Jessica Aldred

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] National entertainment group Tribe now spans the Pacific Ocean, today adding Los Angeles to its online media network. With Londontribe joining in early September, Tribe said a further 20 international sites are scheduled to be added by the end of 2001. “For the first time, our international dream is a reality,” said Tribe’s […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Hewlett Packard has announced two portal solutions to further its e-services strategy, joining with Yahoo! and BroadVision. The first, Corporate Yahoo! is a business-to-employee portal built on the popular search engine and bought inside an enterprise’s firewall allowing access to the Internet, applications and corporate data. Hewlett Packard will deploy the HP portal […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has proposed a number of regulations in an attempt to control online investment chat rooms. The proposed policy framework is designed to protect investors using Internet Discussion Sites (IDS) by regulating Web-based bulletin boards where individuals post information about investment products and services. In an Exposure […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Recently-listed online broking firm Sanford Securities has signed a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) content distribution deal with Telstra enabling investors to buy and sell shares over wireless-enabled devices. Under the deal, Sanford will provide Straight Through Processing (STP) service via the Telstra WAP portal allowing customers to buy and sell shares and other […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Consumers will now have the ability to purchase CDs over their mobile phones under a deal between music retailer sanity.com and telecommunications carrier Telstra. Consumers with Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) enabled mobile phones will be able to browse, search, navigate and purchase music from over 200,000 artists and 400,000 albums anywhere at anytime. […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Online music provider ChaosMusic has proposed a new levy on the distribution of digital music over the Internet in a step to establish a profitable business model to capitalize on the free transfer of music files. In a letter to music associations and industry members, managers and record companies, ChaosMusic has proposed a […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] The Internet Industry Association (IIA) and national law firm Minter Ellison have called on the government to rule out a comprehensive ban on Internet gambling. The federal government placed a moratorium on online gambling on May 19. The IIA has called meeting at the ISPCON conference in Melbourne to discuss the possibility of […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Westpac Banking Corporation and Telstra have launched a joint Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) Internet banking service. Westpac expects the service to revolutionize banking, allowing customers to view their account list, check account balances and transfer funds over their WAP enabled mobile phone. Westpac’s head of eStrategy Harry Wendt said the initiative was the […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Nokia and Cable and Wireless Optus (CWO) have announced the creation of an Australian centre designed to encourage the development, testing and delivery of new mobile technology applications. The jointly managed Mobile Internet Application Development Centre will involve local third-party developers in the creation of new wireless application services, an initiative designed to […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Telecommunications carrier Cable & Wireless Optus (CWO) has joined with Internet telephony carrier ITXC to rollout the Optus network onto its Voice Over Internet (VoIP) Protocol network, which it will offer to business and government organizations in Australia by the end of 2000. The partnership with ITXC is expected to allow CWO to […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Ticketek, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Internet business ecorp, has formed a joint venture with a Hong Kong-based consortium to launch a Ticketek operation in Hong Kong. Ticketek Hong Kong will launch an integrated multi-channel distribution network to include box office, retail network, call center and online distribution channels, supported by its technology and […]

[Sydney, AUSTRALIA] Application Services Provider (ASP) Alta Internet Business Centres has been acquired by Interpath as part of the U.S. based ASP’s global expansion strategy. Under terms of the deal, Alta will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Interpath, called Interpath Australia, with the aim of combining technologies, talent and solutions to offer value to customers […]