Stories by Renai LeMay

Telstra considering shift to Windows Live

Australia's biggest telco Telstra is considering dumping the email, blogging, photos and online storage platforms used by customers of its BigPond internet service provider division and migrating customers to Microsoft's Windows Live platform.

By Renai LeMay | 14 December, 2010 09:14

Tags: bigpond, Microsoft, Telstra, Windows Live

AFP drops charges on Google Street View blunder

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has dropped charges against Google related to the collection of Wi-Fi data by its Street View cars, noting the data collection may have been "inadvertent" rather than a deliberate privacy breach.

By Renai LeMay | 06 December, 2010 11:02

Tags: Australian Federal Police (AFP), Google, google street view, Street View

Filter gets a new date: Mid-2013

Legislation supporting Labor’s mandatory internet filtering project may not hit parliament until mid-2013, according to advice provided to Stephen Conroy by his department — a timeframe which may make it an issue in the next election.

By Renai LeMay | 17 November, 2010 10:08

Tags: mandatory ISP level filtering

HP investigates Foxteq scandal

Technology giant Hewlett-Packard has said it is looking into reports

By Renai LeMay | 10 November, 2010 09:00

Tags: HP

Brumby promises every doctor in public hospitals an iPad

Victorian Premier, John Brumby, has promised every doctor in the state's public hospital system would be issued with an Apple iPad if his incumbent Labor Government was returned to power in the state's upcoming election.

By Renai LeMay | 10 November, 2010 09:47

Tags: Apple, hospitals, iPad, John Brumby, mobile broadband, public health system, Victorian state government, wi-fi

Carr backs venture capital to tune of $80m

The Federal Government has injected $80 million into four Australian venture capital funds, with the aim of stimulating innovation and accelerating commercialisation in early stage Australian companies.

By Renai LeMay | 09 November, 2010 11:11

Tags: Alchemia, Carnegie Venture Capital, Intel, investment, Looksmrt, MRCF IIF Partnership, ORxPharma, Pharmaxis, Phil Cronin, Southern Cross, Start-up Australia Fund, Venture capital

Samsung Galaxy Tab Australian pricing

Today sees the Australian launch of the tablet device which global gadget blog Engadget has labelled "the first true competitor to Apple's iPad" -- Samsung's Galaxy Tab.

By Renai LeMay | 08 November, 2010 12:00

Tags: samsung, Samsung Galaxy Tab, tablet PCs

Optus launches 'My Tab' Android tablet

Fresh on the heels of Telstra's launch of its own self-branded Android tablet device, Optus has confirmed it will launch a similar tablet at a price point $20 cheaper than Telstra.

By Renai LeMay | 08 November, 2010 13:49

Tags: optus, tablet PCs

Corporate Express deploys Cisco infrastructure

Business support specialist Corporate Express has deployed Cisco’s combined server and network infrastructure as part of plans to fully implement virtualisation and private cloud computing within its operations.

By Renai LeMay | 26 October, 2010 15:01

Tags: Cisco, Corporate Express, EMC, private cloud, Unified Computing System (UCS), virtualisation, VMware

Qantas looks to cloudy skies

Chris Seller is Qantas' chief IT architect and head of Operations for its Corporate Services and Technology division. The executive is a veteran of the airline, having held senior IT roles within its ranks for over a decade, including as the head of IT for its Jetstar subsidiary. Seller took some time out recently to speak about Qantas' cloud computing strategy and the issue in general.

By Renai LeMay | 26 October, 2010 12:00

Tags: cloud, google apps, Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS), private cloud, qantas, Qantas Airways Ltd, salesforce.com

Conroy to discuss Tassie NBN joint venture with Bartlett

Communications minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, confirmed this week that he would meet with Tasmanian Premier, David Bartlett, to discuss the commercial structure of the NBN in the state amid criticism from the Opposition that a planned joint venture with State Government-owned utility Aurora Energy has not eventuated.

By Renai LeMay | 20 October, 2010 12:04

Tags: Aurora Energy, Mike Quigley, National Broadband Network (NBN), nbn co, Premier David Bartlett, Senator Stephen Conroy, Tasmania nbn

Adam Internet joins terabyte party

Adelaide-based Adam Internet has become the latest internet service provider to offer its customers a broadband plan with a terabyte or more of download quota included.

By Renai LeMay | 19 October, 2010 11:44

Tags: Adam Internet, broadband, terabyte plan

Western Australia Auditor-General slams WA Health failures

Western Australia residents will have to wait until at least 2014 before the state’s health department will replace its ailing patient administration system (PAS).

By Renai LeMay | 14 October, 2010 14:16

Tags: e-health, WA Auditor General, WA health

Westpac deploys VCE private cloud

Top-tier Australian bank Westpac this afternoon revealed it had over the past year deployed its own private cloud computing facility within its operations, working closely with the VMware, Cisco and EMC cloud consortium to do so.

By Renai LeMay | 12 October, 2010 16:31

Tags: private cloud, westpac

Australian cloud market crowds up as Fujitsu moves in

The Australian market for cloud computing services intensified further this week, with several major IT services firms releasing details of their push to win business from large organisations increasingly demonstrating an appetite for the next generation platform.

By Renai LeMay | 08 October, 2010 11:25

Tags: cloud, cloud computing, csc, Fujitsu, Oakton

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