Ry Crozier

Editor-in-Chief

Ry Crozier has reported on the technology sector for 25 years.

Crozier re-joined iTnews in 2015, after previous stints as a journalist at the University of New South Wales and Electronics News.

Recent articles by Ry Crozier

RTA kicks off facial recognition project

RTA kicks off facial recognition project

The NSW Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) will this week commence its rollout of facial recognition technology to assist in proof-of-identification and fraud prevention.
Ry Crozier Jun 2 2009, 9:13AM Software
Unwired “close to happy” with its channel

Unwired “close to happy” with its channel

WiMAX ISP Unwired said the 15 systems integrators and resellers it has signed on to sell its business internet products is “close to optimal” for the market it is seeking to address.
Ry Crozier May 25 2009, 9:00AM Services
Pipe's $200m PPC-1 cable lands despite "personal threats"

Pipe's $200m PPC-1 cable lands despite "personal threats"

PIPE International chief Bevan Slattery said that being “personally threatened by a tier one” carrier in October strengthened his resolve to build the $200 million PPC-1 subsea cable, which made its landing in Sydney today.
Ry Crozier May 21 2009, 2:59PM Collaboration
iiNet refutes AFACT case ‘delay’ claims

iiNet refutes AFACT case ‘delay’ claims

iiNet has sought to discredit claims made by a spokesperson for the film and music industry last week that the ISP had tried to delay its high-profile copyright case in the Federal Court.
Ry Crozier May 16 2009, 9:29AM Mobility
Colocation stunts data centre tier upgrades

Colocation stunts data centre tier upgrades

Operators of colocation data centres are being prevented in some cases from improving the tier level of facilities because they can’t mandate minimum standards for customer equipment, a Sydney consultancy has said.
Ry Crozier May 15 2009, 3:23PM Collaboration
3Com sign Datacom as first H3C reseller

3Com sign Datacom as first H3C reseller

Networking equipment maker 3Com has forged an agreement with Datacom to resell its newly-launched H3C enterprise switch range in Australia.
Ry Crozier May 15 2009, 10:19AM Collaboration
CeBIT09: Centrelink reveals IT impact of stimulus packages

CeBIT09: Centrelink reveals IT impact of stimulus packages

Centrelink had almost 250,000 people log onto its self-service portal on the Monday after the first stimulus package was announced.
Ry Crozier May 14 2009, 8:14AM Hardware
Swan's ‘B+’ 2009/10 Federal Budget at a glance

Swan's ‘B+’ 2009/10 Federal Budget at a glance

Budget 2009-10 has revealed scant direct ICT stimulus measures apart from the NBN but a number of indirect opportunities around innovation, prompting the AIIA to rate it a ‘B+’.
Ry Crozier May 13 2009, 3:07PM Finance
CeBIT09: NSW Government wants to build NBN testbeds

CeBIT09: NSW Government wants to build NBN testbeds

The NSW Government has established a broadband implementation taskforce in a bid to secure the NBN company headquarters in Sydney.
Ry Crozier May 12 2009, 3:20PM Collaboration
iiNet attempts to delay copyright case rejected

iiNet attempts to delay copyright case rejected

Attempts by ISP iiNet to delay the start of its copyright case have been rejected by the Federal Court, with a decision now expected before Christmas, the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) has revealed.
Ry Crozier May 12 2009, 7:42AM Collaboration
Windows 7 fuels internet traffic, slows Tassie links

Windows 7 fuels internet traffic, slows Tassie links

Australian ISPs have reported Akamai server traffic spikes of up to 50 percent as Windows 7 RC was released to the public, while Internode has blamed it for congestion on fibre links into Tasmania.
Ry Crozier May 7 2009, 4:05PM Software
ShoreTel inks Telstra distribution deal amid plans to expand its channel

ShoreTel inks Telstra distribution deal amid plans to expand its channel

ShoreTel is on the hunt for PBX partners and systems integrators in Queensland, Sydney and Adelaide, part of a three-pronged strategy to expand its install base.
Ry Crozier May 4 2009, 3:07PM Collaboration
AAPT to join unlimited ADSL2+ bandwagon

AAPT to join unlimited ADSL2+ bandwagon

AAPT has confirmed plans to uncap off-peak downloads on its ADSL2+ products as part of an unlimited broadband offering.
Ry Crozier May 2 2009, 9:49AM Mobility
Primus admits to blackout at Melbourne data centre

Primus admits to blackout at Melbourne data centre

Primus Telecom has admitted to a power outage in part of its Melbourne data centre Saturday, citing the “bad luck” of being between phases of a multi-million dollar upgrade to its power systems as a contributor to the issue.
Ry Crozier Apr 21 2009, 2:17PM Collaboration
Hitachi leaves ‘cloud’ to likes of Optus, Vigabyte

Hitachi leaves ‘cloud’ to likes of Optus, Vigabyte

Hitachi Data Systems is unlikely to follow other storage vendors into the cloud storage market directly, preferring to provide the infrastructure underpinning the likes of Optus and Vigabyte instead.
Ry Crozier Apr 3 2009, 3:09PM Services
Telstra brings regional exchanges up to speed

Telstra brings regional exchanges up to speed

Telstra is one week into an upgrade of 421 regional exchanges to ADSL2+ and has also announced a $42 million investment in Next G base stations to be rolled out before the end of June.
Ry Crozier Apr 1 2009, 2:38PM Collaboration
Lebara Mobile launches on local Vodafone network

Lebara Mobile launches on local Vodafone network

Lebara Mobile plans to offer free on-net international calls on its mobile virtual network to Aussies in Q3 of this year, its UK-based chief said at its local launch today.
Ry Crozier Mar 30 2009, 3:01PM Collaboration
Canberra ISP cops warning over TIO compliance breach

Canberra ISP cops warning over TIO compliance breach

Bytecard, which trades as Canberra ISP Netspeed, has been issued a formal warning for allegedly failing to cooperate with the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) over “two continuing matters”.
Ry Crozier Mar 29 2009, 9:12AM Mobility
Brocade to double Foundry partner base

Brocade to double Foundry partner base

Brocade has earmarked a major expansion of its channel strategy on the back of its recent acquisition of Foundry Networks, revealing plans to double it “in the near to mid-term”.
Ry Crozier Mar 26 2009, 2:34PM Data centre
NBN debate looks more like Opel discussion

NBN debate looks more like Opel discussion

The Government is losing focus on the NBN to the point where debate is starting to follow the same lines as the previous Government’s canned Opel project, according to the Australian Computer Society.
Ry Crozier Mar 21 2009, 8:50AM Mobility

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