IBM to establish R&D lab at University of Melbourne
14 October, 2010
Under a new agreement with the Victorian Government, IBM will create a new research and development laboratory at the University of Melbourne.
NICTA names new CEO
14 October, 2010
Australian research institute NICTA has announced that its new CEO is Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte, a robotics expert from the University of Sydney.
Limelight Cinema projects digitally with NEC
12 October, 2010
The ACT’s newest and most technologically advanced cinema complex and one of only three completely digital cinema complexes in Australia, Limelight Cinema is committed to providing customers with the best possible audiovisual experience at a competitive price point.
Boom in wholesale telecoms market is in the cloud
05 October, 2010
Increasing demand for cloud-based services is driving a boom in the wholesale telecoms market, according to Ovum.
AIIA releases key green technology white paper
29 September, 2010The Australian Information Industry Association today released a white paper examining the critical role that technology will play in the reduction of CO2 emissions and the development of a low-carbon economy.
Electronic trading system for medical goods for WA
27 September, 2010
Western Australia has become the first state to implement an electronic trading system for medical goods and services that complies with the latest national e-procurement specifications developed by the National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA).
Australian research delegation heads to Brussels for peak European Commission ICT event
27 September, 2010A delegation of leading Australian ICT research institutions is on its way to Brussels to participate in the European Commission’s biennial ICT research event.
China set to take over India in outsourcing market
23 September, 2010
China’s outsourcing market may well soon be as strong as current leader India’s and could eventually overtake it, according to Ovum, but neither country can rest on its laurels.
Broadband subscribers pass 500 million mark
22 September, 2010
Broadband has taken a significant step forward as the number of subscriber lines passed the 500 million mark in July 2010.
Businesses lack digital strategy
21 September, 2010
Businesses are not thinking strategically in the digital world. Despite Australian businesses continuing to take up new applications like social media marketing, very few have developed a digital business strategy to make the most of opportunities, according to findings from the Sensis e-business Report.
Organisations use business analytics to solve problems
14 September, 2010 by Gordon Clubb*
Business analytics empowers organisations to solve complex business problems, manage performance to achieve measurable business objectives, drive sustainable growth through innovation and anticipate and manage change. It allows organisations to make a difference, providing the insight and understanding to support fact-based decisions and confident actions - and providing the feedback that is needed to create a learning organisation.
Institute for a Broadband-Enabled Society attracts new partner
09 September, 2010
Clarity, an Australian software company dedicated to simplifying the operation and management of telecommunications networks, has joined the Industry Partner Program at the University of Melbourne’s Institute for a Broadband-Enabled Society (IBES).
Securing a unified infrastructure
08 September, 2010 by Andrew Collins
In July’s feature we looked at the recent trend of vendors offering pre-integrated packages of infrastructure, combining servers, storage, networking in the one physical box. This month, Andrew Collins wonders how these integrated boxes fit into a security strategy.
Aussie universities join IBM's clean water research program
08 September, 2010
University of Sydney and Monash University will work with China’s Tsinghua University and global academics to improve water quality.
Data centre managers will continue to spend on technology
07 September, 2010
Sixty per cent of data centre managers plan to increase technology spending.
