iiNet unveils another new BoB
National broadband provider iiNet today revealed a new model in its BoB ADSL integrated router range, noting its latest all-in-one internet and fixed-line telephony device would be available by April...
View ArticleCommBank unveils Android app
The Commonwealth Bank yesterday announced it would offer its NetBank mobile banking app to Android users starting from tomorrow. In a statement, the bank said it had modified its mobile NetBank app –...
View ArticleRivals NASH teeth as IBM wins e-health deal
IBM today revealed it had won a $23.6 million contract with the National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA) to deliver the Federal Government's National Authentication Service for Health (NASH)...
View ArticleVodafone wins Desire Z exclusivity
Taiwanese consumer electronics giant HTC today revealed it would grant Vodafone Hutchinson Australia the exclusive right to sell its HTC Desire Z smartphone from launch.
View ArticleGreens finalise NBN joint committee
The Australian Greens today revealed it had reached an agreement with the Government to create a new parliamentary Joint Committee to oversee the rollout of the National Broadband Network.
View ArticleNEHTA, DoHA deaf to consumers, claim critics
A new e-health lobbying organisation has voiced its frustration at the National e-Health Transition Authority and Department of Health and Ageing for not communicating with consumers well enough.
View ArticleQLD Health payroll still “a mess”: Opposition
Queensland Shadow Minister for Information and Communication Technology Scott Emerson today contradicted the state's Health Minister's claims of having “stabilised” his department's troubled payroll...
View ArticleTelstra left out as Xperia arc lands in April
Mobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson today announced its new Xperia arc smartphone would hit Australian shores by early April and would be available through Optus and Vodafone -- but Telstra won't...
View ArticleCash Converters joins BMC’s cloud
BMC Software’s software as a service offering Remedy on Demand has won the trust of multinational second-hand goods trader Cash Converters, which today revealed it will use the platform to manage...
View ArticleAdobe’s Wallaby has Aussie roots
A slice of Australia has touched global technology giant Adobe's software development team, with the company naming a Flash to HTML5 conversion tool after one of Australia's favourite marsupials -- the...
View ArticleOptus to resell Google Apps to SMBs
Optus today announced it would partner with Google in its move to the software as a service market, revealing it would include Google Apps for Business in its portfolio of digital business solutions...
View ArticleASIO reveals new cyber-security guard
Federal Attorney-General Robert McLelland is tonight slated to unveil a new cyber-security unit created by peak intelligence agency the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO).
View ArticleAvaya picks up Defence switching work
Global enterprise networking giant Avaya has won the trust of the Department of Defence, and will deploy routing and switching solutions throughout the organisation's network.
View ArticleANZ and Visa trial mobile payments
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group and partner Visa have unveiled a four week internal trial of mobile phones used as substitutes for credit cards.
View ArticleSpeeding tickets: iiNet proposes copyright authority
National broadband provider iiNet today proposed the creation of an independent body to administer allegations of copyright infringement by internet users, including the power to issue fines and...
View ArticleVirgin customers extremely satisfied
Roy Morgan Research has revealed that customers of Virgin Mobile and VHA brand '3' are more satisfied with the service that they were receiving from their mobile provider than customers of other telcos...
View ArticleHuawei IDEOS X5 hits Australia
Chinese vendor Huawei today revealed it had launched its new IDEOS X5 smartphone in Australia, based on the Google Android platform popular amongst handset vendors in 2010 and 2011.
View ArticleNextGen completes Victor Harbor NBN link
Telco and network construction company NextGen Networks has completed laying a 146 kilometre fibre backbone link to South Australian town Victor Harbor and other rural locations as part of the National...
View ArticleAussie piracy report a “farce”, says Pirate Party
The Australian Pirate Party has attacked a study commissioned by the Australian Content Industry Group (ACIG) and put together by research group Sphere Analysis, calling it “a farce”.
View ArticleASG picks IBM for cloud infrastructure
Perth-headquartered IT services group ASG has standardised on infrastructure from existing partner IBM as it builds out its cloud computing base.
View ArticleTelstra iPhone users finally get visual voicemail
Two and a half years after much of the rest of the world got access to the visual voicemail feature used on Apple's iPhone range, and a year and half after the service hit Vodafone locally, Telstra has...
View ArticleHTC HD7 hits Telstra next Tuesday
HTC this morning revealed its new HD7 handset -- the Taiwanese manufacturer's third smartphone to run Redmond's Windows Phone 7 operating system -- would be available exclusively through Telstra...
View ArticleSenator Mary Jo Fisher on life, the NBN and everything
A lawyer with a strong background in dealing with farmers’ workplace issues, South Australian Senator Mary Jo Fisher probably never expected to become so involved in the highly technical world of...
View ArticleiiNever-ending story: AFACT to appeal
In a press release issued this afternoon, the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) announced it would continue its legal battle against ISP iiNet over copyright infringement, seeking...
View ArticleVideo: Apple faithful await iPad 2 in Sydney
In the middle of the Sydney central business district, surrounded by only a few essential belongings -- a chair, a sleeping bag, some grocery and a suitcase -- several young men are temporarily living...
