What The Budget Deliver For The IT Industry
"Labor chooses a stronger, smarter and fairer Australia," declared Treasurer Wayne Swan, introducing his sixth - and probably last - Federal Budget last night. But his Budget speech in fact...
Technology
SMBs Fed Up By Big Business Treatment
Small-medium business folk in Australia are pretty cheesed off at their treatment by major technology companies, according to a new survey commissioned by storage giant EMC.
New iPad Tipped To Score
Analysts are backing the new big-screen iPad Pro, predicting Apple to score as much as US$2.4 billion in extra revenue over the next three months from the bigger, more expensive...
Sony Tries Again With Xperia
Sony Mobile will market its latest Xperia smartphone range at Dick Smith Electronics and Move stores across Australia, as it seeks to relaunch its mobile business.
20% Jump In Server Sales For HP As They Look To Exit PC Market
Hewlett-Packard, who is looking to get out of the PC market choosing instead to concentrate on the enterprise market, has improved its lead in the Australian server market in Q2...
MYOB Move Into Web Hosting
Accounting and small business software developer MYOB (Mind Your Own Business) has bought Australia's second biggest Web hosting business, SmartyHost, for A$7 million.
Optus Biz Users Get Speed-Up
No. 2 carrier Optus says it has upgraded its Australia-wide wholesale fibre network to 100Gbps, hopefully bringing faster speeds and greater capacity to high-end corporate users in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra,...
Opal Ticketing System Future In Doubt: Pay-Wave Waved Tthrough
The future of the NSW Government's controversial Opal contactless card fare-payment system is in some doubt, after Transport Minister Andrew Constance yesterday revealed plans to trial a rival system allowing...
EMC Sale For $67 Billlion Seen To Create New Rival For IBM, H-P
It's official. In the biggest takeover deal ever in the technology sector, Dell founder Michael Dell has won his fight to acquire storage giant EMC for roughly US$67 billion in...
Technology Shares Soar As Markets Roar Back
Technology stocks soared across the board as US stockmarkets rebounded overnight. The Nasdaq composite index leapt almost 12 percent, or 194.74 points, to close at 1844.25 at 7am, Sydney time....