SMBs favour remote working but struggle with the technology
27 April, 2011
Research from analyst firm IDC reveals that more than 60% of Australian SMBs allow staff to work from home. However, many don't believe they are making the most of the mobility solutions available to them.
Health services provider bridges four centres with Wi-Fi
11 April, 2011
Winner of the Primary Health Service of the Year 2010 Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, Inner South Community Health Service (ISCHS) is a major provider of health and community services in the inner southern region of Melbourne. Servicing a catchment of 190,000 people, ISCHS’s work spans the continuum of prevention, early intervention and long-term management delivering specialist expertise in working with highly marginalised groups.
Vocus to acquire 59 km of dark fibre in Sydney and Melbourne
11 April, 2011
Vocus Communications, a telco wholesaler, will acquire 59 km of dark fibre in Sydney and Melbourne from Digital River Networks for a sum of $3.95 million, in order to expand into the supply of metro fibre services.
CSIRO reveals more efficient wireless broadband
22 March, 2011
A new CSIRO wireless project, Ngara, could be a boon for rural and regional broadband. The technology promises to be four times as efficient as competing wireless technologies.
Perth to Geraldton fibre backhaul link fills regional blackspots
11 March, 2011
In preparation for the NBN, Nextgen Networks has announced the completion of its Perth to Geraldton fibre backhaul link, which is intended to fill blackspots in existing regional broadband availability.
Motorola sets world record for data transmission over Cox network
09 March, 2011
Communications vendors Motorola and Cox have achieved return path data transmission speeds of 356 Mbps in Las Vegas tests, claiming a world record in the process.
Intelligence at the edge - wireless networking
07 March, 2011
The NBN has certainly engendered debate about fibre versus wireless. Motorola’s Roy Wittert enters the debate and charts the future of wireless networking in Australia.
Silver Peak Systems expands to Melbourne and Sydney
18 February, 2011Silver Peak Systems has announced the opening of offices in Sydney and Melbourne, with Wayne Neich leading the company's strategic growth.
STA Travel extends network contract
04 November, 2010
STA Travel has signed a five-year regional network contract with Azzurri for network monitoring, hardware support, firewall and WAN management and network connectivity.
Breakthrough brings wireless broadband to the bush
03 November, 2010
A major CSIRO breakthrough in wireless technology is designed to bring broadband to people living beyond the optical fibre network in the bush.
Coca-Cola Amatil finds Toughbooks are tough enough in all conditions
01 November, 2010
Coca-Cola Amatil deploys Panasonic Toughbooks and finds they come up trumps in tough conditions.
D-Link DIR-457U myPocket 3.75G HSUPA rechargeable wireless router
19 October, 2010
With the DIR-457U myPocket 3.75G HSUPA wireless router, users can quickly connect to a 3.75 G mobile network by inserting a UMTS/HSUPA SIM card and share high-speed mobile internet connection with up to 16 wireless devices within the area. The slim, rechargeable battery-powered router is small enough to be carried in a pocket.
D-Link DIR-457U myPocket 3.75G HSUPA rechargeable battery-powered wireless router
19 October, 2010
With the DIR-457U myPocket 3.75G HSUPA wireless router, users can quickly connect to a 3.75 G mobile network by inserting a UMTS/HSUPA SIM card and share high-speed mobile Internet connection with up to 16 wireless devices within the area. The slim, a rechargeable battery-powered router is small enough to be carried in a pocket.
Digi AnywhereUSB hubs
12 August, 2010
The Digi AnywhereUSB hubs are capable of connecting a wide range of devices located on a wired or wireless LAN. They eliminate the need for locally attached host PCs, allowing users to monitor and manage devices from a remote server or PC.
Opengear ACM5004-G console server
26 July, 2010
Opengear’s ACM5004-G 3G console server can be used for server, power and device management and full environmental and network monitoring with in-band and out-of-band capabilities.
