A new CSIRO wireless project, Ngara, could be a boon for rural and regional broadband. The technology promises to be four times as efficient as competing wireless technologies.

EMC announced last week that its SecureID system had been breached. According to one security consultancy, this breach may have completely compromised the two-factor authentication product, exposing customers’ systems to attack.

APC and NextDC have signed a Strategic Alliance Memorandum of Understanding for the joint marketing of NEXTDC data centres in Australia and internationally.

Emerson Network Power has announced that it will help Datacraft design six internet data centres in India.

The Federal Government plans to avoid $1billion over the next 15 years in data centre costs with its data centre strategy.

Following the catastrophic earthquakequake and tsunami that assaulted Japan late last week, several service providers have offered users free calls and text messages to loved ones in Japan.

Although Internet Explorer 9 carries several improvements over previous versions, experts say the omission of support for Windows XP limits its applicability to the business world.

Tyco Electronics has announced plans to change its name to TE Connectivity, in order to better reflect its product range.

In preparation for the NBN, Nextgen Networks has announced the completion of its Perth to Geraldton fibre backhaul link, which is intended to fill blackspots in existing regional broadband availability.

Under a new agreement, storage vendor NetApp will acquire external storage systems business Engenio from LSI for a total of US$480 million.

With the launch of a new data centre in Sydney, McAfee is offering Australian and Asia-Pacific customers access to its global web and email security-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings.

Communications vendors Motorola and Cox have achieved return path data transmission speeds of 356 Mbps in Las Vegas tests, claiming a world record in the process.

The two millionth .au domain registration occured last night, prompting celebration from within the industry.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) welcomes the comprehensive review of media and communications regulation recently announced by Senator Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.

NEC has launched one of the world’s first devices to simultaneously acquire fingerprint and finger vein characteristics without physical contact. Dubbed the HS100-10 Contactless Hybrid Finger Scanner (HS100-10), it is scheduled to ship in May 2011.