Calm, diplomatic and deep down a salesman. David Thodey, the meat in Telstra's Kaz sandwich, will be in familiar territory in his new role as Telstra's chief executive officer.
Around 2,000 jobs could be under threat after Nortel, having filed in the US for bankruptcy protection just a day ago, decided to put its UK operation under administration.
We asked readers to respond with an email indicating what they thought about the government's plan to filter internet content at the ISP level the response was overwhelming.
The Terria broadband consortium is finalising a deal with key telecommunications unions which would see the groups negotiate a collective agreement in the event of Terria winning the federal government's $4.7 billion broadband contract.
Two fast-growing Australian IT services firms have planned a more cautious approach to hiring in 2009 to reflect unpredictable conditions.
The fact that Australia won't be represented at either of the globe's pre-eminent showcases for emerging tech companies should be considered a national disgrace.
Seven has made no secret of its expansion ambitions, but buying into pay-TV monolith Foxtel lends even greater clarity to the network's long-term vision. With wireless distribution and solid content channels under its belt, can Seven bring IPTV into the mainstream?
Given that the new iPhone 3G S is rated at up to 7.2Mbps, you'd think Telstra would be all over it as a potential show pony for Next G's purported high-speed performance. Yet the opposite seems to be true.
IT often promises the government much with the big pull being productivity gains and cost savings, but does the government think about IT in the terms of something that will cure its ills or something which could backfire and give it process diarrhea for a decade?
Last year I opined that, even if Telstra did launch Apple's iPhone 3G, conflicting goals meant it couldn't afford to seriously back the product. This year, Telstra proved me right, and the reason is simple: Australia's biggest telco just wants to be a Mac.
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In his role as Telstra's chief executive, Sol Trujillo is the most talked about and controversial telecommunications executive in Australia. ZDNet.com.au sister site CNET News.com sat down with Trujillo during a recent trip to the US to quiz him about wireless and handsets.
Despite its clear benefits in stock tracking and the success of early, isolated pilot tests in tracking high-value assets, RFID technology is still spinning its wheels as ongoing high costs and unclear return on investment continue to keep once-enthusiastic customers away in droves.
Here's the way things work at Microsoft. After correcting shortcomings in the first and second editions of its software, version 3.0 of a Microsoft product usually silences the company's worst critics, allowing management to get on with business of crushing rivals. But I'll be first to acknowledge that Silverlight breaks with that pattern.
At the Beijing Olympics, cybercriminals will be on the prowl for credit card information to steal, and security forces could well direct snooping efforts at unsuspecting travellers, warns the US government.
The CIO of the Australian Sports Commission (ASC), the federal government's sports administration and advisory agency, has lifted the lid on the technology powering Australia's athletes.
As the official sponsor of dairy products for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the Yili Industrial Group in Inner Mongolia is one of the leading enterprises in China. In this Vision Series interview, IT headhoncho Wang Xiaogang talks about technology challenges in a traditional environment and his vision for innovation.
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AOC's latest 19-inch monitor from its Jenio range has brilliant colours and great ergonomics, but we would have liked to have seen a faster refresh rate than 60Hz at its native resolution.
Despite its thin and flimsy carry case, the NP905G2 projector straddles the line between portability and a full feature set very nicely.
Samsung's official phone of the Olympic games may not look especially sporty, but HSDPA, lag-free performance, and its great 5-megapixel camera help get the U900 out of the blocks and over the line.
The ViewSonic VX2025wm may not win the gymnastics event in the monitor Olympics, but this 20-inch wide-screen LCD offers excellent performance and built-in speakers, making it the best deal in its category.
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