AARNet, the pioneer of the internet in Australia, has launched a book to commemorate its historical milestones. It is still going from strength to strength and will not rest on its so far admirable achievements, with a role to play as a testbed for the NBN and ensuring the regional blackspots, such as between Geraldton and Perth in Western Australia, are covered. [ + ]

Telstra expects its extensive Next G network coverage will convince the SMB market that its network is the only one when it comes to using the iPhone for business. [ + ]

NEC Australia believes it is onto a winner with the announcement of the next evolution of UC with an industry first, a personalised software suite. Its previous product, the SV8000 communication server range, has chalked up 4500 customers in 18 months. [ + ]

Alloy has been appointed to distribute the Zultys family of IP phone systems and unified communication solutions in Australia. This will enable Alloy to move further into the mid-size to large enterprise market. [ + ]

The demand for and reliance on electricity has far outstripped the ability of the public suppliers to deliver it. Moreover, many power outages occur inside the average Australian installation. Eaton issues advice to protect against power outages during severe weather, heat, electrical storms and cyclones. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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

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