An Australian man who admitted to hacking into the systems of Australia's second largest telecommunications company was recently convicted on an appeal in the New South Wales District Court, fined US$2,600 and placed on a two-year good behaviour bond.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has reached an agreement with its member states and the European Union for the development of the Galileo satellite-based navigation system, which will rival the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS). The agreement comes just weeks ahead of an international conference where frequencies for the EU system and power levels for the next generation of GPS satellites will be determined.