cabinet network that would provide higher speeds and at least as wide coverage as a similar broadband network being built here by Telecom.
Butler bros seek to rally IT industry
By TOM PULLAR-STRECKER - The Dominion Post
Former Telecom mobile general manager Martin Butler and his brother, Neil, owner of Wellington software firm Optimation, have released a "five-point plan" that they say could help the New Zealand ICT industry capitalise on the economic downturn and deliver benefits to the economy.
Butler plan
Precarious world of Windows7
The Dominion Post
It is 25 years since Microsoft announced the development of Windows 1.0. It faces a stiff challenge maintaining the momentum of the product line with its forthcoming release of Windows7, reports Tom Pullar-Strecker.
Watch and wait
The Dominion Post | 12:19PM
TelstraClear has missed its self- imposed November deadline to update customers on improvements its has planned for cable TV customers in Wellington and Christchurch.
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COMPUTER SECURITY: New Zealand organisations are less likely to have formal policies to tackle information security risks and are more willing to hand over responsibility for IT security to outsourcing companies or contractors, according to a new survey.
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Videogames to go on vacation
With the holiday travel season fast approaching, videogame makers are making sure they have games and consoles handy for trains, planes and automobiles - and so are holiday destinations.
Review: USB missile launcher
The USB Missile Launcher lets you take office warfare to a whole new level.
Wikipedia often omits important drug info
Consumers who rely on the user-edited Web resource Wikipedia for information on medications are putting themselves at risk of potentially harmful drug interactions and adverse effects, new research shows.
Telco market to grow slowly
The New Zealand telecommunications market grew 2 per cent to $7.1 billion in the year to June and shouldn't be greatly dented by the economic downturn, says Australian analyst BuddeComm.