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• Victoria pushes for $100m Smart Grid cash

  The Victorian State government has thrown its support behind the Frankston Smart Grid, Smart City project in an effort to secure up to $100 million in Federal Government funding.

• Victoria scores virtualisation goals with Dell, VMware

  The Victorian Government has inked a $3 million two-year deal with Dell to provide VMware vShphere 4 and VMware View licenses to 15 core government agencies.

• Auditor-General not happy with Victorian smart meter rollout

  The Victorian rollout of smart meters has been criticised by the state's Auditor-General's Office. In a report titled, Towards a ‘smart grid’ — the roll-out of Advanced Metering Infrastructure, the Auditor-General hit out at the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) project, which was kicked off in 2006 to replace accumulation meters in 2.4 million homes and small businesses with smart meters by 2013.

• Empired scores $3 million Victorian Government deal

  ASX-listed IT services provider Empired Limited (ASX:EPD) has scored a $3 million contract with the Victorian State Government’s Department for Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD).

• Telstra the frontline of defence in bushfire season

  Telstra has been awarded the contract to build a national telephony-based emergency warning system in the event of a life-threatening natural disaster.

• Singapore and Malaysia export markets to watch for ICT

  Singapore and Malaysia will become key centres for Australian export opportunities in the coming decade as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) free trade agreement with Australia creates opportunities for export and trade — and ICT is one of the sectors to watch.

• Victoria Police use Twitter to report on road blitz

  Last night, the Victoria Police force began a three-day blitz on dangerous driving, Operation Ardent, and for the first time used microblogging site Twitter to enforce the safe driving message among young drivers.

• Twitter to debut in drink driving blitz

  Microblogging site Twitter will be employed by the Victoria Police in the fight against drunk and dangerous driving.