Hinchinbrook Shire gets connected
21 July, 2009
Located in remote north Queensland, Hinchinbrook Shire Council provides a wide range of services to over 12,000 residents, covering an area of 2600 square kilometres — roughly three times the size of Canberra.
Wireless LAN dual-band modules
17 July, 2009
M2M Connectivity has announced the connectBlue Wireless LAN dual-band modules OWLAN221a and OWLAN222a. Based on the latest IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n standards, the dual-band modules operate on both the 2.4 and the 5 GHz bands facilitating coexistence between wireless technologies.
Mobile clinical assistant
17 July, 2009
To improve patient care and help to reduce medical errors, Panasonic has launched its first Mobile Clinical Assistant (MCA) — the Toughbook H1. The Toughbook H1 provides the healthcare profession with a full-featured mobile device that can withstand the rigours of the fast-paced healthcare environment, while offering improvements in workflow productivity, quality and mobility, to achieve better outcomes for patients.
NICTA’s GiFi chip wins international innovation excellence award
07 July, 2009NICTA has won an innovation award with its gigabit wireless chip.
Clever communications aids outback business
25 June, 2009
“To pay wages and to deal with emails we used to have to drive 500 km to Coober Pedy to sit in a little internet cafe at the Ampol station,” Gayle recalled.
Apple sells over one million iPhone 3GS models
24 June, 2009
Apple's latest iPhone, the 3GS, is marching out the door with iPhone 3.0 software reaching over 6 million downloads.
Enterprise server mobility platform
11 June, 2009
Research In Motion’s (RIM) BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 — the next generation of RIM’s secure, push-based server software for business mobility — is now available.
Wireless IP camera
11 June, 2009
Edimax Technology has introduced the 11n dual mode internet camera with pan/tilt and zoom function wireless IP camera, IC-7000PTn. It is capable of sending live video through the internet to a web browser anywhere in the world. The camera is equipped with a 1.3 megapixel lens and supports 802.11n technology, which is suitable for transferring high-quality video because of the higher transmission rates and stable signal.
Dr Chris Nicol wins prestigious award
21 May, 2009Top gong awarded to NICTA's Dr Chris Nicol for work in embedded sytems.
Norfolk Island to lead the way on high-speed broadband
24 April, 2009
Norfolk Island will be way ahead of Australia with high-speed broadband.
Smartphones and wireless drive productivity
20 April, 2009
Australian businesses are expected to increase their reliance on smartphones and wireless broadband over the next two years, as a means to improve productivity during the economic downturn.
BlackBerry Pearl 8110 smartphone
02 April, 2009
The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 smartphone is now available and includes a media player, Bluetooth 2.0 functionality and a 2 MP camera with flash.
Telecomms management
02 April, 2009
MacquarieView is a multi-carrier, Web 2.0 telecommunications management dashboard.
Embedded Wi-Fi
02 April, 2009
Connect One’s Mini Socket iWi-Fi is an embedded serial-to-Wi-Fi module that connects embedded devices running machine-to-machine (M2M) applications to 802.11b/g wireless LANs.
