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Opinion: Protect me now, just ask how

Opinion: Protect me now, just ask how

Well the ACCC is out there protecting us from the big bad corporations again.
Ian Yates May 12 2008, 7:40AM Collaboration
Fixed phone lines to go way of the dodo?

Fixed phone lines to go way of the dodo?

New report from ACMA indicates pent-up interest in dropping fixed telephone line services. Could this be the big break Naked DSL's been waiting for?
Alex Kidman May 10 2008, 9:03AM Collaboration
Internode drops $39 ‘Fast Transfer’ fee

Internode drops $39 ‘Fast Transfer’ fee

In an attempt to draw customers away from rival broadband companies, Australian ISP, Internode, is offering a free churn procedure until June 30.
Staff Writers May 10 2008, 8:53AM Collaboration
iiNet acquires Westnet for $81 million

iiNet acquires Westnet for $81 million

iiNet has cemented its position as Australia’s third largest ISP, behind Telstra and Optus, with today’s announcement that it has purchased fellow WA-based ISP, Westnet, for $81 million in cash.
Mitchell Bingemann May 8 2008, 6:11PM Collaboration
Telstra’s Next G network good enough for Department of Defence

Telstra’s Next G network good enough for Department of Defence

Australian telecommunciations provider, Telstra has been picked up as the Department of Defence’s (Chief Information Office Group - CIOG) sole supplier of its extensive and critical fixed voice, mobile and broadband requirements.

Lilia Guan May 8 2008, 12:02PM Collaboration
Gartner backs social networks for business

Gartner backs social networks for business

Sites like Facebook can help online retailers engage better with customers, according to analyst firm Gartner.
Phil Muncaster May 7 2008, 8:55PM Collaboration
Another notch on the belt

Another notch on the belt

As the credit crunch continues, IT managers are under increasing pressure to reduce budgets, with projects involving relatively unproven technology likely to be first for the chop.
Rosalie Marshall May 7 2008, 3:11PM Collaboration
Telstra signs $162 million telco contract with DoD

Telstra signs $162 million telco contract with DoD

Telstra has secured a six-year, $162 million telecommunications contract with the Department of Defence (DoD) that is expected to result in savings of over $13 million per annum.
Staff Writers May 6 2008, 1:51PM Collaboration
Nu Tek Communications implements Panasonic VoIP product for Aussie lift company

Nu Tek Communications implements Panasonic VoIP product for Aussie lift company

Australian reseller Nu Teck Communications has implemented a Panasonic IP-PBX phone system for Schindler Lifts Australia, a multi-national company founded in 1874 that employs around 45,000 people in 130 countries.
Staff Writers May 5 2008, 3:57PM Collaboration
Opinion: Vista schmista, Telstra schmelstra

Opinion: Vista schmista, Telstra schmelstra

Well, we just spent the weekend figuring out what went wrong with our plans to setup a client's new branch office using Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista workstations. The gig was supposed to be finished Friday, but we didn't get out of town until Sunday night. And it wasn't the applications or the network that bit us in the bum this time. No, it was the printers. And Telstra.
Ian Yates May 5 2008, 1:22PM Collaboration
NBN request: Reigning in the gorilla that is Telstra

NBN request: Reigning in the gorilla that is Telstra

The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy’s National Broadband Network (NBN) Request for Proposal (RFP) has made people sit up and take serious notice of the current situation.
Lilia Guan May 3 2008, 8:27AM Collaboration
People Telecom buys ValueNet’s assets and 40 customers

People Telecom buys ValueNet’s assets and 40 customers

Telecommunications service provider, People Telecom, has acquired the assets and customers of business-grade hosted VoIP wholesaler ValueNet. People Telecom purchased ValueNet’s assets from Lemarne Corporation for an undisclosed sum.
Lilia Guan May 2 2008, 2:25PM Collaboration
Synnex goes on the road again

Synnex goes on the road again

Synnex Australia will host a series of nationwide events between June and September 2008, featuring the latest products from around 20 Synnex vendor partners.

Staff Writers May 2 2008, 2:23PM Collaboration
TalkSwitch and Lan 1 launch reseller program

TalkSwitch and Lan 1 launch reseller program

TalkSwitch, in association with Lan 1, has launched the Australian TalkSwitch Reseller Certification Program. The phone systems provider has also announced the release of two TalkSwitch branded IP handsets.
Leanne Mezrani May 2 2008, 1:20PM Collaboration
ASG granted $30M Federal Govt contract

ASG granted $30M Federal Govt contract

Australian IT services provider ASG Group has been awarded a $30 million contract to provide managed services to the Federal Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government.
Staff Writers May 2 2008, 11:59AM Collaboration
Wireless last mile could bypass Telstra copper network, says Conroy

Wireless last mile could bypass Telstra copper network, says Conroy

Fibre to the Node proposals using wireless links to reach homes could end the conflict over access to Telstra's copper network, according to Federal Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy.
Adam Turner May 2 2008, 7:08AM Collaboration
CSIRO chooses DiData for the provision of network equipment

CSIRO chooses DiData for the provision of network equipment

Australian scientific research body, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has signed a three year contract with Dimension Data worth up to $4 million per annum for the provision of ICT network equipment for CSIRO’s national network.
Lilia Guan May 1 2008, 2:29PM Collaboration
Liberals to oppose Labor’s raid on communications fund

Liberals to oppose Labor’s raid on communications fund

Shadow Communications Minister Bruce Billson has come out guns blazing at what he considers to be Labor’s planned smash-and-grab raid on the $2 billion Communications Fund.
Lilia Guan May 1 2008, 12:34PM Collaboration
Telstra wholesale exemptions could be a hollow victory

Telstra wholesale exemptions could be a hollow victory

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released a draft decision that it will exempt Telstra from the requirement to offer two wholesale PSTN services in parts of metropolitan Australia. The exemption would apply to wholesale line rental (WLR) and local call service (LCS), but only in areas where ULL-based competition is already established.
Lilia Guan Apr 30 2008, 1:39PM Collaboration
The New Network

The New Network

Cisco’s John Chambers tells partners it’s time to pounce on the next market transition
Jennifer Hagendorf Follett Apr 30 2008, 11:42AM Collaboration

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