News

• BUDGET 2013: Full round-up

  By Mike Gee | 15 May, 2013 15:00

  Treasurer Wayne Swan's sixth budget may well be his last. But it certainly had some highlights although most analysts agree that it didn't offer a great deal to Australian economy. The following stories offer a broad-based, ICT-centric coverage of the budget.

• BUDGET 2013: Initiatives met with mixed reactions

  By Julia Talevski and Hafizah Osman | 15 May, 2013 12:48

  Some of the initiatives announced in the 2013/14 Federal Budget have been met with mixed reactions by ICT industry experts.

• Huawei signs memorandum of understanding for OSS interoperability initiative

  By Hafizah Osman | 14 May, 2013 11:27

  ICT technology vendor, Huawei, has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for an Operations Support System Interoperability Initiative (OSSii) alongside other major OSS vendors, Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks.

• ICT recruitment slows: ITCRA

  By Hafizah Osman | 10 May, 2013 17:06

  ICT recruitment activities may be slowing down as the Australian ICT industry prepares itself for the looming federal election, according to the Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association (ITCRA).

• DiData acquires earthwave

  By Hafizah Osman | 10 May, 2013 10:21

  ICT services and solutions vendor, Dimension Data (DiData), has fully acquired privately owned Australian managed security services provider (MSSP), earthwave Corporation.

• New Zealand one of Huawei’s key strategic markets, says CEO

  By Hafizah Osman | 09 May, 2013 12:31

  ICT solutions vendor, Huawei will be focusing on New Zealand as it is one of its most important strategic markets, according to its CEO, Ren Zhengfei.

• Government encouraged to embrace AIIA SmartICT Election Platform

  By Nermin Bajric | 03 May, 2013 10:39

  The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) is encouraging all political parties in the Federal Election to adopt reforms to six policy, legislative and incentive areas to ensure the ongoing contribution of ICT to Australia’s digital economy.

• NSW Government encourages ICT reform feedback

  By Hafizah Osman | 01 May, 2013 16:10

  The NSW Government is encouraging the ICT industry to have a say on its plan to deliver better services through ICT usage and procurement.

• Mangos named NEC Australia CTO

  By Nermin Bajric | 30 April, 2013 11:26

  ICT solutions and services provider, NEC, has appointed Tasso Mangos as its chief technology officer (CTO).

• Huawei launches flagship phablet

  By Hafizah Osman | 17 April, 2013 15:30

  Huawei has unveiled the Huawei Ascend Mate, the company’s flagship phablet device, to the Australian market.

• Victorian Government hands out tech vouchers

  By Hafizah Osman | 12 April, 2013 13:04

  The Victorian Government has handed out Technology Implementation Vouchers, worth up to $250,000 each, to seven businesses.

• Yokohama Tyre Australia upgrades ICT with NTT Communications

  By Patrick Budmar | 08 April, 2013 16:47

  With over 85 retail franchisee businesses, 11 owned stores and five warehouses across the country, Yokohama Tyre Australia (YTA) turned to NTT Communications (NTT) to streamline its IT services.

• NSW Government includes Tecala Group in ICT Services Scheme

  By Hafizah Osman | 04 April, 2013 16:03

  Australian ICT consulting and solutions provider, Tecala Group, has been approved by the NSW Government for inclusion in the Registered Supplier List of the NSW Government IT Services Scheme.

• Contractor placements increase in Australia: ITCRA

  By Hafizah Osman | 03 April, 2013 12:17

  ICT contracting remains a positive business centre for contract and recruitment companies with its varied industry and career opportunities, according to the September 2012 to February 2013 SkillsMatch Contractor Rates Trend Analysis study conducted by the Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association (ITCRA).

• IDC cuts ICT spending forecasts in Australia

  By Hafizah Osman | 27 March, 2013 14:16

  Although industry analyst, IDC, finitially forecast ICT market growth in Australia to 2016, it has had a rethink because it claims growth in the economy has been slower than expected and is impacting ICT spending.