Telstra has been forced to compensate up to 42,000 users of its NBN Internet services after the ACCC censured the carrier for failing to deliver the promised speeds that were advertised. The big telco has tried to get back on the front foot by agreeing to the compensation.

The Australian Government's pledge to extend safe harbour copyright provisions and consult on fair use has met with disapproval from the Motion Picture Association of America, a lobby group for film studios.

Whenever a large event is on with huge numbers of people, mobile networks tend to suffer under the strain, but usage of Telstra's mobile network set a record for the Melbourne Cup yesterday.

Security firm Symantec says it has discovered a group named Sowbug that is carrying out targeted attacks on government entities in South America and Southeast Asia, with an emphasis on foreign policy institutions and diplomatic targets.

A FOSS stoush continues. The Software Freedom Conservancy says it cannot provide any details as to why the Software Freedom Law Centre, its creator, has suddenly sought to cancel the SFC trademark due to what it claims is "priority and likelihood of confusion" with its own trademark.

Australian start-up EpiSoft has closed a $1 million capital raising as it prepares to further develop its digital health platform and expand globally.

Cloud-based business process management software provider Promapp has closed a deal with the Whitsunday Regional Council in Queensland to underprin process support for a major new council IT system that will go live within the next 12 months.

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