An international team of computer scientists has proposed a next-generation e-commerce system that uses internet bandwidth as a global ‘currency’.

The policy of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to sue users caught downloading music illegally has done nothing to slow the trade of copyrighted music on peer-to-peer networks, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation(EFF).

MORE than 500 car parts workers at Venture Industries have agreed to go back to work.

ANZ Banking Group says its revenue and expenses growth rates have been high in its target ranges in the first 10 months of fiscal 2007.

GAMING firm Tattersall’s says it’s well positioned for fiscal 2008, after today booking an annual net profit of $288.58 million, up 124.5 per cent on last year.

AN Australian-first trial to pay for goods and services with a mobile phone instead of a plastic card will start in Melbourne early next year.

Microsoft agreed to acquire Parlano, which provides technology to allow companies to create group chat sessions for employees, and add the application to its portfolio of communication offerings.

The SCO Group will likely appeal a judge’s decision to toss its ownership claim on the Unix operating system, company CEO Darl McBride said in an interview Tuesday.

Telstra, National Australia Bank and Visa have joined forces to test out near field communications (NFC) — a technology which allows users to pay for goods by placing their mobile phone on a reader.

The original Jedi lightsaber will travel 6 million miles in space to mark the 30th anniversary of the original Star Wars episode.