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The UK government has received strong interest from private players for its Ultra Fast Broadband network, including international players.

Nominations are open for the 2010 Gen-i Public Sector Excellence Awards, recognizing stars in the public sector.

While the recession is proving tough for most businesses, resellers focused on the information space are witnessing a strong surge in demand.

National Journal unveils cyberwar realities, differentiating between cyberwarfare's role in conflict and cybercrime's impact.

Resellers could be cut out as Microsoft moves towards a more sustainable means of selling its software <br /> <br /> licenses.

Vodafone is offering SKY customers with Ideal or Ultimate packages a free upgrade to MYSKYHDi plus a discounted installation rate of NZD $49 from December 7th.

Education consultant Charles Newton warns the Government that delivering fibre broadband to rural schools is just step one in a complex digital puzzle.

Labour accuses ICT Minister Steven Joyce of evading questions on Telecom's potential breakup during the Ultra Fast Broadband rollout discussions.

Telecom snubs ComCom's demand to retract statements deemed misleading amid legal fallout over compliance issues.

Kiwi company Right Hemisphere, whose clients number many Fortune 500 companies, has cemented a partnership with Mecanica.

Security takes centre stage in the new cloud computing offering from Unisys, which was originally developed for the US Department of Defence.

A new worm targets jailbroken iPhones, exploiting a vulnerability for those with OpenSSH installed. Time to reset your passwords.

ShoreTel the IP phone systems and Unified Communications vendor has signed an established New Zealand reseller to on-sell its products.

Despite a dismal year for IT spending with a 5.2% global decline, Gartner predicts a rebound in 2010 with a 3.3% increase, reaching USD $3.3 trillion.

In a move that will disrupt the networking industry, Hewlett-Packard has entered into an agreement to buy network, switching, routing and security.

Telecom has brought forward plans to offer wholesale services on its XT Network by a year, it's been announced today.

The Commerce Commission's report reveals that 2degrees has injected competitiveness into NZ's mobile market, but fixed line services remain costly.

Federated Farmers warn government of 'digital ghetto' risk in rural areas if broadband funding isn't increased.

Microsoft's Bing search engine has just announced a series of new features, some of which are powered by the Wolfram Alpha 'answer engine'.

A recent IBM survey reveals that CIOs, including 129 from ANZ, must balance multiple roles, with driving innovation as a key responsibility.