Stories by Chloe Herrick

Salvos overhaul storage and backup infrastructure

With the growth of critical data rapidly increasing, the Salvation Army’s Southern Territory arm was running out of “prime real estate” in its storage area, according to its IT manager, Larry Reed.

By Chloe Herrick | 30 April, 2012 05:00

Tags: Larry Reed, The Salvation Army

New ISP launches for NBN-only plans

New internet service provider (ISP), Australian Broadband Services (AusBBS), has flagged it’s entry to the market with plans to offer National Broadband Network (NBN)-only services via an outsourced virtual business model.

By Chloe Herrick | 24 April, 2012 09:55

Tags: Australian Broadband Services (Ausbbs), iinet, internode, National Broadband Network (NBN), optus, Rob Appel

Govt ICT hiring spend to hit record high

ICT hiring within the Federal Government has been forecast to hit an all-time high in 2012 with current spending on contractors already tipping $591.5 million for the 10 months to April 2012.

By Chloe Herrick | 23 April, 2012 12:42

Tags: federal government, Gillard Government, ICT hiring, peoplebank, Peter Acheson

ISPs must work with content industry on copyright: Experts

Experts have advised ISPs to step up and work with the content industry to find a copyright solution in order to avoid a heavy-handed government approach, following iiNet's win over AFACT in the High Court of Australia today.

By Chloe Herrick | 20 April, 2012 12:22

Tags: AFACT v iiNet, Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT), copyright

Coalition NBN plans won't impact Telstra revenues

A change in government as a result of the 2013 federal election would will not diminish Telstra’s $2-3 billion excess cash war chest, expected to be generated over three years as the National Broadband Network (NBN) rolls out.

By Chloe Herrick | 19 April, 2012 13:15

Tags: Telstra, nbn co, National Broadband Network (NBN), malcolm turnbull, David Thodey, Coalition

ITU reassures NBN Co on satellite concerns

NBN Co has engaged the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to quell suggestions that the launch of the National Broadband Network (NBN) satellites in 2015 will be delayed due to a lack of orbital slot approval.

By Chloe Herrick | 18 April, 2012 11:49

Tags: Coalition, malcolm turnbull, National Broadband Network (NBN), nbn co, satellite

M2 acquisition to open up government market for Primus

Telecommunications company Primus will be free to pursue more Australian government business following its acquisition by M2 Telecommunications, according to Primus chief executive, Tom Mazerski.

By Chloe Herrick | 18 April, 2012 09:31

Tags: M2 Telecommunications Group, paul budde, primus, Tom Mazerski

No more room for fixed line consolidation: Hackett

The period of consolidation in the Australian fixed line market has concluded, ahead of the Federal Government's National Broadband Network (NBN) rollout, according to Internode managing director, Simon Hackett.

By Chloe Herrick | 17 April, 2012 13:13

Tags: iinet, internode, national broadband network, nbn co, Telstra, TransAct

M2 buys Primus for $192.4m

M2 Telecommunications (MTU) has acquired Primus Telecommunications Group for $192.4 million, with the transaction scheduled for completion on 1 June.

By Chloe Herrick | 16 April, 2012 10:22

Tags: Geoff Horth, M2 Telecommunications Group, Primus Telecommunications, Tom Mazerski

NBN call centre to hit the Gold Coast

National Broadband Network (NBN) wholesaler, NBN Co has flagged plans to set up a customer contact centre on the Gold Coast, with the facility due to be operational by the second half of 2012.

By Chloe Herrick | 11 April, 2012 13:58

Tags: National Broadband Network (NBN), nbn co

ACMA releases draft rules for spectrum auction

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) have issued a set of draft rules to govern the upcoming ‘Digital Dividend’ auction for the reallocation of Australia’s 700MHz and 2.5GHz spectrum.

By Chloe Herrick | 11 April, 2012 13:17

Tags: 2.5GHz spectrum, 700mhz spectrum, Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), Digital dividend, Senator Stephen Conroy

E-health rebates 'smoke and mirrors': Australian Medical Association

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has thrown water on the announced Medicare rebates accessible for GPs participating in the government’s $466.7 million national e-health project.

By Chloe Herrick | 10 April, 2012 15:32

Tags: Australian Medical Association (AMA), Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR), Steve Hambleton

VEC develops tablet-based e-voting system

The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) has flagged plans to develop a free open source e-voting system for the next state election in November 2014, doing away with the touchscreen-based kiosks it used in 2010.

By Chloe Herrick | 05 April, 2012 11:00

Tags: Craig Burton, iPad, Tablet, Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC), Windows

Govt shells out $21m for final leg of e-health record system

The Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) has allocated $21 million to the National E-Health Transition Authority’s (NEHTA) for the final scope of the national e-health record system.

By Chloe Herrick | 03 April, 2012 09:54

Tags: Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA), e-health, National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA), Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records (PCEHR)

NBN Co to educate public on network

With 40 retail service providers (RSP) now signed on to offer National Broadband Network (NBN) services, NBN Co has flagged plans to significantly raise public awareness of the network.

By Chloe Herrick | 03 April, 2012 09:25

Tags: Kieran Cooney, National Broadband Network (NBN), nbn co, Ralph Steffens

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