Changes proposed to Telecommunications Act in NZ
17 February, 2011 byA Supplementary Order Paper, outlining further proposed amendments to the Telecommunications Act, along with supporting Cabinet Papers has been released.
Ericsson and Polycom announce new collaboration
16 February, 2011 byEricsson and Polycom will collaborate to deliver high-definition visual communications services to businesses and consumers.
CA Mainframe Chorus and CA Mainframe Chorus for DB2 Database Management
10 February, 2011The CA Mainframe Chorus and CA Mainframe Chorus for DB2 Database Management are now available.
How to make your data centre greener
08 February, 2011 byOverseeing the green data centre program in Digital Realty Trust facilities around the world has given Jim Smith the opportunity to speak at numerous data centre conferences, share case studies about energy-efficiency initiatives in facilities, and offer advice about best practices for making data centres greener and more sustainable. Smith has gained valuable insights from attendees in the best practices for greener data centres, which he shares with Voice&Data.
IBM gets the deal for the Synchroton research facility
08 February, 2011 byThe Australian Synchrotron and Monash University have selected IBM technology for a new research facility.
IPv4 exhaustion close due to Asia-Pacific's accelerated growth
07 February, 2011 byEconomic development across the Asia-Pacific region is causing unprecedented demand on a key, shared resource - Internet Protocol addresses.
Global Switch will add further data centre capacity in Sydney
07 February, 2011 byGlobal Switch will build an additional $300 million fully fitted data centre in Sydney having received Part 3A Major Projects approval from the NSW Department of Planning. The 34,000 m2 new data centre - Sydney 2 - will be adjacent to Global Switch's existing data centre in Sydney, which is already the largest facility of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere with 42,000 m2 of space.
HP commits to next-generation data centre at St Marys
03 February, 2011 byWith $119 million already committed, the HP next-generation data centre to be built at St Marys, Sydney, will increase data centre compute capacity available to HP's customers by 12-fold.
It's official,Tyco has swallowed telco company ADC Krone
02 February, 2011 byTyco Electronics has completed the acquisition of ADC Telecommunications, which means manufacturer ADC Krone on the Central Coast of NSW in Australia will be now known as Tyco Electronics.
Road test for traffic incident management system
31 January, 2011 byNICTA and the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) have reaffirmed a research agreement under which they are developing new systems to improve the management of traffic incidents on the state’s roads. The agreement is part of the RTA’s ongoing commitment to improve incident responses, consistent with the Moroney Report on the F3 traffic incident in April 2010.
Yarra Valley Water to save on print costs
18 January, 2011Yarra Valley Water has appointed Canon Australia to consolidate and streamline the company’s print environment. The contract is expected to save Yarra Valley Water approximately $100,000 in print costs in the first year alone.
HP Utility Services infrastructure and applications as a service
14 January, 2011HP Utility Services is a subscription-based cloud service that provides technology as a utility - deploying what is needed as it is needed.
DataFlux data management platform
14 January, 2011The DataFlux data management platform, a unified design, development and execution environment, enables data quality, data integration and master data management (MDM) from a single interface.
Tabcorp gains efficiencies from streamlining accounts payable
14 January, 2011 byAs Australia’s premier gaming, wagering, hospitality and entertainment group, Tabcorp manages over a dozen leading brands, including Sydney’s Star City Casino, Jupiter’s Queensland Casinos, TAB, Tabaret, Keno, Sportsbet and Sky Channel/Sky Radio.
Disruptive to productive technology predictions
06 January, 2011 byFrom disruptive to productive: Unisys Predicts 2011 to be a year of practical application of cutting-edge technologies. With cost-consciousness the ‘new normal’, organisations will tap the cloud, consumerisation of IT, social and smart computing, appliances, and cybersecurity to make their mission-critical systems more productive, secure and efficient.
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