CIO Summit 2012: The rocky road to unified communications
When you have more than 750 staff working remotely – none of whom will ever step into the company’s offices – a stable communication system is paramount.
Stories by Stephanie McDonald
ACCC approves $800m Optus and NBN Co agreement
An $800 million deal between NBN Co and Optus has been approved by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
Choice says Australians paying 50 per cent more for digital downloads
Australian consumers are paying around 50 per cent more than US consumers for music downloads, computer software, hardware and games and console games, according to Choice.
CIO Summit 2012: Partnership models the key to success
Calibre Global’s CIO has told the CIO Summit that a partnership model trumps traditional client supplier models because it shares the risk - and reward - between the vendor and client.
TechnologyOne loses the "baggage" for fresh staff
Enterprise software company TechnologyOne has turned its recruiting focus to graduates and promoting them up the leadership ladder instead of hiring outside staff and integrating their career “baggage” into the company.
Westpac trials small business payment app
Westpac is piloting a new mobile payment app for small businesses which allows them to process credit card payments without the use of an eftpos machine.
CSIRO looking for a robot designer
The CSIRO is turning to the public to design the body of its mobile telepresence museum robot.
Conroy demands apology for false NBN claims
Senator Stephen Conroy has moved to reassure the Queensland regions of Townsville, Rockhampton and Mackay that they will receive the National Broadband Network (NBN) via fibre.
Mexico signs ACTA
Mexico has signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) in Japan, a week after the European Union parliament rejected the agreement.
First NBN-enabled Net cafe opens
Australia’s first National Broadband Network (NBN) café has opened in Brunswick, Victoria, with customers able to access the café’s NBN wifi.
US company wins $280m NBN satellite equipment contract
US company ViaSat has won a contract from NBN Co worth at least $280 million to supply a Long Term Satellite Service (LTSS) for the National Broadband Network (NBN).
CUA eyes off mobile payments, but not NFC
While Credit Union Australia (CUA) might be a late comer to mobile banking apps, it is firmly setting its sights on peer-to-peer mobile banking, with its CIO stating it would be "suicidal" for the financial services company not to give customers what they want.
App that allows deaf people to verbally communicate wins Imagine Cup
A Ukrainian university team has won the 2012 Imagine Cup with a product that allows deaf people to verbally communicate using sensory gloves and a smartphone.
Will robot soccer players one day beat FIFA's best?
World FIFA soccer players could face a drubbing by robots in the future if RoboCup has its way.
Artificial intelligence app helps blind people
A team of university students from the University of Auckland and Auckland University of Technology have created a smartphone app which uses artificial intelligence to help blind people make better visual sense of the world.