Industry News
More UC services offered in the cloud
Hosted telephony/unified communication services are becoming more prevalent. [ + ]
Survey finds 67% of Australian businesses considering deploying Windows 7 in next 12 months
Data#3's survey of CIOs and IT managers reveals three top issues on the impact of Windows 7. [ + ]
Tata Communications extends connectivity into Australia via PPC1 cable system
Tata Communications, a leading provider of communications, will start delivering capacity into Australia via the privately owned PIPE Pacific 1 (PPC-1) cable system. [ + ]
The Optus D3 satellite is operational and open for business
Australia’s newest satellite, Optus D3, is fully operational. [ + ]
Creation of oversighting system proposed by ACS to address cybercrime
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has released a report, by leading cyber-safety experts, which recommends the creation of an independent, oversighting system and an annual auditing process for black lists if compulsory ISP filtering is introduced. [ + ]
Moneydirect is first hosted managed services customer at Polaris Data Centre
The Polaris data centre facility will host the entire Moneydirect suite of applications for all international markets on behalf of NEC Australia. [ + ]
SA government extends managed network services contract
Dimension Data has demonstrated cost savings, innovation and long-term commitment to managing the South Australian government’s network. [ + ]
Coca-Cola Amatil and Telstra bottle up 10-year contract
Coca-Cola has signed up for a 10-year telecommunications contract with Telstra. [ + ]
IT infrastructure affected by economic climate
IT managers lose out in decision making for new projects in current economic climate. [ + ]
Crisis looms as dust storm poses security headache for Sydney businesses
Remote workers have the potential to cause security lapses for businesses in the current dusty conditions. [ + ]
Virtualisation and analytics top priorities for Australian and New Zealand (A/NZ) CIOs
Global IBM CIO Study - ‘The New Voice of the CIO’ - reveals A/NZ CIOs enjoy a closer relationship with the CEO than their global counterparts. [ + ]
Security concerns leads to user hesitancy in adopting cloud computing
Uncertainty over adequate security and data privacy outweighs other barriers to cloud computing by a wide margin. [ + ]
Telco regulatory package tabled
Telstra responds to the federal government's proposed regulatory reform package. [ + ]
Telstra and Microsoft add breakthrough services to portfolio
Telstra and Microsoft have unveiled Australia's first hosted IP telephony service integrated with Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS). [ + ]
MEOW adds bite to disaster recovery
With the bushfire season approaching again, Australia's defences against future bushfire threats received a significant boost with Telstra's launch of the $200,000 Mobile Exchange on Wheels (MEOW), the first of its kind in the country. [ + ]
