This page:

• Companies,
• Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
• ISP tools and
• Publications

Companies

• Acer - large IT vendor
• Adobe produces popular .pdf reader used for many documents distributed online (portable document format)
• Altech Computers - Australian Based IT vendor
• AMD - chip maker
• Anyware - Australian based IT vendor
• Apple Computer Australia - large IT vendor
• Asus Australia - large IT vendor
• Autodesk - software vendor
• Belkin - peripherals, modems, routers and more
• Billion - sells modems and routers
• BenQ Australia - large IT vendor
• Buffalo Technology - IT vendor
• Canon - major IT vendor
• Compucon Computers - Australian based computer vendor
• Computer Alliance - IT vendor
• Computer Associates - major IT vendor
• Creative - major IT vendor, particularly audio
• D-Link - sells modems and routers
• Dell Australia - sells PCs
• Draytek - sells modems and routers
• Dynalink - sells modems and routers
• emachines.com.au (was gateway) - sells PCs
• Enspire Digital - Australian based IT Vendor
• Excel Computers - Australian based IT vendor
• Gamedude - Australian based IT vendor
• Gigabyte Technology - IT vendor
• Harris Technology - large Australian Based IT vendor
• Hewlett Packard - large IT company
• IBM - large IT company
• Intel - chip maker
• ISYS - Australian IT company specialising in searching large volumes of material
• JVC Australia - various products including video cameras
• Kingston - memory
• Kogan - Various products Australian based
• Lenovo Australia - bought out IBM's hardware business
• LG Australia - large IT vendor
• Linksys - modems and routers
• Microsoft (Australia), Microsoft (US)
• Mitsubishi Electric - Australian site
• MSI - NSW based computer store
• Netgear - sells modems and routers among other things
• Nokia Australia - Phones and accessories
• Nvidia - Graphics cards
• Paramount PC - Adelaide based IT vendor
• PC Connections - Canberra based PC vendor
• PC Quest - Australian based IT vendor
• Philips - Large IT vendor
• Plus Corp - Australian based IT vendor
• Pioneer computers
• Protac - Australian based technology vendor
• Red Hat - a major Linux vendor
• Scorpian Technology - IT vendor
• Seagate - storage
• Shuttle - Australian based IT vendor
• Skype - VOIP
• Sun - Australian site, large IT company
• Swann - home security including cameras
• Topfield - digital receivers and PVRs
• Twinhead - notebooks
• Toshiba - major IT vendor
• Western Digital - storage
• Zensonic - audio-visual based IT

ISPs - Internet Service Providers note: as with all sites, these are not recommendations

• AAPT
• AOL - Australian arm
• Big Pond - Australian based
• Dragnet - Australian based
• Freeonline Australian based
• iinet
• Internode
• Optus Australian based
• TPG Australian based.
• Westnet

Sites that Review ISPs or Provide Assessment Tools

• BigNoseBird has free webmaster scripts and recommends hosting solutions
• DNS Stuff
• Web Host Magazine
• Web hosting talk
• Whirlpool - broadband discussion forum

Publications

• Australian Personal Computer Magazine 
• Australian IT - Murdoch's IT news
• Dan's Data - has hardware reviews
• Experts Exchange - computer advice
• Extreme Tech - technology info
• Gizmodo.com.au - gadget based news/info
• Notebookhunter - Australian based
• Overclocker's Australia - has lots of information
• PC Authority - Australian IT magazine and the A-list their IT picks
• PC User Australian IT magazine
• PCWorld from IDG - Australian
• CNet Australia - see also Cnet US
• eweek - IT news
• Foldoc - free online dictionary of computing
• Information Week - IT news
• Infoworld - IT news
• Lifehacker - IT articles
• Newsforge - news about the open source movement
• T3.com - gadget news
• Technews from the Washington Post
• Techradar - UK based
• The Register - UK based, now with a US site
• Shiny Shiny - UK based tech blog for 'girls'
• SlashDot - 'News for Nerds'
• Techdirt - IT news
• Techgeek.com.au - Australian based
• Techmeme - tech news recommended by vote
• Technology section for the Sydney Morning Herald
• Tom's Hardware Guide
• Wikipedia - over 2 million articles
• ZDNet Australia has a US based parent ZDNet