Australian media group, Yahoo!7,  has boosted its management team with the appointment of former E*TRADE managing director, Stuart Sayer, in a newly created role of chief operating officer.

The boom in Internet-enabled mobile devices (IEMDs) is reshaping the European printing industry, offering new challenges and opportunities for hardcopy vendors, with analysts predicting a slow decline in future demand in print volumes for the traditional hardcopy vendors.

The Australian international advertising technologies commercialisation specialist company, the Ventures in Digital Media (ViDM) Group, has appointed a new CFO and company secretary.

Kodak, the legendary photographic company, has entered into Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US, hoping to reorganise its business with a near US $1b “debtor-in-possession” loan from Citigroup.

Telsyte and the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association (AIMIA) have partnered to produce the second edition of Digital Nation, a compendium of research and commentary on the digital lifestyle of Australian consumers.

Full-service digital agency, Amnesia Razorfish, has won young women’s fashion retail chain, Sportsgirl following a competitive pitch, capping off a big year with $10 million in new business added in the past 12 months.

Customer experience systems vendor, Amdocs, has just released a new solution that it claims ‘revolutionises’ how service providers can rapidly deploy innovative new data services to improve the customer experience and accelerate data services monetisation.

The mobile telephony industry has failed to convince a parliamentary enquiry into the communications needs of emergency service organisations that these needs are best met through services provided by the mobile communications industry rather than by dedicating spectrum for emergency communications services.

Advertising technologies provider, Venture in Digital Media (ViDM) has appointed former Yahoo!7 and Fairfax Digital senior team members to help drive the new Australian company’s growth in the Asia Pacific market.

  Sony Australia has launched what it claims is the world’s first binoculars with the ability to record full HD video with stereo sound, and boasting specialised features such as sleek and stealth design, a superior magnification capability as well as steadyshot active mode to ensure a clear viewing experience.