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Qld gets new ‘free-flow’ tolling system
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry

Category: Deals & Wheels - Contracts

2009-11-19 19:34:27
Thales Australia has partnered with Queensland Motorways to develop and implement Queensland’s first free-flow tolling system on the Logan Motorway, Gateway Extension and Gateway Bridge, which is now just over four months into operation after the contract was awarded to Thales in February last year.


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CSIRO hybrid plugs into the future
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Science

Category: Energy

2009-10-27 02:46:34
The CSIRO and energy distributor, SP AustNet, have started a three-month road trial of a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), which could one day end up in every Australian driveway, after modification of the car using a US-developed conversion kit at the CSIRO’s laboratories in the Melbourne suburb of Clayton.


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Axis wins Sydney trains surveillance camera contract
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Vendors

2009-10-21 19:28:46
IP camera specialist Axis Communications will supply security cameras for Sydney's new Waratah train fleet.
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Adelaide commuters get internet bus trial
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Internet

2009-08-25 20:36:22
A trial of a bus passenger information system that also provides free onboard internet access has begun today in Adelaide. The system has been developed by a group of companies that includes Cisco.


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CSIRO powering up in US market
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Science

Category: Energy

2009-08-16 00:15:38
The Australian-invented UltraBattery is set for accelerated development in the United States with the US Government awarding a grant of $US32.5 million to manufacturer East Penn to produce the battery.


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New supply chain player emerges from merger
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry

Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions

2009-07-29 00:19:49
A newly formed, Australian-owned supply chain company has emerged from the merger of ASA Logistics and International Concept Forwarding (ICF) in a deal announced in Melbourne today.


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Star Trak Express selects Intermec
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature

Category: Virtualisation

2009-06-28 04:29:08
Australian logistics and warehousing group, Star Track Express, has selected a mobile data capture platform from supply chain vendor, Intermec, to meet the company’s increasing customer demands for online tracking of collections and deliveries.


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Unisys bags $25 million airports contract
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature

Category: Virtualisation

2009-06-21 22:11:41
Unisys has inked a $25 million contract to continue providing a baggage reconciliation system for 44 international airlines operating from eight Australian international airports.


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Look to Asia Pacific, urges Austrade
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature

Category: Virtualisation

2009-06-15 04:26:40
Australia’s trade promotions organisation, Austrade, says opportunities are opening up for Australian IT companies to take advantage of increased technology spend by Asian companies, despite the global economic downturn.


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Bing Travel fails to deliver
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Search engines

2009-06-04 22:08:59
Bing arrived with a bang, and now the initial fuss has ebbed Microsoft is adding features. Bing Travel provides airfare and hotel search, but falls down in some important respects.
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Logica's Internet-based platform for green car project
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry

Category: Deals & Wheels - Contracts

2009-03-29 01:41:07

Logica has unveiled the essential internet based platform that will be used by transport specialists, designers and others to design the c,mm,n, the green car of the future, a prototype of which will be displayed at the Amsterdam auto show starting on Tuesday, 1 April.


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London tube says no underground mobiles any time soon
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news

Category: Mobiles

2009-03-17 18:40:49
You wouldn't think that getting mobile phones to work on an underground transit network would be that difficult in the 21st Century. Try telling that to Transport for London...


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TransLogix streamlines warehouse operations for Maxwell Group of companies
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry

Category: Deals & Wheels - Contracts

2009-03-11 06:04:43

Trans Tasman supplier of transport and logistics solutions, TransLogix, has implemented an enterprise-wide 3PL (3rd party logistics) warehouse system for New Zealand’s Maxwell Group of Logistics Companies.
 


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Sydney RailCorp tells iPhone developer not to help commuters!
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles

Category: IT blog

2009-03-06 05:13:25
One has to really wonder how the people who run a public transport system got their jobs when they start threatening entrepreneurial technology innovators who try to help their commuters. In the case of Sydney's RailCorp, the NSW Government should seriously start looking at getting some new management talent into the organisation.



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Australia’s first GSM-based rail communication system for Melbourne
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry

Category: Deals & Wheels - Government

2009-03-02 08:17:28

Nokia Siemens is to implement the first GSM-based rail communication system in Australia with an upgrade of the Victorian urban rail network’s existing analog system in a contract valued at more than $150 million.


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Google Maps gain Transit layer for selected cities (Updated)
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Internet

2009-01-15 21:57:56
Google has added a Transit (public transport) layer to more than 50 cities in various countries. But don't get too excited - it's just a map layer and does not include route and timetable information.


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France to trial 4GB USB train tickets
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news

Category: Hardware

2008-09-05 05:41:09
French train travellers will soon be able to top up their train travel passes at home using a PC courtesy of the first RFID-based smart ticket complete with USB compatibility...


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Toyota Winglet takes off as competition with Segway
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science

Category: Health

2008-08-02 12:26:08
On Friday, August 1, 2008, the Toyota Motor Corporation announced its new “Winglet,” a stand-up motorized scooter that will be tested for commercial use in 2008-09. In direct competition with the Segway, Toyota hopes to catch the popular ride of personal transport vehicles.


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ABC NewsRadio axes StarStuff program – why?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-06-26 09:14:48
ABC NewsRadio, Australia’s only 24 hour continuous news service, has axed one of its longest running programs because it wants to divert funding elsewhere. The program? StarStuff, the only space, science, astronomy and cosmology show on Australian radio. What a shame!


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The suitcase that thinks it's a Segway
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Products

2008-06-23 16:50:03
A UK company has developed the world's first powered luggage, and it seems to operate in a similar fashion to the Segway personal transporter.


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