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.
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