18th December 2011 Archive

Browse by publication date, or search the site.

Her Majesty's £444m court IT system can't even add up fines

Auditors unable to get hold of revenue accounts

The Libra magistrates' courts case management system has contributed to the inability of HM Courts Service to produce basic financial information to support its accounts, according to a report from the National Audit Office (NAO). The courts service uses Libra, plus information produced by local police forces' IT systems, to …

Software 18 Dec 13:02
Cudo CEO exits for startup

Data mining lessons basis of new business

The founding CEO of NineMSN’s daily deal success story, Cudo, has revealed that he is leaving the post to start a new venture. Billy Tuckerwho, who joined Cudo from Microsoft Australia, will be replaced by Mike Sneesby in February 2012. Since 2010, Cudo has been one of the trailblazers in the Australia group buying sector, and …

Business 18 Dec 21:49
Homeland Sec., RIAA Torrent lists published

YouHaveDownloaded.com is a gift that keeps on giving

When the online tool YouHaveDownloaded.com jumped onto the hit parade last week, most people reacted with a kind of cautious paranoia, wondering how much of their BitTorrent use was easily discoverable. That is, after all, what the site is ostensibly about: using the IP addresses published by BitTorrent users (and the files …

Software 18 Dec 22:30
Telstra gets licence to thrill in Asia

Secures licences for Japan and Singapore

Telstra has been given the green light to operate in Singapore and Japan, securing telecoms operator licences for those two countries. The licences allow Telstra to own infrastructure facilities and be directly responsible for services delivered to customers locally in both countries. In November Telstra secured three new …

Business 18 Dec 23:00
ACCC flags shift in regulation

Future of ADSL still matters while Oz waits for NBN

The ACCC has re-opened the long-standing debate about wholesale ADSL regulation, issuing a discussion paper as the precursor to an inquiry as to whether the sector needs greater regulation. While Australia’s infrastructure-based ADSL competitors – those who have installed their own DSLAM networks – have their access to Telstra …

Business 18 Dec 23:30