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3000 new business information management consultants at Capgemini
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2009-10-29 17:52:52
Capgemini is to boost the number of its business information management consultants by 3000. This will be a 75% increase.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2009-10-29 17:52:52
Capgemini is to boost the number of its business information management consultants by 3000. This will be a 75% increase.
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Telstra out early for Xmas
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2009-10-21 22:43:43
Telstra has brought out four new mobiles phones and a new prepaid mobile data modem as it looks to hook in consumers in the lead up to Christmas.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2009-10-21 22:43:43
Telstra has brought out four new mobiles phones and a new prepaid mobile data modem as it looks to hook in consumers in the lead up to Christmas.
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Australia’s energy sector readies for smart grids
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-19 20:35:44
Rolling out smart-grid technology is a “business imperative” for Australia’s energy distributors and network owners, with a new study finding that the key challenges facing the industry as it considers the deployment of smart grids, are the regulatory framework, funding, ICT, people, strategy and the consumer.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-19 20:35:44
Rolling out smart-grid technology is a “business imperative” for Australia’s energy distributors and network owners, with a new study finding that the key challenges facing the industry as it considers the deployment of smart grids, are the regulatory framework, funding, ICT, people, strategy and the consumer.
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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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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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Smartphone market surges to new high
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Reports & Surveys
2009-10-12 23:12:48
The smartphone market in Australia is booming, with shipments of the converged devices surging by 29 percent year-on-year in the first half of this year, and those smartphones with a touchscreen or QWERTY keyboard up by a whopping 235 percent year-on-year.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Reports & Surveys
2009-10-12 23:12:48
The smartphone market in Australia is booming, with shipments of the converged devices surging by 29 percent year-on-year in the first half of this year, and those smartphones with a touchscreen or QWERTY keyboard up by a whopping 235 percent year-on-year.
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Changing Australian mobile phone habits revealed as market matures
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Reports & Surveys
2009-09-30 08:10:24
The global financial crisis continues to reverberate around the world but in Australia, at least, one business sector - the ever changing telecommunications industry – is experiencing rapidly increasing consumption of non-voice/text services, including multimedia, content, information and entertainment services by consumers as mobile phone usage matures.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Reports & Surveys
2009-09-30 08:10:24
The global financial crisis continues to reverberate around the world but in Australia, at least, one business sector - the ever changing telecommunications industry – is experiencing rapidly increasing consumption of non-voice/text services, including multimedia, content, information and entertainment services by consumers as mobile phone usage matures.
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Stora provides a shared home for media files
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Storage
2009-09-22 00:58:53
Netgear is addressing the shared storage needs of connected homes with the Stora Internet-enabled NAS unit.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Storage
2009-09-22 00:58:53
Netgear is addressing the shared storage needs of connected homes with the Stora Internet-enabled NAS unit.
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Conroy tightens measures to protect telecoms consumers
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-09-15 03:03:06
Consumer protection aspects of telecoms legislation - such as the standard telephone service, the provision of payphones and the customer service guarantee will be tightened considerably under the proposed new telecommunications legislation and much greater control given to the minister and the ACMA.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-09-15 03:03:06
Consumer protection aspects of telecoms legislation - such as the standard telephone service, the provision of payphones and the customer service guarantee will be tightened considerably under the proposed new telecommunications legislation and much greater control given to the minister and the ACMA.
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ACCAN targets self-regulation, broadcasting and the NBN
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-09-03 00:22:04
The new consumers telecommunications body, ACCAN is proposing to expand its scope to cover broadcasting and to demand legislation requiring that the government formally respond when presented with evidence of systemic failures in the telecoms and broadcasting markets. Also on the table is a proposal that it lobby for "The abandonment or reform of self-regulation to a best practice system that better delivers consumer outcomes, and is more technology neutral."
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-09-03 00:22:04
The new consumers telecommunications body, ACCAN is proposing to expand its scope to cover broadcasting and to demand legislation requiring that the government formally respond when presented with evidence of systemic failures in the telecoms and broadcasting markets. Also on the table is a proposal that it lobby for "The abandonment or reform of self-regulation to a best practice system that better delivers consumer outcomes, and is more technology neutral."
