Archived News for IT Professionals - August, 2011
Telstra has bucked declining consumer spending and decreased business confidence to post $5.5 billion in free cash flow after the company announced strong sales momentum has pushed the company beyond its growth expectations.
The telco announced its full year results, which showed that more than two million mobile customers in Australia and Hong Kong had signed on to its services.
CEO David Thodey praised the results as proof of the company’s improved customer satisfaction and quality of service. Mr Thodey announced his confidence that the company’s strong revenue growth would continue across the business in 2012.
R18+ game rating gets NSW approval
New South Wales’ Attorney General Greg Smith has offered his in principle support for the implementation of an R18+ classification for video games after abstaining from the vote last month.
Queensland jobseekers to be trained for NBN and Digital TV rollout
The Queensland Government and Energy Skills Queensland (ESQ) are working together to prepare 100 jobseekers in South East Queensland for work on the National Broadband Network roll out and the Digital TV switch-over.
Research shows older Australians face internet barriers
More than 40 per cent of older Australians say the internet is too expensive, putting them at risk of being excluded from important online health and financial services, new research shows.
Construction begins on new Macquarie Telecom data centre at North Ryde
Macquarie Telecom has announced that construction under way on its new $60 million data centre at North Ryde. The new data centre, called Intellicentre 2, is scheduled to open in early 2012.
Call for comment on digital programs
The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, has called for public comment on draft program guidelines for the Digital Hubs and Digital Enterprise programs.
AIIA and Federal Government sign digital economy MoU
The Australian Information Industry Association has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE) to develop and promote the digital economy in Australia.
Telstra to roll out 4G
Businesses in central Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane will be have access to Telstra’s next generation wireless Internet service after the telco announced a trial for its fourth generation (4G) technology.
Internode rescinds price rises
Internode has blamed a faulty algorithm for sending notices of impending price rises to its most loyal customers, who were notified of price increases of between $10 and $60 a month.
Microsoft launches BlueHat contest
Microsoft has launched its new “BlueHat Prize” which is aimed at luring White Hat hackers - those who discover vulnerabilities in software - to assist rather than breach security.
NBN Co announces Second Release sites in NSW, QLD and ACT.
The National Broadband Network Co (NBN Co) has announced preliminary site work start dates for Second Release sites of the NBN in New South Wales, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory.
First metropolitan NBN site goes live
The first metropolitan National Broadband Network (NBN) has gone live after launching in the inner-eastern Melbourne suburb of Brunswick.
Internet contributes $130 billion to economy
A report commissioned by Google and published by Deloitte Access Economics shows that the direct contribution of the Internet to the Australian economy is valued at $50 billion, while wider benefits through productivity gains is at $27 billion and the value of benefits to households is at $53 billion.
CSC completes acquisition of iSoft
US-based IT firm, CSC (NYSE: CSC) has completed the acquisition of iSOFT Group Limited (ASX: ISF), one of the world’s largest providers of advanced healthcare IT solutions.
Upper Spencer Gulf communities to get broadband access
The South Australian Government has provided a $112,000 grant to provide high-speed broadband internet to communities surrounding Port Pirie in the State’s mid north.
Telstra announces structural seperation
Telstra has submitted its Structural Separation Undertaking (SSU) and Migration Plan to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
Brisbane train commuters to have free WiFi
The Queensland Transport Minister Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced plans for free wireless internet technology to be provided on all new Queensland Rail city trains from later this year.
Extel undercuts NBN competition
Telecommunications provider Extel has become the latest company to announce its planned NBN pricing scheme, with an entry-level price of $34.50, almost half of the price released by Internode last week.
NBN Co releases transparency documents
The National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co) has released two ‘key documents’ aimed at giving clarity and certainty to retail and wholesale service providers.