• SmartGate hits Sydney Airport

    SmartGate, the self-processing option for travellers, is now available at Sydney International Airport.

    03 July 2009 06:21 PM

  • Conroy calls for NBNCo law feedback

    Communications Minister Stephen Conroy is seeking views on the legislative framework that will govern the National Broadband Network Company as the Communications Senate Committee dissects his first piece of NBN legislation.

    03 July 2009 06:34 PM

  • Union: Telstra to cut 100 Melbourne jobs

    Telstra is on the brink of axing 100 jobs from its Melbourne global operations centre, the Communications Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU) claimed today.

    03 July 2009 06:04 PM

  • Telecom NZ faces engineer protests

    Telecom New Zealand faced union protests in Auckland today in relation to its re-shuffle of engineering contractors.

    03 July 2009 05:56 PM

  • ACCC whips HP cashback into shape

    HP Australia has changed its claims processing and complaints handling procedures, following numerous complaints received by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission about the manufacturer's cashback and gift promotions.

    03 July 2009 05:03 PM

  • ACCC releases VHA merger justification

    The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has released its public competition assessment of the Vodafone/Hutchison merger after approving the deal a month ago.

    03 July 2009 04:43 PM

I think DAFF are in for an rude and expensive shock. They have no idea what they will be in for when dealing with a tier 1 multinational.

From: Group 8 moves on post-Commander

Read it here, then discuss it in Talkback.

  • Hiccups for Tassie schools' ICT merger

    Tasmania's plan to combine its year 11 and 12 colleges with its TAFEs to form a new statewide system with shared ICT services has run into teething issues.

    03 July 2009 12:41 PM

  • Apple selling unlocked iPhones online

    What a difference a year makes; new carriers and new ways to buy Apple's touchscreen wunderkind.

    03 July 2009 11:17 AM

  • Squiz buys Funnelback

    Content management company Squiz has acquired Funnelback, an Australian search firm spun off from the Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organisation.

    03 July 2009 11:18 AM

  • Basslink misses 30 June deadline

    The Basslink fibre-optic cable linking the mainland to Tasmania is technically live, but hasn't yet carried one of its first major customer's traffic across Bass Strait.

    02 July 2009 05:46 PM

  • ComputerCorp wins big at QLD DET

    ComputerCorp has come out on top in the Queensland Department of Education and Training's latest round of purchasing laptops for teachers through its $70 million computers for schools program.

    03 July 2009 06:04 PM

  • Backhaul tender cautiously welcomed

    Internet service providers (ISP), mobile telcos, and bidders for the $250 million regional backhaul build have welcomed the launch of the initiative, but questions remain over whether the plan will deliver competition.

    02 July 2009 05:53 PM

  • Horror story: Qld Health datacentre disaster

    On 20 May, a brief electricity brown-out struck a Queensland Health datacentre, starting a chain of incidents that resulted in serious outages of over 20 health applications. Read our blow by blow account of an event that constitutes every CIO's nightmare scenario.

    02 July 2009 05:46 PM

  • TransGrid outage causes Equinix blip

    Equinix's large Sydney datacentre experienced an outage today flowing from a TransGrid electricity equipment fault in the Hunter Valley.

    02 July 2009 05:05 PM

  • ICT companies using more lobbyists

    Australian technology and telecommunications companies are making more use of lobbyists to gain influence in Canberra, the Federal Government's lobbyist register has revealed.

    02 July 2009 02:40 PM

  • NBN HQ decision will wait for board

    The location of the National Broadband Network headquarters will not be decided until after the NBN company's board and chairman are appointed, Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy told his state counterparts this week.

    02 July 2009 02:02 PM

  • Nokia N97 ships with Aussie apps

    During the launch of the N97, Nokia demonstrated some of the Aussie apps available for its flagship smartphone.

    01 July 2009 02:11 PM

  • Telstra, unions agree on bargaining principles

    Telstra chief David Thodey has signed an agreement with the telco's key unions outlining the principles that will guide negotiations over its new enterprise agreement.

    01 July 2009 04:28 PM

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