Hosting powerhouse Melbourne IT has started selling pay-as-you-go, enterprise-class cloud services to SMEs as one of just six companies worldwide selected as resellers for the vCloud Express software from global virtualisation specialist VMware.
Mandatory filtering plan an 'ultimate embarrassment'
The Rudd Government plan to introduce mandatory ISP-level filtering was dead in the water and Communications Minister Stephen Conroy should end the farce now, the Opposition’s leader in the Senate Nick Minchin said.
ACCC pricing process 'ridiculous' and 'stupid'
The consumer watchdog’s draft pricing for fixed-line wholesale services will kill new investment in copper-based broadband, punching a big hole in any interim planning in the lead up to the years-away NBN roll-out, access seekers say.
Melb IT first half struggles, but bullish on full-year
Domain name, rights management and IT services conglomerate Melbourne IT has posted disappointing first half-results against the back drop of global financial difficulties, but is forecasting stronger second half returns.
Centrelink in urgent data centre relocation
Data centre capacity constraints are so severe at Centrelink that the agency cannot wait for the Gershon-inspired consolidation strategy to emerge, instead signing a $5 million short-term relocation and expansion plan.
Conroy: Service levels still not good enough
Spiralling complaints about the service levels of Australia’s largest phone and internet companies has levelled off in the past six months – but not enough to convince Government to withdraw a threat of regulatory intervention.
DSTO unveils best flight simulator ever
The Australian Defence Force's technology arm has commissioned a $1.7 million upgrade to its flight simulation research facility, enabling secure online connectivity to allied simulator operations around the world to conduct joint exercises.
VC Playford raises near record funds
Despite tight financial markets, Adelaide-based Playford Capital generated more than $12 million in investment capital last financial year, with 70 per cent of it coming from private investors.
The world now has 4 billion mobile phone users
Two-thirds of the world’s population uses a mobile phone as global user numbers passed the four billion mark, with continued strong growth in newly industrialised countries – and demand for mobile data booming across Europe, Japan and the US.
Conroy unveils $60m eHealth NBN project fund
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has used an eHealth conference in Canberra to unveil a $60 million funding package to improve broadband-delivered health, emergency services and education in regional Australia.
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