Renewable energy ramps up in Queensland
14 October, 2016Renewable energy will be available on demand, with the establishment of a solar, wind and battery storage near Hughenden in North Queensland.
nbn signs final MTM construction agreements
13 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingFulton Hogan and Visionstream have secured the final design and construction agreements for the NBN's Multi Technology Mix deployment model.
Spark NZ Note7 customers gifted $100 card
13 October, 2016Spark NZ and Samsung will give customers a $100 gift card, following the return of their Note7 device to a Spark store.
78% of Aussies are cross-border online shoppers
13 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralians are among the world's most prolific cross-border online shoppers, according to a survey by e-commerce solutions company Pitney Bowes.
Rimini Street hit with further $36.8m in damages
13 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA US court has ordered third-party support provider Rimini Street to pay a further US$27.7m to Oracle and issued a permanent injunction in a copyright violation case, but Rimini Street plans to appeal the injunction and most of the damages.
UNSW to hire up to 1000 new researchers
12 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe University of New South Wales plans to hire up to 1000 new researchers and PhD scholars in fields including AI, telecommunications and data security.
.auDA seeks deletion of 1025 .au domains
11 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe .au administrator .auDA is calling for the deletion of 1025 .au domain names that use Australian company details without authorisation.
Esri brings global location analytics experts to Australia
11 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingLocation analytics company Esri has invited its global start-up program manager to Australia to help mentor local start-ups, and its smart transport specialist to discuss using big data to transform transport network planning.
Autonomous cars prove popular with Australians
11 October, 2016A new study indicates that seven out of 10 Australians would like access to self-driving cars.
Business export award goes to Shopping Links
10 October, 2016At the 37th Governor of Victoria Export Awards (GOVEA), a fast-growing social media start-up won the top award for business services.
Government to auction 700 MHz spectrum
10 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe government plans to conduct an auction of valued 700 MHz mobile broadband spectrum, rather than granting Vodafone's request to be directly allocated 700 MHz airwaves.
Joint committee to address price of IT products
10 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Joint Standing Committee on Treaties is holding a public hearing into matters including further liberalising international trade in IT products, which the committee said could reduce prices for local consumers.
Juniper Networks and BigTec focus on data centre transformation
10 October, 2016Juniper Networks has partnered with BigTec as its newest value-added distributor (VAD) for Australia, targeting the data centre market.
Federal government to improve Triple Zero service
07 October, 2016The federal government has announced an expression of interest (EOI) process for the provision of the Triple Zero emergency call service.
Russia may require use of open source software
07 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAmid mounting tensions between Russia and the US, the government's Lower House is mounting a Bill that would require the use of open source software over proprietary Oracle, Microsoft and IBM platforms.
