Carrier alliance pleads for fair go
Telecommunications pricing and the future of industry competition remains in the balance this week after an alliance of carriers bandied together against Telstra.
Stories by Mark Jones
Canberra's outsourcing battle heats up
While Com Tech Integration Services officially stepped into the heat of Canberra's outsourcing battle recently, the company refuses to believe the Com Tech name will seal its success.
Alcatel details convergence strategy
Alcatel is striving for recognition as a leading convergence player, yesterday revealing plans of its new IP-based Private Communications Exchange (PCX).
ASX adds LAN to its new premises
The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) is on the verge of completing the installation of the LAN infrastructure at its new Sydney CBD office following the recent completion of a national WAN upgrade.
ASX finalises LAN rollout
The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) is on the verge of completing the installation of the LAN infrastructure at its new Sydney CBD office following the recent completion of a national WAN upgrade.
Flow signs $10m Xylan backbone deal
Flow Communications has signed a three-year $10 million investment deal with Xylan to deploy backbone IP services along Australia's eastern seaboard.
The new service provider will offer government, carrier, Internet service providers and business customers a range of access speeds and data networking services over a new broadband data network built using Xylan ATM switches.
Behind the news: Technology hits fast lane
Motor racing gurus once promoted the idea that a big engine, skilled driver and good luck was the ideal race-winning combination.
But these days, the real hero of the multimillion Formula One racing industry is technology.
CSL gives terminal environment the flick
Australian pharmaceutical manufacturer CSL is improving its worldwide communications after dumping its legacy terminal-based environment.
Nortel arms anti-Cisco guns with Accelar
Nortel Networks yesterday announced the local release of its Accelar 8000 backbone routing switch, simultaneously attacking its market space rival Cisco.
Dell gets serious about storage
Dell Computer is following server user trends and hotfooting it into the competitive storage market with a keen eye on storage area networks (SANs).
Nortel sees Optical Internet vision ahead
Nortel Networks is moving to position itself as an Internet technology leader, outlining last week the first of a four-stage plan to boost its Internet.
KPMG upgrades to ATM backbone
KPMG Australia finished a massive networking project last week incorporating an enterprise-wide IT and network backbone upgrade.
Novell hands out free software
Novell is hoping the promise of free network software and rising Y2K concerns will propel its products into the hands of a whole new customer base.
Qld Uni students return to high-speed networks
While University of Queensland's Ipswich campus students enjoyed the summer break, the university's IT team raced to install a new network before first semester.
Equant aims IP offerings at global telcos
Equant yesterday announced a new suite of IP products offerings as part of an aggressive bid to capture the worldwide IP voice and data traffic market.