Australia's major telecommunications groups are expected to cough about $3.2 billion as the federal government has decided to reissue spectrum licenses on 850MHz, 1800 MHz and 2100MHz bands.
Accenture | August 29, 2011 | Press Release
30 August 2011 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Telstra today announced a new Product Innovation Lab in Melbourne to develop cloud computing solutions for customers in Australia and New Zealand.
The Lab supports the Accenture and Telstra cloud...
Bloomberg | August 21, 2011 | Tracy Withers
Vodafone Group Plc (VOD) agreed to a 10- year deal to take capacity on a new undersea fiber cable linking New Zealand, Australia and the U.S.
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ZDNet | August 19, 2011 | Michael Lee
Kantar, which examines smartphone OS market share every 12 weeks, saw iOS first overtaken by Android during its recording period in May, when the platform's local market share dropped to 31.5 per cent and Android's increased to...
Accenture | August 14, 2011 | Press Release
MELBOURNE, Australia; Aug. 15, 2011 – National E-Conveyancing Development Ltd (NECDL), the company charged with developing a national electronic system for property exchange, has signed a master agreement with Accenture to design and build a national e-conveyancing...
Accenture | August 17, 2011 | Press Release
SYDNEY, Australia; August 17, 2011 – Australia’s Department of Health and Ageing has selected Accenture (NYSE: ACN)  to design and implement the country’s Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) system. The initiative will span all Australia-based health...
SingTel | August 11, 2011 | Press Release
Revenue growth across Singapore and Australia in the quarter
Stronger Australian Dollar offsets weakness in regional currenciesÂ
Net profit affected by finance and tax expenses
Singapore, 11 August 2011 – Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) today announced that Group revenue rose 7...
Reuters | August 10, 2011 | Devidutta Tripathy
Samsung Electronics, which has been locked in a patent infringement battle with Apple Inc, on Wednesday said a German court order to temporarily bar its flagship Galaxy tablet in the European Union would not affect its launch...
Telstra | August 8, 2011 | Press Release
Businesses in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane will be the first to experience 4G/LTE mobile broadband after Telstra announced it would commence selling Australia’s first commercial LTE device later this month.
Telstra switched on its first 4G base stations,...
Telstra | August 2, 2011 | Press Release
Organisations will be able to manage their smartphone fleet more easily, track multiple devices and update mobile security configurations through a new Telstra web service launched today.
Tim Webber, Director of Business Mobility, Telstra said the Telstra Mobile...
iTnews | August 4, 2011 | James Hutchinson
The chief information officer of ANZ's financial management subsidiary has called on colleagues and security managers to focus on securing applications, rather than data, in a cloud environment.
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iTnews | August 4, 2011 | James Hutchinson
NBN Co has started an education campaign to curb potential opposition to new phone towers required in communities that will receive fixed wireless services.
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The ongoing patent lawsuit between Apple and Korean electronics giant Samsung has put a ban on sales and marketing of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia, following a court ruling.
iTnews | July 29, 2011 | Liz Tay
Westpac has established an in-house team of commerce, legal and finance experts to support its move toward shorter deals with a greater number of outsourcers.
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iTnews | August 1, 2011 | John Hilvert
Telstra has sought an 18-month exemption from proposed laws that would require telcos to preserve data on persons suspected of serious crimes.
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Bloomberg | August 1, 2011 | Robert Schneider, Robert Fenner
Apple Inc. won an agreement from Samsung Electronics Co. that the South Korean company won’t sell the newest version of its tablet computer in Australia until a patent lawsuit in the country is resolved.
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iTnews | July 26, 2011 | Ry Crozier
The Queensland Government has announced plans to appoint a "standalone" chief information officer tasked with driving consistent IT outcomes across state departments and agencies.
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iTnews | July 26, 2011 | James Hutchinson
Telstra has begun discussions with mobile reseller carriers in hopes of opening its Next G network for wholesale opportunities early next year.
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iTnews | July 25, 2011 | James Hutchinson
The University of Western Australia has embarked on an 18-month project to consolidate approximately 1000 disparate servers to a private cloud platform in Amcom data centres.
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iTnews | July 19, 2011 | James Hutchinson
The NSW Government's new integrated transport authority has been handed formal responsibility for approving a wider rollout of free WiFi on the state's buses, trains and ferries.
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iTnews | July 19, 2011 | James Hutchinson
The NSW Government's new integrated transport authority has been handed formal responsibility for approving a wider rollout of free WiFi on the state's buses, trains and ferries.
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iTnews | July 19, 2011
The City of Melbourne is deploying a pay-by-phone trial for on-street metered parking spaces.
By October, drivers in the inner-city suburb of Carlton will be able to use an iPhone application or website to pay for parking.
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iTnews | July 15, 2011 | John Hilvert
The Victorian Government's digital train radio system project faced a cost blowout of up to $31.4 million, public transport minister Terry Mulder has said.
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iTnews | July 15, 2011 | John Hilvert
The Victorian Government's digital train radio system project faced a cost blowout of up to $31.4 million, public transport minister Terry Mulder has said.
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