Industry News
CA's R&D lab reorganised
CA has found it has a duplication of R&D skills after acquisitions. [ + ]
Fostering satellite communication at RMIT
RMIT students get access to satellite communications to enhance their skills. [ + ]
Aussies pay too much for roaming
A report into international mobile roaming has been released. [ + ]
AARNet's trans-continental 10 Gbps connection vital for Australia's SKA bid
A trans-continental radio astronomy demonstration highlights national network coordination to strengthen Australia’s bid for the Square Kilometre Array. [ + ]
Telstra's cable broadband speeds to get faster
Telstra unveils super-fast cable broadband with Melbourne first in line to get the service. [ + ]
Good deal, bad deal — Fujitsu's acquisition of Kaz from Telstra
Ovum’s Principal Analyst for ICT Services and Sourcing, Asia Pacific, Jens Butler, questions whether this a winning deal for Fujitsu. [ + ]
Telstra to take a hit with sale of Kaz to Fujitsu
In 2004, Telstra bought KAZ for $333 million and now it is off-loading it to Fujitsu at a greatly reduced price. [ + ]
Organisations axe IT budgets in real terms, but fly blind in deciding where to cut
Overall IT budgets have been cut according to a recent survey but the problem is a high percentage of organisations only use a manual process to work out where these cuts should be made so they are flying blind. [ + ]
Telstra tops half-year results with Trujillo's departure
The rumours are true, Telstra's CEO Sol Trujillo will leave the company on 30 June. [ + ]
World-breaking speed records for Telstra
Telstra has been a frontrunner at the Mobile Global Congress being held in Barcelona this week with a number of groundbreaking stories including a Guinness World Records record for the fastest mobile broadband service in the world. It has also announced a mobile user interface which is an Australian first with Microsoft for selected Windows Mobile devices. [ + ]
Online business set to boom during the bust
A recent survey found there is no better time to launch into online business with online business owners saying they are more confident, more profitable and are more likely to be planning business growth. [ + ]
Will you be at Storage Decisions Australia?
IT storage professionals across Australia will have the chance to listen to international backup guru W Curtis Preston when he visits our shore for the first time in April as the keynote speaker at Storage Decisions Australia 2009. [ + ]
Microsoft gets the jump on its competitors with government
Microsoft today confirmed that it had agreed on a coordinated procurement arrangement as part of the federal government’s Coordinated Procurement Contracting initiatives. Microsoft is the first vendor in the information and communication technology (ICT) industry to reach such an agreement with the federal government. [ + ]
Telstra ups the ante in China with two acquisitions
Telstra today expanded its presence in China with the acquisition of controlling interests in two of the country’s leading mobile content and online music businesses. The acquisitions accelerate Telstra’s plans to achieve AU$1 billion in revenue with strong margins and cash flow from its Chinese media assets by 2013. [ + ]
