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Telstra launches 4G Wi-Fi hotspot

news The nation’s largest telco Telstra has launched 4G LTE Mobile Wi-Fi device, allowing Australians in 4G coverage areas to enjoy high-speed mobile Internet on their Wi-Fi-enabled laptops, tablets and smartphones. The battery-powered Mobile Wi-Fi 4G (for business customers) and the BigPond Mobile Wi-Fi 4G (for consumer customers) let users share a Telstra 4G LTE […]

Vodafone replaces CEO Dews

news Vodafone Australia yesterday announced the appointment of Bill Morrow as the company’s new chief executive, succeeding Nigel Dews, the current Vodafone CEO who has been assigned a senior role within Vodafone part-owner Hutchison Whampoa, reporting to group managing director, Canning Fok. Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) is a joint venture between the Vodafone Group and […]

TPG considering unlimited NBN plan

in brief National broadband provider TPG is reportedly considering launching a National Broadband Network pricing plan offering unlimited download quota, similar to its popular existing ADSL2+ unlimited plans. iTNews reports (click here for the full article): “TPG general manager of marketing and sales Craig Levy … said the company was “looking at all our options” […]

Some ISPs’ shaping speeds slower under the NBN

news A number of Australian ISPs, including Internode, Primus, Engin and ClubTelco, have set shaping speeds on their National Broadband Network fibre plans slower than the shaping speeds on their existing ADSL broadband services, despite the fact that the NBN’s fibre infrastructure offers base speeds substantially higher than the copper-based ADSL network. ‘Shaping’ refers to […]

Red Cross last upgraded its IT in 2002

in brief The Australian Red Cross last upgraded its IT infrastructure ten years ago, it has been reported in the wake of news that the organisation will receive a $10 million grant from Microsoft to modernise its infrastructure. Computerworld quotes the organisation’s director of IT, Warren Don (click here for the full article): “the organisation’s […]

Senate order: Greens demand secret piracy docs

news The Australian Greens have filed a motion in the Senate requesting that the Government release documents regarding its closed door meetings on Internet piracy which the Attorney-General’s Department has blocked from being released under Freedom of Information laws. On 8 February this year, major Australian ISPs sat down with the representatives of the film, […]

Questions & answers: Oracle Australia MD Ian White

interview Long-serving Oracle Australia managing director Ian White (check out his biography here) is one of the most senior figures in Australia’s technology industry, leading the local operations of a company whose technology has been involved at some level in virtually every major Australian IT Project. In this interview, we asked White a series of […]

ING DIRECT rolls out Microsoft cloud deployment

news ING DIRECT Australia has deployed Bank in a Box, a private cloud infrastructure, in collaboration with systems integrator Dimension Data and backed by technical expertise from Cisco, NetApp and long-term partner, Microsoft. A case study published by Microsoft this month reveals the background to the technology deployment at ING DIRECT. ING DIRECT Australia is […]

Optus, Virgin open pre-orders for HTC One X

news Optus has announced the availability of online pre-orders for the HTC One X Android smartphone. Booking started on March 20th for delivery in metropolitan areas on April 2nd, and regional areas on April 4th. Optus subsidiary Virgin Mobile has also announced the imminent arrival of HTC’s flagship model in Australia, posting “check back early […]

Optus 4G trial blazes past 70Mbps

news Australia’s number two telco Optus announced late last week that it had successfully completed what it said was the nation’s first 4G mobile broadband trial using 700MHz – a new mobile frequency providing wider coverage and faster speeds as compared to the existing 4G mobile services that used the 1800MHz spectrum. Optus’ successful trial […]

iiNet launches faster ADSL transfer process

news National broadband provider iiNet has introduced changes in its broadband transfer process, making it possible to switch to an iiNet service easily, in a few hours — allowing them to avoid the lengthy downtime associated with churning to a new ISP, which can sometimes extend to several weeks. In a media release yesterday, iiNet […]

In secret piracy talks, iiNet risks losing its integrity

opinion By participating in a series of highly secret, closed door negotiations with the Government and the content industry over the future of Internet piracy in Australia, national broadband provider iiNet risks losing its integrity and the trust of its customers that it will represent their best interests on the issue. If you have followed […]

Mapping out the NBN Co IT paradigm

feature When it comes to selecting IT platforms and partners to support its business mission, the Federal Government-owned National Broadband Network Company faces a somewhat unique set of problems and opportunities. When most organisations go through this kind of internal IT infrastructure rollout, they have to do so with the awareness of either a certain […]

Companies forgoing corporate UC for Skype

news Australian enterprises have started using more public telephony and softphone services as part of their voice and video communications mix, analyst firm Telsyte has found — with commodity platforms like Skype winning out ahead of more premium enterprise IT-focused offerings from the likes of Cisco and Avaya. A study published by the firm last […]

GAME taken back to the brink as creditors shun rescue plan

Note by Delimiter: The GAME Group operates some 95 stores around Australia, employing some 600 staff. The retailer is a major competitor to retailers like EB Games and JB Hi-Fi. This article titled “Game taken back to the brink as creditors shun rescue plan” was written by Zoe Wood, for The Guardian on Friday 16th […]

