Industry News
Centre for Broadband Innovation open for action
The Australian Centre for Broadband Innovation (ACBI) was launched this week on the CSIRO campus in Marsfield. The ACBI is a joint initiative between the NSW Government and research organisations CSIRO and National ICT Australia (NICTA). The centre will help NSW capitalise on the National Broadband Network (NBN). [ + ]
SMS spam schemers incur a further penalty of $2 million
$2 million penalty for last respondent in Safedivert SMS scheme brings the total to $24.25. [ + ]
Energy-efficiency hub for green data centres opened in Perth
APC has opened an energy-efficiency hub for green data centres in Perth which will provide training facilities for customers and channel partners. [ + ]
vividwireless first to trial 100 Mbps broadband TD-LTE in Australia
4G wireless broadband provider vividwireless will be the first in Australia to trial mobile wireless broadband, TD-LTE (Time-Division Duplex Long Term Evolution from Huawei that can deliver peak speeds of up to 100 Mbps. [ + ]
Social media to boost customer service in 2011
More than half of Australian businesses will adopt social media to boost customer service in 2011 a RightNow survey found. [ + ]
HP's new approach to R&D
Ovum's Principal Analyst Roy Illsley comments on the change of culture at HP when it comes to R&D. [ + ]
Bankwest first customer in data centre in Perth
Bankwest has signed up to be the first customer in Fujitsu's Perth advanced data centre. [ + ]
Cloud computing reduces energy use by 30%
A Microsoft study finds cloud computing saves energy for users. [ + ]
iiNet opens R&D lab
iiNet has opened an R&D lab to drive innovation. [ + ]
Mobility and Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) top security concerns
Mobile, data-stealing malware and Malware-as-a-Service top the list in the M86 Security Predictions 2011 Report [ + ]
Brennan overhauls IT for Northline
National freight company Northline has announced a $5 million, five-year contract with Brennan IT to overhaul its technology systems. Brennan IT is providing Northline with hosted servers, a national private network linking all Northline offices and a unified telecommunications infrastructure that allows for portable personalised numbers and videoconferencing. [ + ]
Old-world ERP clients defect to the cloud
NetSuite has attracted a large number of new clients to its ERP cloud service from SAGE. [ + ]
Energy Australia selects ConnectedGrid for its smart grid infrastructure
Energy Australia goes with smart grid infrastructure to improve reliability. [ + ]
Interoperability tests success for Huawei
Huawei demonstrates IP/MPLS and MPLS-TP interoperability in EANTC's tests. [ + ]
Australians ahead in the security game
Australian organisations are doing well when it comes to security but could do better. [ + ]
