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An estimated 95% of the planet’s population has access to broadband internet via cable or mobile network but there are some places where staying connected can be difficult. To address this, a scientific article, published as open access, proposes the use of nanosatellites to provide stable coverage in areas that are hard to reach using long-range communications.

Telecommunications company Telstra announced new initiatives including giving free data, upgrading payphones, and preparing its response team to help support and reconnect disaster-affected communities.

We discuss security in a co-location cloud environment.

Microsoft was so impressed with the work Brisbane-based GIS People’s did with its Gruntify platform built upon Azure, that it flew out its people from the US to film a case study.

A new survey shows Australians value data more than their hardware, something that’s no surprise given our digital lives and a growing number of PCs and mobile devices per household.

Nokia has created an ultra-compact LTE network for quick deployment for first responders, for stand-alone comms at mine sites or in rural/remote areas.

Online scam artists, purportedly from Australia, are exploiting goodwill of strangers in the wake of the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 using stolen credit cards and setting up fake social media profiles.

But it didn't - the Mayans were right, the charlatans were wrong.

Would you and your organisation be ready to cope with a disaster on the scale of this year's Japan and New Zealand earthquakes?

A recent survey of 250 Australian businesses found that their greatest fear was some kind of cyber attack; exceeding their fear of terrorism and natural disasters.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - August 12, 2010 - Business Continuity Asia Pacific (BCAP), the region's leading provider of real time disaster recovery and business continuity products and services, today announced a partner agreement with WAN appliance accelerator provider, Replify.

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