Alicia Camphuisen

The Federal Government has all but permitted national telecommunications carrier Telstra to buy into Australia’s media industry. Amid speculation that Telstra is considering purchasing media assets to support its Internet interests, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Richard Alston, said that the government would not hinder such a move. “Telstra has enormous […]

The Federal Government is commencing a national initiative to encourage more women to use the Internet and develop their online skills. The project, called Women’s Online Week (WOW!), will be launched on October 27 by the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Richard Alston, together with internationally renowned fashion designer Collette Dinnigan. […]

National telecommunications carrier Telstra has announced a new portable satellite communication service that will provide an ISDN connection almost anywhere on the planet. Telstra MiniSat MultiMedia, which will be launched in Australia in November, will provide standard ISDN rate of 64 kilobits per second from a terminal weighing less than five kilograms and folds up […]

National telecommunications carrier Telstra has agreed to increase its equity stake in Australian software developer Sausage Software, taking its hold in the company to 40 per cent. Earlier this year, Telstra purchased a 10 per cent stake in the software developer. The telco will initially convert 14.9 million options, or 10 per cent of Sausage, […]

Western Australian company Hunter Exploration is moving into online auctions, after acquiring 31 per cent of the Australasian arm of the NASDAQ-listed e-Auction Global Trading. Hunter will invest AUS$1.5 million (US$990,000) in E-Auction Australasia (EAA). This capital will be used to develop the EAA business in Australia and New Zealand, with a view to floating […]

National television broadcaster Seven Network Ltd has announced a joint venture with ticket distributor Ticketmaster to form a new entity, called Ticketmaster 7. Under the terms of the agreement, Seven’s online company i7 will purchase a 49.99 per cent stake in Ticketmaster 7, which will service the Australia and New Zealand region. i7 will integrate […]

Australian Internet content, commerce and Web services provider LibertyOne went on a spending spree this week, acquiring stakes in three Asian Internet-based companies. Friday it agreed to purchase 25 per cent of Chinese Books Cyberstore (CBC). Financial details surrounding the arrangement were not disclosed. CBC is the largest online seller of Chinese-language books, music, video […]

Australian smart card and e-commerce company Keycorp is pushing into overseas markets with the first of a new family of Internet-enabled Electronic Funds Transfer at Point of Sale (EFTPOS) merchant terminals, called the K23. Keycorp is first pushing the K23 to the Chinese and US markets, as the uptake in these countries is higher than […]

Bob Mansfield, chairman of Australian systems integrator Com Tech Communications, has resigned his post to be chairman at national telecommunications carrier Telstra. Mansfield made the announcement at the annual Com Tech Forum in Queensland, citing possible conflicts of interest as his motivation to move on. Com Tech has been a major Telstra subcontractor since November […]

Domestic Internet security distributor eSign Australia has announced its first local user, the Victorian Automotive Chamber of Commerce (VACC). The VACC will use eSign’s OnSite Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) smart card technology to grant its 2000 members administrative access to the organisationms exranet application, called ARIN. Users dispersed across the state will be able to […]

Australian Internet portal ninemsn has announced an alliance with Internet-based messaging service JFAX, that will allow Hotmail users to access faxes and voicemail. With the new service, Hotmail users will be able to send and receive faxes and voicemail from anywhere in the world via their e-mail address. The solution has been developed to cater […]

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has committed to an online branding deal worth AUS$5 million (US$3.3 million) over two years with local Internet portal ninemsn. The partnership will position the CBA as the preferred financial services provider across the ninemsn network, which is a joint venture between Microsoft and ecorp, the online media arm […]