Jessica Aldred

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Measurement and research firm Red Sheriff will end this year on a high, announcing an increase in its third round funding to just under AUS $40 million. The additional funding of AUS $3.5 million coming from Ericsson-Deutsche Technology Fund today will add to the AUS $34 million raised last month from investment fund […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Mobile software developer Entellect Solutions has signed an exclusive global alliance deal with handset giant Motorola to bundle its Mobile Office product into each WAP-enabled handset sold on the market. Initially, Motorola and Entellect will work together to provide corporate customers with a wireless solution through the combination of Entellect’s Mobile Office with […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] The Southern Cross Cable Network (SCCN) went live this morning, with the company passing circuits over to customers for configuration and end-to-end testing of their own equipment and circuits. “Once our customers have configured their network circuits Australasians will start to feel the benefits of the bandwidth explosion brought about by Southern Cross,” […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Cable & Wireless Optus has completed the Australian link to its parent company’s global Internet protocol (IP) network. C&W Optus said the opening of the Southern Cross Cable Network joint venture – expected to take place tomorrow – would allow Australian businesses to enjoy a direct connection with global business centres through the […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Cable & Wireless Optus claims to have launched Australia’s first range of location-based services on its Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) service, Optus Networker. The new services allow consumers to get information easily and quickly when they are on the move, and are expected to drive corporate marketing and advertising initiatives in the future. […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Southern Cross Cable Network (SCCN) said today its in the final testing stages of its 30,500km trans-Pacific cable network which is due to go live on November 15. The announcement follows the successful completion of trials to ensure reliable performance from the launch of the cable on November 15 to the end of […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Internet advertising can, and does deliver significant brand impact and awareness for established brands, according to a recent LookSmart Australia market research study. Called Project Ad-Vantage, the study investigated the impact of banner advertising on the brand building process and, through a series of case studies, examined how banner advertising works. With more […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] The Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) and sister organizations in four Scandinavian countries have joined forces to develop an international directory of business-to-business (B2B) electronic marketplaces. Trade Minister Mark Vaile announced an agreement to launch the joint project with Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland by December. The portal will contain a searchable database of […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Four of Australia’s largest banks have combined forces to capitalize on the online institutional and corporate banking market. A consortium of banks including Australia & New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ), Commonwealth Bank of Australia, National Australia Bank and Westpac Banking Corporation have announced their intention to develop an electronic portal for the online […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Telstra has released a package of WAP applications designed to keep mobile workers in touch with the office. The mobile network has partnered with software provider Entellect to launch Mobile Office for WAP-enabled mobile phones, providing access to MS Outlook and Exchange Server information including e-mail, calendar, contacts, tasks and notes. Mobile Office […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Online travel group Travel.com.au has received a AUS $9.93 million investment from Amadeus, a global distribution system (GDS) and technology provider serving the travel and tourism industries. The investment in Travel.com.au (TVL) is part of a wide-ranging relationship formed between the two companies and represents 19.9 percent of TVL’s expanded capital TVL will […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Australia Post has announced its e-commerce strategy, supported by a package of electronic commerce services for business and consumers. The services provide an integrated Internet-based solution to warehousing, fulfilment, delivery, billing and payment needs, with particular application to e-tailing. The key to the logistic arrangements is POSTeDeliver, an “electronic spinal cord” developed by […]