Industry News
Seismic shift in voice logging industry
The small but influential voice logging industry is undergoing change. Australian customers will still have options.
[ + ]More than 4100 Aussie businesses get online with Google, MYOB website tool
More than 4100 Australian businesses have used the Getting Aussie Business Online tool from Google and MYOB to create a website in the three weeks the tool has been operational.
[ + ]Social media bringing ambivalent returns
A global study into the business value of social media strategies has found that there are as many failures as successes when it comes to organisations attempting to foster fans on social media sites like Facebook.
[ + ]Comms Alliance and IBES launch digital economy research project
The Communications Alliance has teamed up with University of Melbourne's IBES to look into the effect of changes in the telecommunications and media industries on regulation in the digital economy.
[ + ]CSIRO reveals more efficient wireless broadband
A new CSIRO wireless project, Ngara, could be a boon for rural and regional broadband. The technology promises to be four times as efficient as competing wireless technologies.
[ + ]RSA SecureID breach could put customers at risk
EMC announced last week that its SecureID system had been breached. According to one security consultancy, this breach may have completely compromised the two-factor authentication product, exposing customers’ systems to attack.
[ + ]APC and NextDC ink partnership deal for data centres
APC and NextDC have signed a Strategic Alliance Memorandum of Understanding for the joint marketing of NEXTDC data centres in Australia and internationally.
[ + ]Emerson to help design data centres in India for Datacraft
Emerson Network Power has announced that it will help Datacraft design six internet data centres in India.
[ + ]Avoidance of costs aim of government data centre strategy
The Federal Government plans to avoid $1billion over the next 15 years in data centre costs with its data centre strategy.
[ + ]IT industry pulls together with Japanese tsunami initiatives
Following the catastrophic earthquakequake and tsunami that assaulted Japan late last week, several service providers have offered users free calls and text messages to loved ones in Japan.
[ + ]Internet Explorer 9 a “non-event” for business, expert says
Although Internet Explorer 9 carries several improvements over previous versions, experts say the omission of support for Windows XP limits its applicability to the business world.
[ + ]Tyco Electronics to become TE Connectivity
Tyco Electronics has announced plans to change its name to TE Connectivity, in order to better reflect its product range.
[ + ]Perth to Geraldton fibre backhaul link fills regional blackspots
In preparation for the NBN, Nextgen Networks has announced the completion of its Perth to Geraldton fibre backhaul link, which is intended to fill blackspots in existing regional broadband availability.
[ + ]NetApp to acquire Engenio from LSI
Under a new agreement, storage vendor NetApp will acquire external storage systems business Engenio from LSI for a total of US$480 million.
[ + ]McAfee to offer cloud services through new Sydney data centre
With the launch of a new data centre in Sydney, McAfee is offering Australian and Asia-Pacific customers access to its global web and email security-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings.
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