Jessica Aldred

[May 22] Multimedia services provider Access1 has raised AUS$3.25 million (US$1.95 million) in a spin off of its gold assets to focus on broadband service delivery. The Australian Stock Exchange-listed company has poured its gold assets into Phoenix Mining, and signals to the market that Access1 is concentrating its long-term multimedia strategy, according to the […]

[May 18] Australian online retailer TheSpot has announced plans to create the region’s largest online book retailer through a merger with a New Zealand e-tailer and bookstore chain Angus & Robertson Bookworld. The deal propels TheSpot into one of the largest growth categories on the Internet by establishing a ‘clicks and mortar’ link with Angus […]

[May 18] Multimedia infotainment company terraplanet has signed an online marketing agreement with the Commonwealth Bank to reach Australia’s youth. The deal aims to create a range on online solutions for Commonwealth Bank products and services which are specifically aimed at the youth market. Under the deal, terraplanet will create three online brochures, the Smart […]

Internet Names WorldWide (INWW) has announced a deal to supply .com, .net and.org domain names to U.S.-based personal and business domain names and services provider Namezero. The deal will allow INWW to exploit the growing personal and business domain name market in conjunction with Namezero, which is aiming to have three million registered members over […]

Hotmail, the free email service available from the Ninemsn portal, continues to dominate the Australian free e-mail market, according to latest research figures. Independent research analysts Red Sheriff estimate Hotmail gained a reach of 52.3 per cent of the Australian Web audience during March, giving it a 15.3 per cent lead over its nearest competitor. […]

Australian pay television provider Austar and telecommunicatins network services provider Cable & Wireless Optus have signed a deal allowing Austar the rights to resell Optus’ GSM mobile phone services to its regional and rural customer base. Under the agreement, Austar will be responsible for marketing, billing, handset sales, customer service and credit management in a […]

Online music services provider ChaosMusic has launched two new online entertainment services in a move to accommodate anticipation the convergence of digital media delivery technologies in Australia. ChaosVision and ChaosRadio will provide on-demand streaming entertainment by using the Microsoft MP3 player to deliver content through the ChaosMusic portal. The two channels will initially be made […]

Australia ranked fourth behind the U.S., Canada and Sweden in total population accessing the Internet last year, according to the latest report from the National Office for the Information Economy (NOIE). ‘The current state of play’ shows that Australia as a nation is well placed to take advantage and benefit from the emerging digital information […]

Australian consumer watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), has ordered ISP GoConnect to end the promotion of its free service after the advertisements were deemed misleading. The Melbourne-based ISP has received more than 300,000 registrations from consumers expecting to take advantage of the free Internet service advertised by the company through an online […]

[May 15] — News Interactive, the online business unit of Rupert Murdoch’s News Limited media empire, has revamped its Web site to focus on improved design and more latest news delivery. The new focus for the site is on content enhancement and improved readability, which will incorporate a unique online writing style and easier navigation […]

[May 15] — Australian telecommunications giant Telstra has signed a formal agreement with Hewlett Packard to provide a unified messaging technology solution which will enable Telstra customers to send and receive all types of messages from any location. The deal will give users access to voice mail, e-mail and fax messaging from either a mobile […]

[May 15] — Financial software developer Solution6 chief executive Chris Tyler has announced his resignation, effective immediately. According to a company statement released to the Australian Stock Exchange, Tyler and the Solution 6 board agreed it was in the best interests of shareholders that he resign. The chairman of Solution 6 Holdings, Brendan Redden, announced […]