Electronic Arts and Valve have announced the release date for the highly anticipated gravity defying sequel Portal 2.  Return once again to the Aperture Science Labs to battle GLaDOS this coming April.

Alcatel-Lucent has released a new software developer’s kit (SDK) for its smart desk phone for enterprises, at the same time as the company launched an enhanced developer portal which will be available worldwide in November.

The Mac version of the popular gaming platform Steam is now available for download, along with a selection of games (including one for free).

Valve Software will offer Mac versions of its Steam gaming service and Source gaming engine.

Listed Australian online movie subscription company, Quickflix has signed a three-year, half-million dollar deal with Macquarie Hosting to host its online portal as the company prepares for what it says is an expected big increase in business with the eventual launch of the NBN.

NetApp and Microsoft have teamed up to implement a virtualised data storage solution to enable a single, multi-agency portal for bushfire information for the Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE).

Media Monitors is claiming a world-first media intelligence mobile service with the launch of its mobile mediaportal.

Australia has become the first market outside the United States chosen by PayPal to roll-out its developer program, with local developers now able to access a range of technical tools, applications and online payment resources free of charge through a new Australian developer portal.

Australia’s ICT research centre, NICTA, has thrown open the doors of a new portal where a raft of open source software, developed by its own researchers, is available for download to anyone accessing the site.

IT services group, CSG is to deliver an online portal and support services to students in Victorian state schools under a $64.6 million, four year contract with the Victorian Government.