Archived News for IT Professionals
100 community groups around Australia have been awarded $10,000 each under Telstra’s Everyone Connected program which aims to help them better access technology.
NSW expands expert ICT panel
The New South Wales Government has announced it will expand the NSW ICT Industry Advisory Panel .
Cooke leaves Wotif
Wotif as announced that its long serving CEO and Managing Director, Robbie Cooke, has tendered his resignation from the group and is expected to leave the company at the end of the year.
Xenophon moves on 'free apps'
Independent Senator for South Australia, Nick Xenaphon, has announced his intention to move for tighter regulations preventing children from incurring sizable bills by using real money to pay for in-game products in otherwise free apps.
Conroy slams 'lazy' Turnbull over NBN debate
Federal Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, has slammed Opposition Spokesman Malcolm Turnbull over his recent comments on delivery of the National Broadband Network to greenfield estates.
E-commerce booming
Nearly three quarters of Australians are now regularly purchasing goods online, mirroring the global surge in e-commerce.
NSW continues procurement reform
The New South Wales Government has announced that all State agencies will now be required to use the Procure IT framework for all ICT procurement needs and contracts.
R 18+ guidelines finished
Federal Minister for Home Affairs and Justice, Jason Clare, has released the new Guidelines for the Classification of Computer Games, which are due to come into effect in January next year.
Vodafone rolls out 3G+
Vodafone has announced it has switched on its 3G+ service in the countries major capital cities, forming a major part of the company’s planned roll out of its 4G LTE service in 2013.
Gold Coast to scale back ICT program following cost blowout
The Gold Coast City Council Governance and Finance Committee has recommended that Council approve a scaled back ICT program, following a blowout in its cost from an initial $40 million to over $100 million.
NBN pulls Special Access Undertaking
NBN Co has withdrawn the Special Access Undertaking that it lodged with the ACCC last year, removing the need for the ACCC to make a decision on the undertaking by 17 September 2012.
NeCTAR funding awarded for UTAS e-facilities
The University of Tasmania has been awarded two projects worth more than $2 million to establish new computing and modelling facilities that will revolutionise the capability of scientists to undertake computational studies.
Southern Cross Computer Systems opens new facility
Southern Cross Computer Systems has opened a new $6 million office and innovation laboratory established in Melbourne that will create 60 new jobs over the next three years.
Australian uptake of internet explodes: report
Five out of every six Australians are now online and regard the internet as a central part of their lives – but people who don’t have access are at a deepening disadvantage as the digital gap widens, researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation have warned.
KPMG releases Technology Innovation Survey
KPMG has released its Technology Innovation Survey, identifying disruptive technologies in consumer and enterprise markets over the next four years and highlighting leading innovation markets and innovation management trends in the technology industry.
Optus launches 4G network
Optus has launched its 4G network for Sydney, Perth and Newcastle with 4G services to follow in Melbourne from 15th September, 2012.
Ovum predicts PON ONTs/ONUs and VDSL2 grow strongly in 2Q12, while other market segments lag
Preliminary results for the FTTx, DSL and CMTS markets show a mix of growth and declines in 2Q12 as multiple transitions in fixed access technologies and products continued, according to telecoms analyst Ovum.
Nowra company wins contract with NBN Co
Nowra company Benchmark Estimating has been chosen by NBN Co to provide estimating software and services for projects undertaken throughout the NBN rollout.
Vodaphone signed up for national emergency warning system
Federal Attorney-General and Minister for Emergency Management Nicola Roxon and Victorian Deputy Premier Peter Ryan have announced an agreement with Vodafone Hutchison Australia to provide location-based emergency warnings during disasters.
New Victorian program to support technology uptake
The Victorian Government has launched a new $8 million Technology Voucher funding program that will encourage the uptake of new technologies.
Victoria opens access to government data
The Victorian Government has announced two new policies, the DataVic Access and Intellectual Property policies, that will enable unprecedented access to the state's data.
Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Technology Gordon Rich-Phillips, who announced the new policies at the 8th Annual Victorian Spatial Excellence Awards, said that Victorian Government data was one of the state's most important public assets.
"Each year the Victorian Coalition Government invests millions of dollars in producing and acquiring high-quality data about our state", Mr Rich-Phillips said.
"Giving recurrent and reliable access to this data is a long overdue stimulus that Victorian businesses and the community will be able to finally harness in developing innovative applications that create new services or improve existing ones.
"These new, comprehensive policies place Victoria at the head of the pack in Australia on mandating access to state government data.
"In driving the release of useable, high-quality data, these new policies will stimulate significant innovation and economic activity, creating a platform on which to develop new technologies, new services and ultimately, new jobs."
"Under the Victorian Coalition Government's DataVic Access and IP Policies, it will be significantly easier to identify Victorian Government data and to access it, in most cases, at no cost," Mr Rich-Phillips said.
Mr Rich-Phillips said access to certain types of data would be restricted on the grounds of privacy, public safety, security and law enforcement, public health, pre-existing contractual arrangements or to comply with other laws.
Data will be available to users online through the re-developed Victorian Government data directory at www.data.vic.gov.au