Jessica Aldred

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Perth-based online community content and ISP WiredCity has signed a memorandum of understanding with broadband player Quadtel for the provision of ADSL networking equipment. Quadtel will provide broadband products and services to aid in the expansion of WiredCity’s data center and the ADSL broadband network services rollout. The agreement will see Quadtel provide […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Telstra has scored an AUS $89 million discount on its planned deal with Australian smart card company Keycorp, which will see Telstra merge its EFTPOS business with Keycorp’s electronic payments business. The repricing comes one week after Keycorp was forced to downgrade its financial projections following delays in the finalization of major contracts. […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Three months after a surprise resignation from his position as former head of the National Office for the Information Economy (NOIE), Dr Paul Twomey has established his own e-business consultancy, Argo Pacific. Twomey yesterday officially launched the international advisory and investment company with the announcement that he would be partnered by Ira Magaziner, […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Excite@Home has secured a multiple platform content and sponsorship alliance with the international online financial services firm, TD Waterhouse Investor Services, a subsidiary of TD Waterhouse Group. The alliance will see TD Waterhouse provide Excite@Home with financial content and research tools including real time stock quotes, company profiles and historical charts across its […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Thirty-three organizations have been have been short-listed as finalists for the iAwards, a joint initiative of the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) and The Australian Financial Review for the development and deployment of information technology (IT) in Australia. Thirty-three organizations, ranging from government departments to emerging IT companies, have been short-listed in four […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] IT&e has signed a conditional memorandum MOU for the acquisition of enterprise systems company Network400 as part of the e-business and IT service provider’s expansion plans. The acquisition of the software house, which specializes in providing hardware and software products, consulting, support and training for the IBM mid-range and PC hardware platforms, will […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Nokia has awarded over $90,000 in prize money to three Australian IT developers for their wireless application projects as part of the Nokia WAP Hothouse Competition. Bennett McElwee, Richard Cartwright and Alex Aguero were selected from seven finalists after a three hour judging process where each finalist presented their application to a panel […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Australian online retailer dstore has launched a Web site and back-end support operation in Singapore in a move to welcome the Asian market to the benefits of online shopping. Dstore said the site – www.dstore.com.sg – the first Australian online shopping site to move into Asia, will leverage and transfer its technology, online […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Internet and media content provider HWW Limited today announced that it had entered into a contract with Telstra to build and host WAP applications and supply content for the Telstra WAP portal. Under the contract, HWW will provide an “end to end” solution which involves not only content, but a full service content […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) has finalized an agreement to purchase IBM Australia software components for the development of new financial e-business solutions. IBM’s WebSphere platform will deliver application development, transaction processing and system integration tools, while the MQSeries will replace existing middleware systems written by the ASX over the next six to […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] ANZ Bank will use e-security firm Baltimore Technologies for its technology, hosting facilities and consulting services to secure two e-commerce for its online business customers. The Bank said today Baltimore’s digital certificate technology will enable the ANZ Bank to provide a more secure and trusted online environment for its business customers and business-to-business […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Ecorp has appointed 32 year-old Simon Smith as the company’s new managing director. Smith’s appointment follows the recent recruitment of Alison Deans as chief operating officer of the online trading community, and both will take up their positions in mid-October. Smith is currently premium brands director with Lion Nathan Australia, where he has […]