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The Australian government has announced that it will introduce its proposed Internet filtering system next year.

Symantec's Partner Channel Manager Andy O'Sullivan has exited the company, with reasons undisclosed. A replacement is being sought.

WorldxChange slams the govt's Ultra Fast Broadband plan, calling the GBP £1.5 billion investment a flawed failure that won't achieve intended outcomes.

The IT job market will continue to improve as it has in the past six months, according to recruitment specialist Randstad.

ICT Services rebound as revenues hit $59.8bn, indicating a potential end to the recession, led by firms like Fujitsu and IBM.

Around 100,000 customers woke up to a day without cellphone coverage in New Zealand due to a hardware failure on the XT Network.

Microsoft has released a new beta version of Office 2010 for download for a complementary trial from the Microsoft website.

Datacraft becomes first Asia Pacific partner in VCE coalition to drive adoption of data center virtualisation and private cloud infrastructures.

Richard Paul assumes sole directorship of Snappernet as former co-directors Mark Forbes and John Gould sell their stakes, citing personal priorities.

Motorola appoints Neale Joseph as the new General Manager of Channel Partner Sales in Australia and New Zealand, aiming to boost 2010 sales.

EA announces demo release date for highly anticipated shooter, Army of Two: The 40th Day, available on PS3 and Xbox 360 from December 17th.

Valve announces details of first add-on content for Left 4 Dead 2, including new arenas and a cameo from the first game's survivors.

Facebook has been forced to make changes to its new privacy settings, after widespread complaints that they just create new and more serious privacy problems.

Vodafone's new portable wi-fi device allows up to five users to share a 3G broadband connection but won't support speeds from its HSPA+ upgrade.

Symantec CEO Enrique Salem pledges ongoing support to SMBs and resellers, emphasising the critical role of partners in reaching these segments.

IBM to invest USD $80 million in a state-of-the-art data centre in Auckland, a pivotal step towards enhancing New Zealand's digital infrastructure.

Gen-i's CEO Chris Quin is claiming that XT mobile services affected by today's outage are functioning and that the majority of services have been restored.

Sony PlayStation exclusive, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, wins Game of the Year at Spike TV's video game awards in LA. New titles also announced.

[Update] Telecom is reporting via Twitter a massive outage on the XT Network this morning with no coverage south of Taupo.

Telecom is apologising for a massive outage that continues to affect the XT Network south of Taupo today, blaming it on a 'technical fault'.