University of Wollongong gains R&D centre
09 November, 2010Indian outsourcing company MphasiS sets up on University of Wollongong campus.
NICTA spin-off chalks up a billion mobile handsets
08 November, 2010Software from NICTA spin-out company Open Kernel Labs has secured one million mobile handsets.
Innovation R&D lab for Melbourne
04 November, 2010Tellabs will create an innovation solutions research lab in Australia which is expected to generate up to 25 jobs by the end of 2011.
IBM chooses Gold Coast for new software team
25 October, 2010In a coup for the city, the Gold Coast has ‘outgunned’ rival cities to lure international IT specialist IBM to establish a new software development team.
IBM to establish R&D lab at University of Melbourne
14 October, 2010Under a new agreement with the Victorian Government, IBM will create a new research and development laboratory at the University of Melbourne.
NICTA names new CEO
14 October, 2010Australian research institute NICTA has announced that its new CEO is Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte, a robotics expert from the University of Sydney.
Australian research delegation heads to Brussels for peak European Commission ICT event
27 September, 2010A delegation of leading Australian ICT research institutions is on its way to Brussels to participate in the European Commission’s biennial ICT research event.
Institute for a Broadband-Enabled Society attracts new partner
09 September, 2010Clarity, an Australian software company dedicated to simplifying the operation and management of telecommunications networks, has joined the Industry Partner Program at the University of Melbourne’s Institute for a Broadband-Enabled Society (IBES).
Aussie universities join IBM's clean water research program
08 September, 2010University of Sydney and Monash University will work with China’s Tsinghua University and global academics to improve water quality.
A passion for high performance and high availability
08 June, 2010 by Merri MackThe challenge for Steve Maddocks, AARNet’s Director of Operations, is to keep AARNet’s vital network in an optimal state, which means high performance and high availability that meet the service level agreement of 99.999%. Achieving this gives him an immense sense of satisfaction. Maddocks explains to Voice&Data’s Merri Mack that the key to success is a strong emphasis on measurement.
Pulsed laser will speed up information highway
01 June, 2010Silicon chips may soon be able to transmit and process information at extremely high speeds using light, with help from a University of Sydney invention.
Warren & Brown Technologies joins University of Melbourne (IBES) team
26 May, 2010Australian-owned telecommunications product developer and manufacturer Warren & Brown Technologies (WBT) has become the latest company to join the Industry Partner Program at the University of Melbourne’s Institute for a Broadband-Enabled Society (IBES).
Energy-efficient reseach centre for communications industry
29 April, 2010Bell Labs, University of Melbourne and the Victoria state government are teaming up to open an eco-oriented research centre in Australia. The AU$10 million centre will focus on researching energy-efficient technology for the communications industry.
High-speed, untappable communications on drawing board
07 January, 2010QuintessenceLabs, a leader in quantum communications technology for networking, communications, national security and defence, has teamed up with researchers at RMIT to develop quantum-optic encryption in a silicon photonic chip.
