Jessica Aldred

Over 95,000 households and businesses in Canberra are expected to benefit from communications-based applications and services through the rollout of a new broadband network over the next two years. TransACT Communications, a company founded and owned by the Australian Capital Territory’s electricity, water and waste-water service provider ACTEW and the Telecom Venture Group, will use […]

The New South Wales State Government will give AUS$7.2 million (US$4.32 million) to fund the set up of 55 community technology centres in small towns across country NSW. NSW Premier Bob Carr expects 200,000 people to benefit from a new four-year plan which gives local communities email and Internet access and regional business new opportunities. […]

Online recruitment and career management service CareerOne has entered into an agreement with data retrieval and processing firm Digital Motorworks to provide an automated process for uploading job adverts. CareerOne, part of the News Interactive network, the online business unit of News Limited, expects the deal to provide cost savings and efficiencies across the recruiting […]

UK Internet services provider and watchdog organization Virtual Internet is moving into the Asia Pacific region through its new base in Sydney. While Virtual Internet will offer domain name registration and Web hosting for a range of enterprises, the company is also seeking to establish its copyright protection service. The Virtual Internet copyright protection tool, […]

The production of IT&T equipment in Australia is falling despite steady growth in rest of the industry, with the domestic market now importing more than three times as much computer equipment as it is making, according to new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The ABS reports a 27% drop in the local […]

The Australian Government has endorsed a set of principles on international Internet charging arrangements which aim to break down the “de facto monopoly” on the cost of data traffic between the US and Asia Pacific Economic Countries (APEC). The principles, reached at the fourth meeting of telecommunications ministers in Mexico, maintain that international Internet charges […]

[May 26] – Broadband communications firm Austar has announced the acquisition of Townsville-based Internet Service Provider (ISP) Ultranet for an undisclosed sum. Austar expects the move to increase its capacity to offer a full range of communications services, turning towards the corporate and small-to-medium enterprise markets. The Queensland ISP Ultranet has around 5000 of these […]

Search and navigation engine Looksmart has struck an alliance with Geriantics to launch a Web site specifically developed for the over 50s Australian market. Geriantics aims to encourage older Australians to learn computer skills and embrace new technology. The site is based around a series of categories, determined through research conducted by Retirement Villages Association. […]

[May 23] BT LookSmart, the joint venture between Internet search and navigation site LookSmart and telecommunications giant British Telecom (BT), has marked the roll out of its international business operations with the launch of its Korean directory. Developed in conjunction with Web-based National Language Support provider Slangsoft, the site will enable Internet users located anywhere […]

[May 23] Australian Stock Exchange-listed ISP Chariot Internet is set to gain a significant boost to its subscriber base with the signing of a contract to provide 10 new points of presence (POPs) in regional New South Wales (NSW). The contract with the New England and Northwest Regional Development Board will bring the number of […]

Domain name supplier and e-commerce infrastructure services group Melbourne IT has released its first quarter revenue results, which confirm the company’s profit and high cash reserves. EBIT of AUS$1.3 million (US$0.78 million) exceeded the forecast in the prospectus for the company’s IPO by AUS$656,000 (US$393,600), or 98 per cent, the company told shareholders at its […]

[May 22] Australian telecommunications bandwidth exchange eSwitch has gone live today, with the announcement that its trading systems are now operational. Buyers and sellers of telecommunications capacity who become members of eSwitch can now view and trade voice minutes on the online spot market, which was established to provide an independent and open market for […]