Communications systems integrator, NEC, has appointed a new chief of its maintenance and support services business, NECare, with the company pursuing a goal of becoming the ‘leading ICT services provider of choice’ in the Australian market.

Cloud computing has moved dramatically from being viewed as a ‘disruptive’ technology and service to quickly becoming a mainstream IT option, according to one analyst firm and market watcher.

Global ICT services giant, Dimension Data, is claiming a world first ‘truly’ global managed service for visual communications with a new release targeting a wide range of enterprises.

ICT solutions company, Data#3, has opened its new integration centre in the Melbourne suburb of Braeside, creating an additional 25 new jobs in Victoria.

Australian-based IT vendor, Frontline Systems has been selected by Sydney’s Australian National Maritime Museum to lead the museum’s ICT Infrastructure upgrade project.

As Australia’s ICT trade deficit passes $22 billion, the global financial crisis and the high Australian dollar have brought about a decline in Australia’s ICT exports. The trade figures have prompted a call from the Australian Computer Society (ACS) for greater recognition of the ICT sector by governments to help bring about a stronger export performance in coming years.

ICT consulting and solutions provider, Tecala, has appointed a new business development manager tasked with driving demand for the company’s optimised infrastructure solutions and delivering new clients.

Australia's smart grid market is at an evolutionary stage, with many utilities considering smart grids at the same time as trying to validate the usefulness of different smart grid technologies and understand the business case for smart grids.

ERP services company, Extend Technologies, has formally been accepted on the NSW Government ERP Services Panel signalling a new era in the provision of ERP services to NSW government agencies, with the state government late last year shutting down its old contract system.

Employment is continuing to drop in the ICT goods sector and remaining flat in most ICT services, while ICT services employment has been flat or increased slightly - by a mere one percent - in most countries, including Canada, Germany, Sweden and Chinese Taipei, according to a report on  the ICT industry by the OECD.