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Wireless doesn't cut it for NBN
Chris Jenkins
The explosion of growth in wireless services delivering broadband internet speeds via mobile phone networks doesn't dilute the case for a fixed-line national broadband network (NBN), analysts said.
Dept wants greener tech junk clean-up
Michael Crawford
The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs is looking to recycle as much as 95 percent of its decade-old IT gear over the 2009 calendar year.
Optus cries foul over Telstra's broadband proposal
Tracy Lee
Optus has called on the federal government to stick closely to the tender process for the $4.7 billion national broadband network (NBN) project.
COAG vote brightens e-health outlook
Ben Woodhead
State and federal government leaders have approved a $218 million injection for the country's peak e-health group in a vote of support for the rollout of a national electronic health record for all Australian residents.
Software exposes vulnerable children
Julian Bajkowski
A Special Commission of Inquiry into child protection in NSW has painted a damning picture of a government software system intended to help keep children out of harm's way.
$807m more for school PCs
AAP
The federal government has caved in to pressure from the states and territories by offering them an additional $807 million to meet the costs of installing and running computers for high school students
Telstra puts higher price on 98pc target
Tracy Lee
Telstra would be happy to meet the federal government's requirement on the national broadband network (NBN) to be rolled out to 98 per cent of the population if more funds were made available.
Business as usual despite attacks, says Tata
Chris Jenkins
Indian technology services giant Tata Consultancy Services says the terror attacks in areas surrounding its South Mumbai offices had not affected operations, the group said last night
Clean tech gets $27m boost
Paul Smith
The New South Wales clean technology sector has received a welcome boost in the form of $27 million worth of government funding for renewable energy projects.
Confusion over Telstra NBN proposal
Telstra remains in the race to build the national broadband network with the federal government confirming the telco's bid will be considered despite failing to meet some of the project's stated objectives.
MYOB cuts as suitor stalled
Ben Woodhead
MYOB yesterday took an axe to its fledgling China business and trimmed its 2009 guidance, in a day in which the Takeovers Panel rapped the accounting software maker's unwanted suitor Manhattan Software Bidco over the knuckles.
Online ads tipped to fall $US13bn
Ben Woodhead
Market researchers have lopped a staggering $US13 billion ($20.1 billion), or 26 per cent, off forecasts for US online ad sales in 2012.
Wipro to double with Melbourne centre
Brian Corrigan
Indian outsourcer Wipro will open a development centre in Melbourne early next year on the back of its major contract win with Origin Energy
Long wait for broadband winner
David Crowe
The successful bidder for the Rudd government's $4.7 billion broadband tender may be forced to wait until the second half of next year to sign contracts, as the opposition insists on full inquiries into the project.
CCC shoots down Telstra's NBN bid
Paul Smith
The Competitive Carriers' Coalition has said Telstra's last-minute conditional bid for the National Broadband Network showed the Telco had no credibility and had been stared down by the government after threatening for weeks that it would boycott the tender
COAG set to give e-health shot in the arm
Ben Woodhead
Government leaders are slated to assess plans for the national introduction of potentially life-saving electronic health records when the Council of Australian Governments meets in Canberra this weekend.
Google lifts US search share
Chris Jenkins
Google has boosted its share of the US internet search market in October as rivals Yahoo and Microosft's MSN went backwards
Telstra, Terria reveal NBN bids
Chris Jenkins and Ben Woodhead
Telstra has finally made public a $5 billion, highly conditional bid for the federal government's national broadband network project
CBA NetBank faults rectified
Paul Smith
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has said it has identified the cause of a processing problem, which caused the duplication of transactions from up to 200,000 customer accounts on its NetBank website
Big hint but Telstra yet to commit to NBN
AAP
Telstra has given the clearest indication yet it will make a bid to build the national broadband network.