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Primus-Telstra swap cuts power firm's bill

Primus-Telstra swap cuts power firm's bill

When Australian Power & Gas first became an energy retailer start-up in 2007, the company didn't secure the best deal on telecommunications services from Telstra. Once the company began heading towards a goal of 700,000 customers, CIO Joseph Gullotta thought that addressing this should be a priority for the growing company.

February 8th, 2012 in Telcos by Josh Taylor Comment Vote
Travel Tech Q&A: Eaton's Michael Mallia

Travel Tech Q&A: Eaton's Michael Mallia

Eaton senior product line manager for Asia Pacific Michael Mallia travels often to the company's base in the US and the Asia Pacific region to meet with potential datacentre customers.

October 15th, 2011 in Travel Tech by Suzanne Tindal Comment 1 Vote
Fujitsu wins Horizon Power support deal

Fujitsu wins Horizon Power support deal

Western Australian energy utility Horizon Power has awarded Fujitsu Australia a multimillion-dollar contract to manage its ICT services and infrastructure.

August 11th, 2011 in Contracts by Michael Lee Comment 1 Vote
Energy plant hack all wind says operator

Energy plant hack all wind says operator

There's no proof that a suspected hacking attack on the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems of a Florida-based energy plant actually occurred, according to the operator, NextEra Energy Resources.

April 18th, 2011 in Security by Darren Pauli 2 Comments Vote
Are we ready for power rationing?

Are we ready for power rationing?

As Julia Gillard works on her carbon tax and New Zealand operates its own Emissions Trading Scheme, we had better be prepared for a Brave New World of power cuts that renewable energy promises to bring.

March 23rd, 2011 in Government by Darren Greenwood 3 Comments 1 Vote
Sydney running out of power: Slattery

Sydney running out of power: Slattery

NextDC founder and CEO Bevan Slattery today warned that Sydney's power infrastructure is rapidly becoming restrictive, limiting future datacentre investment in the city.

March 15th, 2011 in Hardware by Luke Hopewell Comment Vote
Qantas gives power to the passenger

Qantas gives power to the passenger

Aussie airline Qantas has today added another Boeing 737-800 aircraft to its trans-Tasman fleet, boasting in-seat USB plugs, 240-volt power sockets and a comprehensive entertainment system across all classes.

February 8th, 2011 in Travel Tech by Luke Hopewell 3 Comments 1 Vote
Emerson shows off new datacentre: video

Emerson shows off new datacentre: video

Emerson Network Power has thrown open the doors of its new Sydney datacentre in a facility purpose-built for live demonstrations of the latest in data management capabilities.

August 6th, 2010 in Storage by Luke Hopewell, and Dave Cheng 1 Comment 4 Votes
New Zealand software to be 'unpatentable'

New Zealand software to be 'unpatentable'

New Zealand's great software patent debate has come to a head today after Commerce Minister Simon Power said that he would make no further amendments to the country's new Patents Bill, which will make software "unpatentable".

July 15th, 2010 in Government by Luke Hopewell 3 Comments 2 Votes
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

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Emerson shows off new datacentre: video

Emerson Network Power has thrown open the doors of its new Sydney datacentre in a facility purpose-built for live demonstrations of the latest in data management capabilities.

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The point of pilot schemes is to determine the best practice and save money in the broader picture. The Tasmanian rollout planning actua...

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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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Pentaho adds native integration with MongoDB http://t.co/uJCqDA9B

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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 ...

50 minutes ago by GregoryB1 on National Botnet Network coming: Earthwave

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 ...

54 minutes ago by Beta on Blowing the digital dividend on wireless NBN

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

57 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...

1 hour ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

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1 hour 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...

1 hour ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

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

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

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

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

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

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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...

1 hour ago by GregoryB1 on Malaysia held up as NBN king

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

Travel Tech Q and A: Skyscanner's Ewan Gray http://t.co/7ZfXZk19

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Sorry HC, what is meant by "Cinders "?

3 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.

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

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

You say that the golden age of cyber crime will be over by 2014/2015. I would like to differ. I believe that cyber criminals are getting ...

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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.

8 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.

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

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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