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Social networks pose security risks for enterprises
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-09-01 20:41:12
Employees accessing social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter while at work pose a problem for their bosses as they grapple with the dilemma of allowing them to use Web 2.0 tools responsibly, without sacrificing their business security and regulatory compliance requirements.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-09-01 20:41:12
Employees accessing social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter while at work pose a problem for their bosses as they grapple with the dilemma of allowing them to use Web 2.0 tools responsibly, without sacrificing their business security and regulatory compliance requirements.
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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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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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Online crims go phishing for Australian tax refunds
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Phishing
2009-08-24 04:50:59
Cyber criminals have been tricking Australian taxpayers into revealing highly sensitive, personal information – essentially stealing their identities – to get hold of their tax refunds in a new phishing scam targeting the Australian Tax Office.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Phishing
2009-08-24 04:50:59
Cyber criminals have been tricking Australian taxpayers into revealing highly sensitive, personal information – essentially stealing their identities – to get hold of their tax refunds in a new phishing scam targeting the Australian Tax Office.
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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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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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Security claimed to help online business bottom-line
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-08-19 23:42:12
Many of Australia’s online enterprises are predicting their business will grow by around 10 percent over the coming year, and a large number of those businesses are looking at security to help drive bottom-line success.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-08-19 23:42:12
Many of Australia’s online enterprises are predicting their business will grow by around 10 percent over the coming year, and a large number of those businesses are looking at security to help drive bottom-line success.
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Notebook sales take lions’ share of US market
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-08-02 03:57:30
Consumer demand for mobile computers remains strong in the US despite the severe economic downturn, with notebooks making up three out of four computers shipped to the US market during the second quarter of this year.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-08-02 03:57:30
Consumer demand for mobile computers remains strong in the US despite the severe economic downturn, with notebooks making up three out of four computers shipped to the US market during the second quarter of this year.
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iPhone impacts as mobile Internet growth surges
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2009-07-16 01:36:18
Fuelled by the impact of the iPhone, mobile websites are attracting increasingly more Australian consumers looking for on-the-go information on everything from breaking news, sport, entertainment, celebrity gossip and, even predictions for the future with their personal horoscope reports.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2009-07-16 01:36:18
Fuelled by the impact of the iPhone, mobile websites are attracting increasingly more Australian consumers looking for on-the-go information on everything from breaking news, sport, entertainment, celebrity gossip and, even predictions for the future with their personal horoscope reports.
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iPhone 3GS rules ok, says Consumers Union
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2009-07-07 01:20:16
Which smartphone tops Consumer Reports' latest ratings? The iPhone 3GS - not that this news will surprise iPhone fans.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2009-07-07 01:20:16
Which smartphone tops Consumer Reports' latest ratings? The iPhone 3GS - not that this news will surprise iPhone fans.
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AAPT boosts management team from within
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology people
Category: Appointments
2009-06-25 03:43:52
AAPT has drawn from within its own ranks to boost its senior management team as chief executive, Paul Broad pursues a strategy to drive increased business to its consumer, business and wholesale divisions.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology people
Category: Appointments
2009-06-25 03:43:52
AAPT has drawn from within its own ranks to boost its senior management team as chief executive, Paul Broad pursues a strategy to drive increased business to its consumer, business and wholesale divisions.
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Australian PC market slumps, but notebook sales on the up
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-23 04:59:16
The Australian client PC market has declined in a tight economic environment, but in more encouraging news for vendors, growth in the notebook market is expected to continue, pushed up by new, light and thin notebooks.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-23 04:59:16
The Australian client PC market has declined in a tight economic environment, but in more encouraging news for vendors, growth in the notebook market is expected to continue, pushed up by new, light and thin notebooks.
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New LCD TVs compete where it hertz
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-06-12 05:44:05
The launch of Sony’s new Z5500 series 52 inch LCD TV and its “2nd-generation 200Hz” technology is competing with LG’s new 200Hz models, while Samsung and Panasonic are upping the plasma ante with “600Hz”screens they naturally say deliver better picture quality than 200Hz LCDs – but your eyes will have to be the judge!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-06-12 05:44:05
The launch of Sony’s new Z5500 series 52 inch LCD TV and its “2nd-generation 200Hz” technology is competing with LG’s new 200Hz models, while Samsung and Panasonic are upping the plasma ante with “600Hz”screens they naturally say deliver better picture quality than 200Hz LCDs – but your eyes will have to be the judge!
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