QLD energy agency builds secure Wi-Fi network
Queensland government electricity agency Powerlink will roll out a secure Wi-Fi network for four of its primary sites .
Stories by Tim Lohman
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NBN Co setting up shop
NBN Co has announced that it has selected Sydney and Melbourne offices, the latter within shouting distance of key government regulators, the ACMA and ACCC.
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HP's Hat Trick
Like a formula one driver at the top of his game, HP has shown remarkable consistency as the company negotiated the bends, curves and hairpins of the market over the past year.
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Cisco, EMC, VMware form private cloud pact
The current ratio of IT spend on maintaining IT systems against innovation has become unsustainable according to EMC’s Australian president, David Webster.
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ANZ to Spend $500m on Managed Network and Services
Singtel-owned telco Optus is provide telecommunications and managed networks service to the ANZ bank under a new $500 million, five year contract.
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Swine Flu Prompts Aussie CIOs to Revisit Business Continuity Plans
Australian health authorities may have given the all clear for two local suspected cases of the [[artnid:300804|swine flu virus|new]] -- which has killed more than 80 people in Mexico and infected 20 in the United States -- but concern over the spread of the potentially fatal disease has local CIOs revisiting their business continuity plans (BCP).
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CSIRO developing 100Mbit wireless broadband
Wireless technology currently in development by the CSIRO may be the key to bringing a cost effective National Broadband Network to regional and rural Australia, according to the national science organisation.
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My Net Fone to launch Naked ADSL2+
My Net Fone is to launch a national Naked ADSL2+ service in mid-May aimed at encouraging fixed line telephony users to ditch their current provider in favour of fast broadband and VoIP telephony services from the company.
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Commbank signs up to $1 billion Telstra services deal
The Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has announced Telstra is to be the beneficiary of a 10 year, up to $1 billion, managed service contract ahead of a planned telecommunications network upgrade aimed at creating a future-proof IT platform.
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Financial crisis challenging CIOs: VMware
The global financial crisis is causing CIOs to jump through more hoops than ever to get their IT projects approved, according to VMware’s APAC managing director Paul Harapin.
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UniSA launches sustainable energy centre
The University of South Australia (UniSA) has opened a Sustainable Energy Industry Support Centre aimed at speeding up the development of advanced solar thermal technologies.
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Infosys Australia launches SI, consulting practice
Infosys Australia has launched a consulting and systems integration practice in a bid to help it weather the global financial crisis.
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NBN 'Reckless': Minchin
Shadow minister for Communications Senator Nick Minchin has pointed to the findings of two studies as evidence of the “expose the recklessness” of the Rudd Government’s $43 billion National Broadband Network.
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Government Weak on IT Security: WA Auditor General
The WA Office of the Auditor General has slammed the privacy practices of government agencies saying that in many, fundamental weaknesses in all of the key areas of information security are present.
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3 boosts 3G coverage
In a move designed to life uptake of its mobile broadband and 3G mobile services, Hutchison owned 3 Mobile has announced it has boosted 3G coverage and cut the rate of its roaming charges.
