Conroy abandons internet filter plans; Apple’s big week in court; TPG gets a 000 slap
12 November, 2012 by Andrew CollinsAndrew Collins casts an eye over the big stories in IT from the last seven days, including the Australian Federal Government’s backdown on internet filtering, Apple’s week of patent lawsuits and ACMA’s targeting of TPG over its alleged failure to provide customers with access to 000 emergency services.
Good for Enterprise collaboration app for iOS and Android
10 September, 2012 | Supplied by: Good TechnologyUpdates to the Good for Enterprise collaboration app include a refreshed user interface, photo share capabilities, and tasks, calendar attachment viewing. The application is available for both iOS and Android.
Opinion: BYOD (bring your own devices) is the next Y2K
20 August, 2012 by Carl Jefferys*, Country Manager, ANZ, Ruckus WirelessWe all recall the commotion surrounding the Y2K bug at the turn of the last century. Now, many vendors are using the concept of BYOD (bring your own devices) to scare organisations into buying new products. What many IT managers don’t realise is that they may already have the tools to control this influx of wireless devices.
Optus launches 4G business services in Sydney and Perth
31 July, 2012Optus has expanded the availability of 4G business services to Sydney and Perth. From today, customers will be able to utilise USB mobile broadband and mobile Wi-Fi hotspots in the two cities.
Next-generation Ka-band satellite, Jabiru-1, completes PDR milestone
28 June, 2012Australian satellite company NewSat Ltd and Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS) have completed the preliminary design review (PDR) of the Jabiru-1 Program, NewSat’s next-generation Ka-band satellite.
Three core tips for a successful BYOD (bring your own device) strategy
14 June, 2012 by Denis O’Shea, CEO, Mobile MentorThe most obvious problems with allowing your users to bring their own mobile devices into the workplace are ones of security. But as important as security is, there’s much more to a successful BYOD strategy. Denis O’Shea*, CEO at Mobile Mentor, explains three tips to help make your BYOD strategy a success.
Unisys Mobility Solutions Suite of services
14 June, 2012The services in Unisys’s Mobility Solutions Suite are intended to help organisations manage, secure and support mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, as well as their applications.
Ruckus WLAN powers 600 clients at Google’s Think Mobile 2011 event
14 May, 2012To accommodate 600 clients at Google’s Think Mobile 2011 conference, systems integrator Wired Sky employed a Ruckus Wireless solution. The solution took less than two hours to deploy and experienced zero downtime during the event.
Sybase and Futitsu cloud-based managed mobility
30 April, 2012Sybase Australia and Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand have signed a partnership agreement for enterprise managed mobility solutions that will offer Australian and New Zealand customers a single managed platform for cloud-based managed mobile applications.
Hungry Jack’s implements in-store Wi-Fi networks for customer use
27 April, 2012Fast food restaurant chain Hungry Jack’s recently implemented in-store Wi-Fi networks, to support a free Wi-Fi service for customers. The service has attracted more than 4600 daily average users across the stores and more than 200 daily users in the top stores in Sydney and the Gold Coast.
Research In Motion appoints Ray Gillenwater as Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand
05 April, 2012Research In Motion (RIM) has appointed Ray Gillenwater as Managing Director of its Australia and New Zealand operations. Gillenwater will oversee all functions of RIM’s business in Australia and New Zealand, including operations, sales, marketing, retail, distribution and partner relations.
Mitigating mobile information security risk with mobile device management (MDM)
04 April, 2012 by Stephen WithersThe proliferation of mobile devices - company-owned and BYOD - is boosting corporate productivity. But it also presents a new management issue to IT, which needs straightforward ways to ensure these devices are appropriately and securely configured and to oversee compliance with usage policies. Stephen Withers explains how mobile device management (MDM) tools can help.
Mobile bankers to reach 550 million in 2016
23 March, 2012The number of users of transactional mobile banking services will shoot from 185 million in 2011 to more than 550 million in 2016, according to a new report from Juniper Research. This surge will come from a confluence of two factors: a growing user acceptance of push mobile marketing and a sharp rise in smartphone adoption.
Optus 4G network hits 70 Mbps in Bendigo trial
16 March, 2012Optus today announced results of the first trial of its 700 MHz 4G network, which attained a peak download speed of 70 megabits in the field.
Customised applications a necessity for tablet success
09 March, 2012Organisations must employ apps custom built for tablet computers if they are to derive value from such devices, according to a new report from analyst firm Ovum.
