Mincom acquired by ABB
Brisbane-based software company Mincom has been acquired by Swiss engineering giant ABB for an undisclosed amount.
Stories by Rodney Gedda
600 a week tune in satellite TV amid digital switch
During the switch to digital-only television, applications for satellite TV smart card activations are being processed at a rate of up to 600 every week indicating the move away from analog is not only to terrestrial broadcasts, but also to satellite.
PostgreSQL devs lift open source database to enterprise heights
The release of the first beta of version 9.1 of the open source PostgreSQL database has opened a new era in enterprise-class reliability and data integrity that can compete with the big names, say its developers.
Telstra launches Android-based Xoom tablet, Atrix smartphone
Telstra and Motorola Mobility have teamed up to launch the much-anticipated Xoom tablet and Atrix smartphone, giving consumers more options for Andorid-based devices, including PC apps and functions.
Regional Victoria switched to digital-only TV
Another milestone in Australia’s transition to digital-only television broadcasts has passed with regional Victoria's remaining analog signals now switched off.
Dymocks taps Android for e-book, tablet move
National book retailer Dymocks has partnered with Acer to offer Android-powered tablets as a vehicle for e-book sales along with a new Android app.
Local company to launch 'smart' network appliances at Interop
Brisbane-based networking appliance vendor Opengear will launch a new range of "smart" routers and console servers and the Interop trade show in Las Vegas next week.
Open source PostgreSQL 9.1 beta released
The PostgreSQL open source database project has released the first beta of version 9.1, which its developers say has more new features than appeared with the 9.0 release, including synchronous replication to help prevent data loss.
Federal govt goes shopping for new search service
The Australian Government Information Management Service (AGIMO) is on the hunt for a supplier of a managed search service for the Government Search Service, which allows people to retrieve information from public-facing government websites.
Ubuntu's marketing kick: Is Canonical the next Apple?
Another six months has passed and another version of Ubuntu Linux has been released, right? Wrong. Ubuntu 11.04 ‘Natty Narwhal’ arrived today and so did a new marketing direction from its parent company and principle sponsor, Canonical. And its flavour has a hint of Apple.
Ubuntu Natty released, Unity for desktops and netbooks
The latest generation of the Linux-based Ubuntu operating system, 11.04 ‘Natty Narwhal’ has been released and marks the first release to ship with the Unity desktop environment by default.
Google brings Docs to Android
A team of Google engineers in Sydney have ported the company’s hosted document management service, Google Docs, to the Android mobile operating system, including support for optical character recognition.
Sydney school marries Moodle with Live@edu
Sydney grammar school Redlands has opted for the Cloud-based Live@edu e-mail system over an on-premise system and integrated the open source Moodle learning management system with it in the process.
Telstra to launch Motorola Xoom Honeycomb tablet
Telstra will be the mobile carrier to launch Motorola's much-hyped iPad competitor, the Xoom tablet, one of the first to run Google's Android 3.0 'Honeycomb' operating system.
Windows Phone evangelist says Android too insecure, complex
Windows Phone will eventually succeed in the business market because there is too much malware attacking the Android operating system, which is also more difficult to develop for, says Microsoft’s Windows Phone developer evangelist.