SingTel announces organisational restructure
05 March, 2012SingTel (aka Singapore Telecommunications), owner of Australia’s second largest telco, Optus, today announced a revamp of its organisational structure.
Windows 8 Consumer Preview now available
02 March, 2012Microsoft last night launched a preview build of the upcoming Windows 8 operating system. Known as the ‘Consumer Preview’, the build is essentially a beta version of the OS and is available for download from Microsoft’s website.
Telecoms complaints from small businesses grow 52%
29 February, 2012Complaints from small businesses about their telecommunications services increased 52% in the last financial year, the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) revealed today.
Compuware dynaTrace 4.1 application performance management for IBM WebSphere
27 February, 2012Compuware Corporation has announced the release of dynaTrace 4.1, claimed to be the first application performance management (APM) solution to provide full support for IBM WebSphere Message Broker. This latest release includes additional user experience management (UEM) capabilities, enhanced visualisation and integration with Compuware Gomez Real-User Monitoring - Data Center. dynaTrace 4.1 brings APM to IBM WebSphere environments including WebSphere Message Broker, application servers and portal servers. End-to-end transaction tracing and UEM combine with enhanced visibility to provide development, test and operational insight into WebSphere infrastructures.
MicroStrategy 9.2.1m business intelligence platform
16 February, 2012MicroStrategy 9.2.1m includes multiple enhancements to MicroStrategy Mobile including pre-cache folders, adaptive mobile caching, offline interface enhancements, mobile analytical engine optimisations, network quality monitoring and a timeline widget.
Westpac peers into future with big data technologies
16 February, 2012Westpac Life New Zealand Limited, part of the Westpac Group, the New Zealand financial institution, has implemented data integration software to help power its strategic initiatives around customer centricity and big data.
11 million Aussies to use media tablets by 2016
14 February, 2012The popularity of media tablets is growing in Australia, with 2.6 million people already using one and an estimated 11 million predicted to be using one by 2016, according to analyst firm Telsyte. The 2016 estimate of tablet users - 11 million - is half of Australia’s present-day population (22 million).
Convergence Review’s thankless task
14 February, 2012 by John Stanton, CEO, Communications AllianceThe panel presiding over Australia’s telecommunications Convergence Review has a tough task, one that many won’t appreciate - particularly given the Review’s recent interim report carried such divisive and controversial recommendations. John Stanton, CEO of Australia’s Communications Alliance, takes a look at the ramifications of some specific elements of the interim report.
Little financial reprieve for Australia’s mobile operators
13 February, 2012The government has given Australia’s mobile operators little financial reprieve after handing down its final pricing for licence renewal, calling on mobile operators to find in excess of $3 billion.
Capgemini Australia opens new Canberra office
10 February, 2012Consultancy and technology service provider Capgemini has opened a new office in Canberra. According to Capgemini ANZ CEO Paul Thorley, the new office reflects the company’s commitment to its public sector and ACT-based clients.
Enable Services partners with Huawei for Christchurch UFB build
09 February, 2012Enable Services has announced a partnership with Huawei New Zealand to supply the fibre equipment required for Christchurch’s NBN-equivalent, Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) network and for services to manage operations and maintenance.
Alcatel-Lucent sells Genesys to private equity firm
02 February, 2012Telecommunications company Alcatel-Lucent has sold Genesys, a subsidiary that provides contact centre software and services, to a company owned by the Permira Funds and Technology Crossover Ventures, for a cash sum of US$1.5 billion.
Telecoms growth will slow, despite 2011’s industry rebound
30 January, 2012Telecoms service provider revenues will slow between 2011 and 2017, despite a healthy industry rebound in 2011, according to analyst firm Ovum.
Ultrabook growth to explode over next five years
25 January, 2012Shipments of ultrabooks will grow at three times the rate of tablets over the next five years, according to a report from analyst firm Juniper Research.
Telstra to provide open access wholesale service on some new fibre networks
23 January, 2012Telstra will provide an open access wholesale service on fibre networks that it’s currently deploying in South Brisbane and some new real estate projects, according to Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.
