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• CSIRO's supercomputer Australia's "greenest"

  The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation’s (CSIRO) graphics processing unit (GPU) has been recognised internationally as Australia’s “greenest” supercomputer.

• Revamped SKAMP boosts Australia’s chances of hosting the SKA

  The revitalisation of the Square Kilometre Array Molonglo Prototype (SKAMP), a joint effort between the University of Sydney and Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), is expected to help further Australia’s bid to host the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope over rival South Africa.

• CSIRO wireless broadband over TV becoming a reality

  The CSIRO is moving to attract millions of dollars worth of commercial investment from networking vendors ahead of the first field trial of its in-house broadband wireless over analogue television spectrum technology.

• CSIRO, QUT partner to develop flight testing technology

  Brisbane will become home to the Australian Research Centre for Aerospace Automation (ARCAA) after a joint project was today announced between Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and the CSIRO.

• GE, CSIRO to collaborate on Australian R&D

  The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has extended its working relationship with General Electric (GE) through a $20 million agreement which will result in a number of new research and development (R&D) projects carried out in Australia during the next five years.
  

• CSIRO pushes closer collaboration with China

  The CSIRO will focus on closer collaboration between Australia and China on the development of new information technology over coming years.
  

• CSIRO mulling WAN accelaration

  The CSIRO is mulling the deployment of a WAN acceleration solution to speed up applications as it continues to consolidate its data centres down to two in the ACT.
  

• CSIRO to trial wireless over analogue TV spectrum

  The CSIRO will begin live field trials of its experimental wireless technology in September to assess whether spectrum formerly used for analogue television can be used to deliver National Broadband Network (NBN) services.

• CSIRO appoints new chairman

  The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has appointed Macquarie Group Melbourne office executive chairman, Simon McKeon, as its new chairman.
  

• CSIRO joins new CUDA program

  The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has been selected as a member of NVIDIA’s international network of research centres as a part of its new Compute Unified Device Architecture (CUDA) program.

• Australia's CSIRO hits U.S. carriers on WLAN patents

  The Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) is suing three of the largest U.S. mobile operators, charging they infringed a patent by selling wireless LAN products.

• A/NZ's SKA bid takes step forward

  Australia and New Zealand’s bid to host the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope has taken a step forward with the successful trans-Tasman link-up of six radio telescopes to form one mega-telescope.

• CeBIT 2010: CSIRO showcases augmented reality

  CSIRO's biggest device at CeBIT this year is an augmented reality system that researchers have lovingly nicknamed "the tank". The showcased panoramic dome knits together live feeds from several cameras embedded in the convention centre's ceiling, giving users an almost three-dimensional view of the convention floor.

• Web-based metering system marks another win for Green IT

  The ACommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has just unveiled its latest Green IT gadget, a web-based smart metering system, which will enable users to remotely control energy consumption over a broadband Internet connection.
  

• Perth to Geraldton fibre roll out begins

  Work has commenced on the roll out of fibre optic backhaul between Perth and Geraldton in Western Australia that will help Australia’s bid for the global astronomy project, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA).