Australian BlackBerry owners looking to purchase a newer model phone may be eligible for up to $120 credit if they trade in their existing BlackBerry, as part of Research In Motion’s new Trade-Up program.

Australian telecommunications provider Eftel has successfully completed its purchase of ClubTelco, with the combined companies turning over more than $1 million a week from their 120,000 active accounts.

Domain registrar and web host Netregistry has acquired web host Distribute.IT, following a hacking attack earlier this month which irrevocably destroyed the online assets of some Distribute.IT customers.

In two separate deals announced recently, Telstra and Optus revealed they would each migrate customers from their broadband networks to the NBN (National Broadband Network).

A new survey has found that Australian employees use remote working technologies while on holidays and in their own time. Companies should limit the use of these tools in order to preserve employees’ personal time.

In a competition open to Australian K-12 schools, Wavelink is giving away a $25,000 wireless LAN, including installation and support.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released a draft report detailing several consumer protection measures it plans to implement in order to pull misbehaving ISPs and telcos into line.

The federal government has revealed its ambitions for broadband in Australia, with the release of its Digital Economy Strategy.The strategy includes spending details on a range of initiatives.

Late last week, Lockheed Martin revealed that on 21 May it became aware of a significant attack on its information systems network. According to NSS Labs, a security advisory organisation, this attack follows directly from a breach at RSA Security in March, in which attackers may have acquired the means to crack RSA’s SecureID two-factor authentication systems.

Domain registrar and hosting provider Netregistry will offer two years of free online accounting software to all of its 250,000 customers, following an investment in online accounting provider Reach Accounting. The first 3000 customers to sign up will receive a total of five years of free access.

Australia is the lead adopter of cloud computing in the Asia-Pacific region, with almost half using cloud computing, according to a new research paper from Frost & Sullivan. The company predicts that cloud-related spending will continue to increase.

IBM held a CIO round table this week to coincide with the reveal of the results from its latest CIO Study. The study canvassed CIOs from the ANZ region and around the world on the role of the CIO and what’s on the CIO’s radar. Merri Mack was there to report.

Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN) went live for the first time on mainland Australia yesterday, with the launch of the first mainland trial for the network, in the regional town of Armidale.

Most Australian businesses experienced an IT security attack in 2010, in the form of viruses, worms, phishing attacks or hacks, according to new research from Webroot.

In its analysis of the Australian federal goverment's 2011 Budget, the Australian Computer Society has called for more details on ICT awareness plans, ICT education placement and e-health investment.