Gerard Knapp

Melbourne-based Web and PC photography software company IXLA is following its successful run of late with the announcement of a private investment worth AUS$19.2 million. Under the placement, 6.4 million ordinary fully paid shares were brought at AUS$3 per share by institutional clients of U.S. broker Burdett Buckeridge Young Ltd. Over 90 percent of the […]

Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) is urging the government to rethink its Internet censorship legislation, claiming that Australian e-commerce businesses will be at a disadvantage if the legislation goes ahead. The claims have come about after recent announcements by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) that it will not be regulating the Internet because it […]

Australian Internet and e-commerce technology developer Sausage Software has signed a placement agreement with Intel Corp., under which Intel will provide an AUS$6.5 million (US$4.3 million) investment into the company. Under the agreement, Intel will subscribe for five million shares in Sausage at a cost of AUS$1.31 per share, representing five per cent of Sausage’s […]

The Australian government has given up on direct public sector involvement in the emerging digital certificate industry, leaving the lucrative field to corporate partners after a failed attempt at a government solution. Senator Richard Alston, federal minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, admitted that the pace of change in technology had made government […]

Federal Privacy Commissioner Malcolm Crompton has released guidelines for Federal government Web sites that he believes could be applied to sites operated by companies and individuals. “Internet privacy issues, generally, have been gaining prominence recently and a number of online surveys have indicated that privacy is a major concern of net users,” said Mr Crompton. […]

The Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA) announced it will use additional funding handed down in the Federal government’s new budget for work associated with the regulation of online services. Seven of the ABA’s $10.5 million granted will be used over a four year period for the implementation of a regulatory framework for online content, proposed under […]

Australian online travel agent start-up travel.com.au made an impressive debut on the Australian Stock Exchange Wednesday, with a closing price of $2.94, delivering a 135 percent premium to shareholders. With a list price of AUS$1.25, over 7.3 million share were traded today with the sale price peaking at AUS$3.19, a massive 149 percent premium. The […]

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) revealed that it convinced 233 people to part with more than A$4 million over the Internet during an April Fools Day joke. The fake Internet investment site, set up by ASIC on April 1, told would-be investors it was a sure thing they would triple their money in […]

National association for IT professionals, the Australian Computer Society (ACS), stepped into the Internet content management legislation debate by raising concerns over the federal government’s proposed moves to restrict material. ACS Community Affairs Board director Andrew Freeman appeared before the Senate Committee on Information Technology in Canberra to present evidence in relation to the Broadcasting […]

The inaugural Australian edition of the ISPCON exhibition and convention for Internet service providers has exceeded expectations to become the largest ISP show ever held in the country. The show hosted many meetings of industry heavyweights to discuss current issues like domain names, peering, and content censorship. “A total of 350 ISP industry delegates attended […]

Global domain name registrars may be rejoicing with the introduction of competition in the .com space, but the Australians behind the .au domain are also moving towards opening up the .com.au space. Elections were held during the ISPCON Australia 99 show in Melbourne earlier this week for the interim board of the au Domain Administration […]

Australian-born search engine Looksmart has returned down under for AUS$95 million (US$60 million) in venture capital before an expected listing on the Australian Stock Exchange. The San Francisco-based company is also trumpeting a win in the popularity stakes over rivals Yahoo! and Alta Vista in the Australian market, although it may be short lived. The […]