Stories by: Sandra Rossi

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Optus invests $315 million in nationwide mobile network 07 May, 2008 14:54:41

Optus announced today that it would embark on an investment program to expand its nationwide mobile network beyond 96 per cent population coverage to reach 98 per cent at a cost of $315 million.
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Government meets industry to address changes to 457 Visa scheme 01 May, 2008 06:03:56

The federal government will participate in a roundtable discussion with industry tomorrow to address recent changes to the 457 Visa scheme.
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Gershon review the right medicine for public sector ICT 17 April, 2008 22:24:42

Plans announced last week by the federal government to review its annual $6 billion spend on ICT marks a significant turning point for Australia's public sector, according to Steve Hodgkinson, public sector research director for analyst firm, Ovum.
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Innovation centre to support knowledge-based industries 11 April, 2008 07:11:14

The Queensland Government will today officially launch an innovation centre to support the growth of knowledge-based industries in the state.
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WA launches blueprint for Australia's biggest ICT precinct 07 April, 2008 11:40:00

The Western Australian government today launched the blueprint for the country's biggest technology precinct exclusively dedicated to the ICT industry.
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Charles Sturt Uni leads ITIL accreditation 28 March, 2008 14:58:26

Global IT examination institute, EXIN has announced a partnership that will see Charles Sturt University (CSU) become the first Australian university to incorporate IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) training and examinations into its IT-related undergraduate and post graduate degree courses.
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Australia's very own Nasdaq to open later this year 26 March, 2008 11:32:59

Australia is to have its own specialist exchange for technology companies, similar to NASDAQ in the United States and AIM in the United Kingdom.
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Australia makes top four rankings in regional IT services market report 26 March, 2008 08:00:00

The Asia Pacific IT services market excluding Japan will grow from US$37.5 billion in 2007 to US$55.9 billion in 2011, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.5 per cent over five years, according to Springboard Research.
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Review supports changes to 457 visa processing to speed up intake 20 March, 2008 10:26:42

The federal government is undertaking a review of Australia's immigration programs to address Australia's worsening skills shortage.
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Melbourne IT's e-mail system no longer under a cloud 19 March, 2008 11:58:15

Australian Web hosting company, Melbourne IT, has replaced its e-mail filtering service after battling serious service disruptions last year due to soaring spam volumes and phishing attacks.
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Construction begins on Australia's biggest data centres 17 March, 2008 11:32:55

IT company Digital Sense is developing Australia's highest density data centres with multi-million dollar infrastructure technology to support the growing demand for high-powered computing.