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SmartGate deployed at Sydney airport
SMARTGATE, the self-processing option for travellers, is now available at Sydney International Airport.

HP changes tack after ACCC probe
HEWLETT-PACKARD Australia has been forced to change the way it handles cash back and gift promotions following nearly 200 complaints from customers.

Adobe faces global customer service meltdown
ADOBE Systems is facing massive customer service delays worldwide, with some phone calls taking 40 minutes to answer.

Wong streamlines greenhouse reporting
CLIMATE Change Minister Penny Wong wants to slash red tape for businesses to make greenhouse gas emissions reporting simpler.

Optus faces class action
OPTUS could face a costly backlash from its dealer network for allegedly withholding commission payments.

Web boost for indigenous communities
THE federal government will spend $7 million on providing public internet access facilities in remote indigenous communities.

AusRegistry prepped for domain name gold rush
AUSTRALIA'S peak domain registry said it would take a tilt at 24 generic top-level-domains (gTLD) when the global names regulator begins accepting them early next year.

ICSGlobal in $3m capital raising
ASX-listed ICSGlobal hopes to raise $3.3 million to fund the expansion of its new medical billing and banking operations in the US.

Six areas picked to start broadband network
EMERALD and Geraldton, among six recipients of government largesse, are in electorates where the Labor Party holds marginal seats.

Buyers tuning in to digital
RETAILERS are gearing up for a run on digital radios after many metropolitan radio stations began digital broadcasting yesterday.

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Optus faces class action
OPTUS could face a costly backlash from its dealer network for allegedly withholding commission payments.

Adobe faces global customer service meltdown
ADOBE Systems is facing massive customer service delays worldwide, with some phone calls taking 40 minutes to answer.

HP changes tack after ACCC probe
HEWLETT-PACKARD Australia has been forced to change the way it handles cash back and gift promotions following nearly 200 complaints from customers.

SmartGate deployed at Sydney airport
SMARTGATE, the self-processing option for travellers, is now available at Sydney International Airport.

Wong streamlines greenhouse reporting
CLIMATE Change Minister Penny Wong wants to slash red tape for businesses to make greenhouse gas emissions reporting simpler.

Web boost for indigenous communities
THE federal government will spend $7 million on providing public internet access facilities in remote indigenous communities.

World Bank, Telstra in Satyam's sights
TECH Mahindra has officially written to the World Bank, asking for an eight-year ban against Satyam Computer Services to be lifted.

Telstra slammed for job cuts plan
MORE than 160 positions have been cut since David Thodey took over the reins from Sol Trujillo as Telstra's chief.

Five alleged credit card fraudsters face court
A LAWYER for the alleged head of a multi-million dollar international credit card fraud syndicate says the businessman will defend a raft of criminal charges.

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SmartGate deployed at Sydney airport
SMARTGATE, the self-processing option for travellers, is now available at Sydney International Airport.

Buyers tuning in to digital
RETAILERS are gearing up for a run on digital radios after many metropolitan radio stations began digital broadcasting yesterday.

Nokia N97 priced to match iPhone 3GS
NOKIA put a local price on its flagship N97 smartphone today as the competition intensifies in the high-end handset market.

Mobile universal charger soon a reality
THE world's biggest mobile phone makers announced a deal agreeing to a universal standard phone charger.

Cisco may offer web-based office software
CISCO Systems is considering offering web-based alternatives to Microsoft's popular Office software as the networking giant expands on the internet.

Hackers ruled out in NetBank meltdown
COMMONWEALTH Bank's online banking service, NetBank, has suffered its latest outage and was knocked offline yesterday for a few hours due to "technical issues".

EDS bags $600m tax office deal
THE Australian Taxation Office has awarded a two year, $604 million contract extension to EDS Australia.

Fire mapping teams go national
STATE and territory emergency services agencies are poised to create location intelligence teams to boost disaster response abilities.

BHP benefits from Rio robots
RIO Tinto is forging ahead with its "mine of the future" plans and will open its Perth operations centre one month ahead of schedule.

Apple's hardcore fans get new iPhone
AUSTRALIANS lined up in the cold last night to be the first to buy the latest version of Apple's touchy-feely iPhone.

Internet

China delays internet filter
CHINA has delayed a plan requiring that all new computers come with a Chinese-made internet filtering software program.

Micro-blog big for Kodak
KODAK's global chief marketer Jeffrey Hayzlett is one of the most followed business executives in the world on Twitter.

Google forced to shut sites
THE Chinese government will force the world's biggest technology company Google to block a raft of overseas sites on its search engine.

E-conveyancing thrown a $2m lifeline
PLANS to establish a national e-conveyancing system gained fresh impetus this week when the NSW government gave $2m to the project.

Twitter to maintain service after Iran vote
THE US government has asked Twitter to delay maintenance plans in order to allow Iranians to communicate during a media ban.

Millions flood Facebook
FACEBOOK said more than three million people registered user names in the first 12 hours after the social networking site offered members the chance to claim a personalised internet address.

Australians asked to Twitter way to World Cup glory
AUSTRALIA'S bid for the 2018 FIFA Football World Cup will be the first bid for a major event driven almost entirely by social media.

Government stumbles on e-prescription system
PHARMACY Guild members have briefed the Government on their plans for privately-owned electronic prescription exchanges.

Twitter members not as chirpy as first thought
BARELY a peep is heard from most Twitter members despite the soaring popularity of the micro-blogging service, according new reports.