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CSIRO-China first up summit on ICT
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news

Category: Market News

2009-11-09 22:45:11
Australia’s national science agency, the CSIRO, has brought together Chinese and Australian policy makers, industrialists and researchers in a first-ever ICT summit it is hosting in Shanghai to discuss the future of information and communication technologies.


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Mitel UC solution drives down costs, says real estate firm
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry

Category: Deals & Wheels - Contracts

2009-10-25 02:21:18
A Victorian real estate agency has completed implementation of a Mitel unified communications solution which the firm says has significantly reduced ongoing communications costs and enhanced collaboration between employees located across four different sites.


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If you have a spam, telemarketing complaint, report it says ACMA
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news

Category: Market News

2009-10-13 04:11:00
Broadcasting and communications regulator, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), says that two in five Australians with mobile phones or an email account  - or 39 percent of the population – are unaware of who to contact to complain about spam email and SMS, and it is powerless to act to protect consumers’ rights unless it receives complaints.


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AT&T on the ball with rugby comms centre
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news

Category: Market News

2009-10-12 02:04:48
AT&T is providing data communications services for a state-of-the art communications centre built in the shape of a giant rugby ball next to a Tokyo stadium which will stage a rugby match between the New Zealand All Blacks and Australia at the end of October.


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Epworth Healthcare supports growth with Siemens IP system
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry

Category: Deals & Wheels - Contracts

2009-10-06 22:15:23
Epworth Healthcare, Melbourne’s largest not-for-profit private hospital group, has selected a new IP communications system that it says will significantly improve the quality of its patient and client customer service, help generate substantial cost savings, assist in providing improvements in quality and capabilities for users of the telephone system, and help support the healthcare provider’s plans for significant future growth.


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Safety first for NEC comms installation
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry

Category: Deals & Wheels - Contracts

2009-10-05 22:40:45
Australia’s National Safety Agency (NSA) has selected an NEC integrated voice and data communications platform which it says will underpin one of the most advanced law enforcement vehicle packages in the world.


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LeasePlan selects Verizon for 30-country comms deal
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry

Category: Deals & Wheels - Contracts

2009-09-13 21:52:24
Fleet and vehicle management group, LeasePlan, has contracted Verizon to provide all of the company’s global communications services, including in its Australian business, in a deal which will link more than six thousand of its employees across 30 countries.


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Watch out carriers or we'll fight you on TV: ACCAN head
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Policy & Regulation

2009-08-26 03:46:27
In a colourful speech today, Allan Asher, the new CEO of the Australian Communications Consumers Action Network (ACCAN) has given telco service providers a tongue lashing. He warned that they risk having their reputations publicly questioned in the media by the new telecoms consumer peak body if they don't pick up their game.


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Consent flaws blight comms sector, call for regulators to act
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news

Category: Regulatory

2009-08-23 05:14:15
Inconsistent and unsatisfactory consent requirements are prevalent in telecommunications laws and industry codes of conduct, despite consent being an essential part of contract formation, subscription services and the use of customer information in Australia’s communications industry.



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Less cost, hassle & paper with new ‘green’ solution, says Infosys
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news

Category: Market News

2009-08-16 23:24:23
Infosys today launched a new service for its Australian and New Zealand customers which it claims will deliver less costs, less hassle and less paper and improve a company’s green credentials.


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Telstra signs Bank of Queensland for three more years
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Industry

2009-07-29 17:35:40
Telstra has retained the Bank of Queensland as a customer despite "an exhaustive market review".


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Russia House connection for Verizon
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications

Category: International

2009-07-09 22:21:06
The recent US-Russia summit in Moscow was all about high level diplomacy and an agreement on reducing nuclear arsenals, but behind the politics there was a commercial agreement falling into place with local Russian telecommunications company, Synterra and American telco Verizon signing up to a deal of their own.


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Microsoft out, Intranet Dashboard in at Kathmandu
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry

Category: Deals & Wheels - Contracts

2009-07-01 23:10:39
Australian outdoor clothing retailer Kathmandu has ousted Microsoft’s SharePoint platform and deployed an alternative, home-grown software solution from Intranet Dashboard, citing the higher cost of the Microsoft solution as the primary reason for the switch.


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First NBN backbone tenders called
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Networks

2009-06-30 21:32:09
Although the Federal government previously suggested that the National Broadband Network (NBN) rollout would begin in Tasmania, the first round tenders are all for mainland facilities.


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Trust your vendor? Not really: report
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature

Category: Virtualisation

2009-06-23 23:14:42
IT users are far too trusting of the information given to them by vendors when it comes to making purchasing decisions. Yet according to at least one respected research group, it seems ICT vendors are about as trustworthy as used car dealers and should be treated with caution.


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Compression Depression
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology feature

Category: Virtualisation

2009-06-17 19:00:02
Network traffic compression is becoming increasingly an issue for corporations looking to squeeze as much bang-for-buck from their IT departments as possible.  With WAN acceleration as an offshoot, this real life example shows ways in which bandwidth can be better utilised to deliver high rates of data at good speeds.  Effective WAN capacity can be multiplied with a relatively cheap solution, such as the Juniper WX range of devices, but there are pitfalls.


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The Wave: Get the inside view from Lars Rasmussen
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news

Category: Market News

2009-06-02 00:12:10
A wave of enthusiasm, mild awe and wonder, not least from iTWire’s own, has swept the world with the launch of Google’s Australian-developed application Wave, and we’ll soon hear about its development, right here in Australia, from one of the developers who has made it all happen.


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IBA Health goes with Verizon solution
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news

Category: Vendors

2009-05-05 04:38:37
Australian specialist health IT services group, IBA Health, has selected a Verizon Business private IP solution for its global communications network connecting more than 4,000 employees in 22 offices across Australasia, the Middle East, South Africa, India, South East Asia and Europe.


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Talking NBN at industry forum
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news

Category: Internet

2009-05-04 06:47:02
Australia’s proposed national broadband network (NBN) will  be scrutinised from all angles when industry heavyweights meet at a forum later this month, which the communications industry’s peak body, Communications Alliance, says is critical to ensure the NBN delivers the capabilities, services and outcomes required to drive innovation, efficiency and an enhanced lifestyle for Australia.
 


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Sterling wins B2B contract with Mercer
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature

Category: Server

2009-04-20 05:58:27

Global consulting and investment services firm, Mercer, has contracted AT&T subsidiary, Sterling Commerce to provide a network solution to facilitate electronic communications with the New Zealand Inland Revenue department.


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