The technology sector is still the most trusted industry sector in Australia, as revealed in a global survey which found that last year people in countries around the world blamed their governments, more than any other institution, for the financial and political crisis they endured, including in Australia where only one-third of the general population trust the institution of government to do what is right.

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.

Barely two days into 2012 and the first report of an upcoming Apple event had arrived, mysteriously heralding not an iPad 3 nor possibly any iPhone 5, but instead a “media related” announcement.

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.

Online and digital media solutions vendor, Hostworks, has secured a contract with Australia’s leading media and entertainment company, Southern Cross Austereo, to provide it with a managed online environment encompassing audio streaming and key radio station websites.

As spending on information technology and services in the Australian insurance sector grows, external factors like regulatory change, an uncertain economy and the increasing frequency of catastrophic events are forcing insurers to reassess their business processes and the technology that enables them.

Digital media industry consulting firm, Ventures in Digital Media (ViDM), has acquired its share capital in digital media integrator, Amplify, in what the company says is a foundation for expansion into Asia markets, with a particular focus on the ‘hyper growth opportunity’ in the Chinese market.

On the same day it released its public discussion paper on Australia’s digital future, the federal government has acknowledged what it says is the “pressures brought about by the advent of digital technologies” in the terms of reference for its independent media inquiry announced today by Minister Conroy.

Personal media delivery specialist TigerSpike has received an $11 million capital injection from marketing communication and market research group Aegis Media.

It's been a long time coming, but there's finally a program that will play Blu-ray movies on a Mac. It's unimaginatively - though aptly - named Mac Blu-ray Player.