Blackout: Govt piracy meeting completely censored

news The Federal Government has declined to reveal almost any information about a second secret industry meeting held in February this year to address the issue of Internet piracy, using a variety of complex justifications to avoid releasing virtually any detail of the meeting under Freedom of Information laws. The closed door meeting, held on […]

iiNet dumps off-peak quotas … but not on NBN plans

news National broadband provider iiNet has dumped the idea of separating quota on its ADSL broadband plans into on- and off-peak chunks, but has not extended the same system to its National Broadband Network plans. For a number of years, iiNet customers have been allocated quotas in two chunks — normal daytime ‘peak’ quota, which […]

Apple’s new iPad 3 – review

Note from Delimiter: Australian pricing details for the new iPad are available here. This article titled “Apple’s new iPad 3 – review” was written by Charles Arthur, for guardian.co.uk on Thursday 15th March 2012 07.05 UTC In answer to your first question: yes, there is a difference. In answer to your second: yes, you can […]

Australians offered digital inbox for real mail

news A trio of business process companies have teamed up in a joint venture to offer Australians an easy way to receive their physical mail — online. Australia’s first digital postal service – Digital Post Australia – a joint venture between Computershare Limited, SALMAT and Zumbox, would be available to all consumers across Australia later […]

Recruiter picks Telstra for cloud, telco services

news Recruitment and HR services provider Randstad has signed a three-year deal with Telstra, to provide telecommunication services and transition the company into a cloud-computing model. Under the agreement Randstad will gradually transition to cloud computing services from Telstra allowing Randstad to maximise the return on investment from its legacy hardware. As part of the […]

Vodafone up for sale, reports The Australian

news The Australian newspaper has reported (click here for the full article) that embattled mobile telco Vodafone Australia has been put up for sale, with a memorandum on the issue having been issued to potential buyers such as telcos and investment houses in Asia and Europe. The telco has been struggling for some time in […]

Sydney Apple iPad queue is huge

video If you’re curious to know what the launch overnight and this morning of Apple’s new iPad, check out these two videos posted by Gizmodo of the event. The first video chronicles Telstra’s midnight launch last night. The telco was the only company (apart from Big W which also opened a few of its stores) […]

Samsung Galaxy Note launches in Australia

news Samsung launched its Galaxy Note Android handset in Australia on Tuesday. The device, which the company claims is a product category of its own, is described as having the benefits of a tablet while maintaining the functionality of a smartphone. It comes with a 5.3” high resolution screen and a stylus called ‘S Pen’ […]

Microsoft Hyper-V wins huge Coles rollout

news Microsoft has revealed that a virtualisation solution built on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Enterprise with Hyper-V technology has been implemented by retail giant Coles, at each of its 741 supermarkets, to tackle an aging, in-store fleet of server hardware. Additionally, the company utilized Microsoft System Center solutions to centrally manage and orchestrate the […]

Game in talks over possible rescue deal

Note by Delimiter: The GAME Group operates some 95 stores around Australia, employing some 600 staff. The retailer is a major competitor to retailers like EB Games and JB Hi-Fi. This article titled “Game in talks over possible rescue deal” was written by Zoe Wood, for The Guardian on Wednesday 14th March 2012 21.17 UTC […]

Telstra’s 3G network is dying in CBDs

analysis Popularity has its downside. Reports from around Australia over the past week have made it very clear that Telstra’s flagship Next G network is often struggling to function at all in the CBDs of capital cities such as Sydney and Melbourne during peak load times, leaving customers in the lurch without any access to […]

Telstra hosts midnight iPad launch tonight

news The nation’s largest telco Telstra has revealed plans to open its flagship downtown retail stores in Sydney and Melbourne at midnight tonight (Thursday night) to start selling Apple’s new iPad tablet, eight hours ahead of planned retail launches by Optus, Vodafone and Apple itself. “Telstra is throwing open the doors to its Sydney (George […]

Buzzword bingo

blog This afternoon I received the following press release from NEC Australia. However, unfortunately I have no idea what it means. Can anyone tell me? The problem appears to be the sheer number of buzzwords inserted into the one press release — I can’t tell the content from the buzzwords. “Today, NEC Corporation globally announced […]

Telstra parts ways with Sensis CEO

news Telstra yesterday announced that long-time Sensis CEO Bruce Akhurst would leave the company in May after 15 years in service. Having joined Telstra as General Counsel in 1996, Akhurst was appointed in 1999 to the role of Group Managing Director, Legal and Regulatory, before moving to lead Wholesale and BigPond. On January 1st, 2005, […]

Executives carry more tech devices than ever

news Corporate executives are increasingly carrying around multiple devices at work, new research from the University of Sydney has revealed. Most executives carried two smartphones, as well as a tablet and possibly a laptop with them every day, showed research jointly carried out by Dr Kristine Dery, a senior lecturer at the University of Sydney […]

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