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  • Sydney council takes on e-payment solution

    Hornsby Council in northern Sydney has signed a deal with Westpac Banking Corporation to implement a new electronic bill presentment and payment service developed by technology specialist CommSecure.

  • Sydney council takes on e-payment solution

    Hornsby Council in northern Sydney has signed a deal with Westpac Banking Corporation to implement a new electronic bill presentment and payment service developed by technology specialist CommSecure.

  • NSW taxi council pushes e-tags as Sydney airport toll proceeds

    New South Wales taxis now have more reason to speed up the installation of e-tags after the NSW Taxi Council agreed with the government's decision to impose a AU$2 Sydney airport ground transport toll.

  • Free Wi-Fi set to go full-time at Sydney libraries

    Over the past four weeks, the City of Sydney Council has been trialling the provision of free Wi-Fi services in its libraries. With only a fortnight to go before the hotspots are switched off, a spokesperson has said that users won't have long to wait before access becomes a permanent fixture.

  • 'Complexity' delays free Sydney wireless network

    The NSW Government's plans to deliver a free wireless network trial for Sydney will be delayed due to complexities in sourcing a suitable network provider.

Blogs (2)

  • Read the blog post - Phil Dobbie

    NBN should be free, says economist

    Why the National Broadband Network should be free, and other stories from another day of the Senate Select Committee on the Rudd Government's telco infrastructure baby.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Is cable the answer to our broadband woes?

    Somewhere along the line, it became assumed that xDSL technologies -- which run over the last-mile of wiring so tightly controlled by Telstra -- were the only way forward for Australian broadband.

Features and Case Studies (18)

  • Bankstown print refresh boosts green space

    For Bankstown City Council, a 170,000-resident council south-west of Sydney, a desire to regain control of its printing environment -- and to reduce its impact on the environment -- recently led to a complete reconsideration of its printing, scanning and faxing processes.

  • Telstra Sydney protest: Photos

    Two of Telstra's unions commenced industrial action this week; this gallery documents a protest held on Tuesday morning outside Telstra's Elizabeth St, Sydney office, during the strike.

  • Photos: Sydney Googleplex Under Construction

    ZDNet.com.au takes you on a tour of Google's new Sydney Googleplex, which is currently under construction. Australian Googlers will work in an environmentally friendly building, next to glamorous Sydney Harbour, with views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Tower, and the Star City Casino.

  • Australian e-health: Where to from now?

    What this new NEHTA funding has done is ensured that its leaders feel vindicated in the way they have behaved they have essentially been 'patted on the head' and any real stimulus for 'root and branch' change has been lost.

  • VoIP war stories from the Australian front

    In this feature, ZDNet.com.au speaks to IT managers across the nation to collate their "war stories" deploying Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) in their organisations. Cut through the spin and find out what's really happening on the Australian VoIP front.

Reviews (1)

  • Helping the public travel smarter

    Smart cards are anticipated to be the next generation in public transport ticketing systems. What are the obstacles faced in implementing them?

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