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Perth innovation the next Oz world-beater

Perth innovation the next Oz world-beater

Farmers have traditionally read the skies for insights into surviving the harsh agriculture business but now it's a new type of cloud that may support them.

March 30th, 2012 in Bootstrappr by Mahesh Sharma Comment Vote
Perth mayor to deliver on Wi-Fi pledge

Perth mayor to deliver on Wi-Fi pledge

Perth is set to become one of Australia's most connected capital cities if recently re-elected Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi holds true to her campaign pledge to outfit the CBD with free Wi-Fi.

October 17th, 2011 in Government by AAP, and Michael Lee Comment Vote
Inside ASG's Perth datacentre: photos

Inside ASG's Perth datacentre: photos

ASG Group has launched its $10.3 million datacentre and $3.6 million cloud computing facility in Perth today, which it claims will withstand a one in 100-year flood event.

September 7th, 2011 in Broadband by Michael Lee Comment 3 Votes
COAG sub-committee praises disaster tech

COAG sub-committee praises disaster tech

The National Emergency Management Committee has issued an update on the National Strategy on Disaster Resilience, which has praised the use of technology in disaster scenarios, following the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting in Canberra yesterday.

February 14th, 2011 in Government by Luke Hopewell Comment Vote
WA defends SMS emergency system

WA defends SMS emergency system

The Western Australian Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) has defended its use of the SMS emergency warning and evactuation system after residents panned the system's effectiveness during the Perth fire crisis.

February 11th, 2011 in Security by Luke Hopewell Comment Vote
Fujitsu's Perth datacentre opens: photos

Fujitsu's Perth datacentre opens: photos

Fujitsu, in partnership with BankWest has opened its latest datacentre in Perth which the provider is calling Australia's greenest and most advanced datacentre facility.

November 26th, 2010 in Datacentre by Suzanne Tindal, and Luke Hopewell 2 Comments 1 Vote
Perth smart meter trial goes live

Perth smart meter trial goes live

The Western Australian Government yesterday launched the Perth component of its smart meter trial, after the successful installation of 8900 smart meters in Perth homes.

July 7th, 2010 in Government by Luke Hopewell Comment Vote
Perth man opts for microchip implant

Perth man opts for microchip implant

A 28-year-old Perth IT professional opens up to ZDNet Australia about his journey to becoming one of the few Australians to have a radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip implanted in their hand.

June 29th, 2010 in Microchip by Ben Grubb 11 Comments 43 Votes
Datacom buys WA datacentre for $10m

Datacom buys WA datacentre for $10m

IT services company Datacom today announced its acquisition of Perth iX datacentre in Belmont, Western Australia.

May 24th, 2010 in Data Centre by Colin Ho Comment Vote
Huawei conducts vividwireless WiMax revamp

Huawei conducts vividwireless WiMax revamp

Telecommunications technology company Huawei today announced that it has enabled beamforming for vividwireless' WiMax network in Perth.

May 12th, 2010 in Broadband by Colin Ho Comment 1 Vote

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Perth man gets microchip implant

A 28-year-old Perth man paid for a plastic surgeon to implant a radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip in his hand. See how it was done in this video. Warning: this video is graphic and may disturb some readers.

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Inside ASG's Perth datacentre: photos

ASG Group has launched its $10.3 million datacentre and $3.6 million cloud computing facility in Perth today, which it claims will withstand a one in 100-year flood event.

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I think that a CBA is unlikely because with the high proportion of customers now electing for the highest rate (50% of connections in Apr...

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DDoS works because you have enough compromised machines to clog the pipe or servers of the victim. If, the victim's pipe is widened by a ...

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Please stop with the analytical, common sense and facts, Gregory. Those opposed to the NBN don't want to hear such things, which is why ...

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But, yet again, Turnbull is clearly in error when he says that other companies cannot roll out copper. In South Brisbane Telstra chose to...

37 minutes ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

Not much point running fiber back to the exchange if that exchange itself is connected by copper. It is access to fiber backhaul that de...

45 minutes ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

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47 minutes ago by Beta on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

So instead you want these estates wired up with fiber and then left, unconnected with no service, until the fiber rollout reaches them in...

52 minutes ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

@paulbrislen @juhasaarinen Prices compared here: http://t.co/WnZzXP5Z

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Water, roads and electricity were all rolled out by government because there private companies weren't interested as the ROI in the early...

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NBN users opt for 100Mbps http://t.co/T7uk1hbK by @joshgnosis

Chrome beats Internet Explorer in global Web browser race | ZDNet http://t.co/3XfMdUXM

The case you outline, South Brisbane, is in fact the coalitions prefered model. They WANT the incumbent telco, Telstra, to provide the f...

1 hour ago by GregoryB1 on Five pros and cons of the NBN

Cybersecurity #collaboration between the US & Australia. http://t.co/p2uKLSBi

So, over time, the Coalition policy will cost much much more than Labor's because they intend to subsidise the broadband of farmers and t...

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Any form of science training counts against you as a politician, in the coalition parties, doubly so. There may be others who keep quiet...

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Qld govt IT to be cleaned up by audit http://t.co/r4oNuNW8 #qldpol

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Sorry HC, what is meant by "Cinders "?

2 hours ago by Doubt on NBN users opt for 100Mbps

Thanks Beta, I could hear the nurse walking down the corridor as you posted. Much better now.

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Q&A of the Week: 'The current state of the cybercrime ecosystem' featuring Mikko Hypponen http://t.co/6lUYFs0X

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Before accusing me of fudging the figures, that was the percentage in April, the latest available. It seems that as the advantage of the ...

7 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

Currently about 50% of connections are at the 100Mb/s rate.
As a consequence, ARPU is significantly higher than the projected figures.

7 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

Currently about 50% of connections are at the 100Mb/s rate.
As a consequence, ARPU is significantly higher than the projected figures.

7 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

Wireless currently carries less than 2% of total internet data traffic. Simply to carry the existing traffic, we would need 50 times the ...

7 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Blowing the digital dividend on wireless NBN

The stupidest part about a wireless solution for the burbs is that it will actually cost more to put an antenna on the roof to get the si...

8 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Blowing the digital dividend on wireless NBN

RT @DellEnterprise: Dell Secureworks talks with ZDNet about Android's biggest #security flaws - http://t.co/LSFLQVFq #infosec

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RT @MADinMelbourne: roxon "will enable more families to access credit" @MLolderandwiser: Privacy Act amendments http://t.co/Mv4c7PC2 via @zdnetaustralia

NBN users opt for 100Mbps - ZDNet Australia http://t.co/fLfHMzPn #australia #technews

RT @konradski: Whaddayaknow - turns out Wi-Fi CAN interfere with a plane's navigation systems http://t.co/ospQCU2S

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