Medicare Locals' e-health system receives $50m funding
The Medicare Locals network has received $50 million in funding over two years to help general practitioners and healthcare providers use the e-health record system.
Stories by Stephanie McDonald
NBN will help stop the brain drain in Wollongong: Academic
The National Broadband Network (NBN) will help underpin a new IT precinct in Wollongong on the south coast of New South Wales.
Turnbull: Nearly 110,000 homes waiting for NBN fibre
Malcolm Turnbull has said nearly 110,000 households in greenfield estates are on the NBN Co waiting list to receive fibre connections.
ACMA issues warning to Lycamobile
Lycamobile has been issued a formal warning from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) for breaching the Telecommunications Act.
Do software patents stifle innovation?
Software patents are stifling innovation and should not be applied to computational information processing, according to a Victorian software developer.
Conroy turns the attack to Hockey
Senator Stephen Conroy has slammed Joe Hockey for asserting the NBN should be treated as a budgetary cost.
Optus and NSW Dep. of Education sign $15m contract to improve satellite services
Optus will enhance its satellite services to improve services to students in remote areas in a five-year contract worth an estimated $15 million.
Samsung takes top position from Apple in smartphones sales
Samsung sold the most smartphones in the first quarter of 2012, taking the top position from Apple, according to Gartner.
Google study shows smartphones taking over mobile use
Smartphone use in Australia has jumped 40 per cent, according to a study released by Google.
Coffs Harbour, Taree and Port Macquarie to get NBN fixed wireless from mid-2013
Around 15,000 homes in Coffs Harbour, Taree and Port Macquarie will be switched on to the National Broadband Network using the NBN's fixed wireless, with the roll out beginning mid next year.
aCure continues with its data centre expansion
aCure Technology has expanded its data centre capacity, with its third data centre to open in Perth’s CBD in August this year.
Gaming start-up Scalify receives $2m funding boost from Starfish Ventures
New start-up company Scalify has received a $2 million funding boost from Starfish Ventures for its peer-to-peer technology called Badumna.
Gamification - good business sense or juvenile practice?
If the phenomenon of Angry Birds and Farmville has shown us anything, it has been that a growing percentage of the public is addicted to gaming — and it's worth a billion dollar empire.
Government gives councils up to $375,000 to help build NBN support
The government is continuing to build support for the National Broadband Network (NBN) by offering up to $375,000 to 11 councils across Australia to aid them in offering more services on the network.
Bourke one step closer to NBN - after a three-year wait
Bourke will be home to a satellite ground station to help it get on-board the National Broadband Network (NBN) – but it’s going to have to wait three years until it is operational.