View ArticleSpies may have hacked Gillard’s PC, says Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph this morning reported that at least 10 parliamentary computers, including those belonging to Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd and Defence Minister Stephen...
View ArticleCUA overhauls core banking platform
Credit Union of Australia today announced it would deploy a new core banking system based on Tata Consultancy Services' BaNCS platform, which the Indian services provider acquired a handful of years...
View ArticleSt George pioneers Windows Phone 7 app
St George Bank yesterday revealed it had developed what it claimed to be Australia's first banking application for Windows Phone 7 smartphones.
View ArticleNBN will stifle competition, says AAPT
AAPT chief executive Paul Broad today called on fellow telcos to stand up and “make noises” to protect competition in the new world order of the National Broadband Network.
View ArticleVodafone’s Infinite plans now allow tethering
Vodafone today revealed through its company blog that it had modified its Infinite mobile plans to offer tethering to both iPhone and Android 2.2 users.
View ArticleGillard hack a “wake-up call”, say security experts
The rogue attackers who are suspected of hacking into the parliamentary computers of Prime Minister Julia Gillard and others could have already covered their traces, a security expert said this week,...
View ArticlePushStart gives startups a leg up
A new Australian incubator for startups, PushStart, has formed and is head-hunting for volunteer mentors.
View ArticleAvaya wins Cochlear from Cisco, Alcatel
IP telephony and data player Avaya today announced it has signed a US$1 million contract to deploy integrated voice and data solutions for Cochlear, replacing previous vendors Cisco and Alcatel at the...
View ArticleNBN Co’s construction chief quits
NBN Co today confirmed its head of construction Patrick Flannigan had resigned from his role; news that came just days after negotiations broke down between the fledgling fibre monopoly and some 14...
View ArticleDefence issues $340m systems integration tender
The Department of Defence's Chief Information Officer Group (CIOG) today announced it would be shortly be selecting companies for an Applications Management Services Partner Arrangement (AMSPA) in a...
View ArticleRIM to demonstrate PlayBook in Australia
Research In Motion (RIM) has given a strong indication that its PlayBook tablet will shortly be introduced to the Australian market, inviting local journalists to preview the device next week.
View ArticleTech Mahindra takes control of VHA’s IT
Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) today confirmed it had appointed Indian IT services giant Tech Mahindra as its new IT managed service provider, in a deal which the Australian Financial Review has...
View ArticleHuawei is head-hunting in South Australia
Chinese manufacturer Huawei yesterday announced it would create 50 new jobs in South Australia, as part of its commitment to build Vodafone Hutchinson Australia's new network; news that comes as the...
View ArticleFoster takes over as Fujitsu’s Vawdrey promoted
Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand chief executive Rod Vawdrey (pictured, second from right) has been promoted to be the vice president of Fujitsu's Global Business Group, a move which will see him...
View ArticleOracle Exadata saves time for AFG
Oracle this week announced its Exadata Database Machine and suite of applications were up and running to serve the Australian Finance Group and its thousands of members.
View ArticleTassie Govt issues $17m PC tender
The Tasmanian Treasury, on behalf of the Tasmanian Government, has issued a request for tenders for a $17 million information, communication and technology hardware contract which will provide new end...
View ArticleWhen will Cisco stop selling the Flip in Australia?
Cisco this morning declined to issue a comment on the future of its Flip range of hand-held camcorders in Australia, after the company announced globally overnight that it would shut that side of its...
View ArticleNintendo has sold 31,000 3DS units since March
Nintendo today claimed to have registered record Australian sales for its 3DS portable device, within weeks from the console's launch locally.
View ArticleAGIMO unveils ICT strategy draft
The federal Department of Finance and Deregulation has published a draft of an ICT Strategic Vision which it hopes will fuel development of a next-generation era of better interactions between the...
View ArticleVodafone upgrades hit Central Coast customers
Vodafone today revealed it would shortly start conducting a large series of upgrades to mobile facilities on the Central Coast in New South Wales, setting itself a gruelling schedule with plans to hit...
View ArticleTelstra to release Motorola Xoom in May
Telstra and Motorola today confirmed long-held speculation that the manufacturer's Xoom tablet would launch on the telco's Next G network, with May timing but no pricing revealed at this point.
View ArticleVodafone testing Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Vodafone Australia today revealed via Twitter that it was testing version 2.3 of Google’s Android software on a number of high-end handsets — the Samsung Galaxy S, the 7″ Galaxy Tab tablet, the HTC...
View ArticleOptus picks Nokia Siemens for core
The nation's number two telco, Optus, today revealed it had selected Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) to be its sole packet core vendor, in a multi-million dollar contract that will allow it to face its...
View ArticleiiNet’s new BoB delayed to June
National broadband provider iiNet today revealed its latest integrated router, BoB2, would be released two months later than previously indicated but would be cheaper than the current model.
View Article‘We’ll do $10 billion’: Kogan ten-ups Gerry Harvey
Maverick entrepreneur Ruslan Kogan has fired another salvo in his ongoing war of words with retail rival Gerry Harvey, declaring his company would aim to achieve ten times the $1 billion in ten years...
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