Cloud for Aussie researchers now live
The Australian Government's National eResearch Collaboration Tools and Resources (NeCTAR) project to build new infrastructure for Australian researchers has sent its collaborative Cloud platform live.
Stories by Diana Nguyen
NBN to deliver disability support services to regional Australia
Children with hearing or vision impairments who live in regional and remote areas of Australia will soon receive specialist services and therapies via the National Broadband Network.
IT skills in demand due to skills shortages: Hays
IT skills have been identified as being the most sought after skill by prospective employers worldwide, according to recruitment firm Hays.
Atlassian kicks off graduate and intern developer program
Software development company, Atlassian, has launched its inaugural 2012 graduate developer program, with the company to host 10 — from 450 candidates — Australian graduate students for a week of brainstorming, coding and surfing.
Startup spotlight: LiveScene
Brisbane-based startup LiveScene has launched an iPhone app of the same name that will enable users to discover and promote local live music.
Strathfield Council deploys iPad 2 to councillors
Strathfield Council in Sydney’s inner west has deployed Apple’s iPad 2 to all councillors following a unanimous vote in favour of the move.
Startup spotlight: BugHerd
Bug tracking maker BugHerd has today received $500,000 in backing from Melbourne-based venture capital firm, Starfish Ventures.
Optus signs NBN Co wholesale agreement
Optus today announced it had signed the NBN Co wholesale broadband agreement (WBA) -- a 12-month contract ISPs enter into to sell commercial services over the National Broadband Network (NBN) -- following months of negotiations.
NBN education and skills site to be temporarily offline
The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) has issued an advanced notice of a system outage that will affect its NBN-Enabled Education and Skills Services (NBN-EESS) online application system.
Optus appoints former Hutchison Telecoms chief as COO
Optus has appointed the former CEO of Hutchison Telecoms Australia, Kevin Russell, to the newly created role of chief operating officer (COO).
Optus and NBN Co standoff continues
Optus has yet to sign NBN Co’s wholesale broadband agreement (WBA) -- a 12-month contract ISPs enter into to sell commercial services over the National Broadband Network (NBN) -- despite the trial agreement having expired on 12 January.
Victorian govt signs deal with Telstra to upgrade Emergency Alert system
The Victorian government has signed a deal with Telstra to upgrade the current Emergency Alert system to a national location-based phone emergency warning system.
iiNet signs NBN Co Wholesale Broadband Agreement
iiNet announced today it has reached an agreement with NBN Co and signed the Wholesale Broadband Agreement (WBA) through negotiations.
Primus signs NBN Co Wholesale Broadband Agreement
Primus Australia today signed NBN Co’s Wholesale Broadband Agreement (WBA), enabling the telco to sign up customers in areas where the National Broadband Network (NBN) has been rolled out.
UNSW offers high schoolers a credited university-level course
The University of New South Wales is offering excelling high schoolers the chance to fast-track their university education with a credited, extracurricular computing course.