Vividwireless chief executive, Martin Mercer, has rubbished the ability of Telstra's announced Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, claiming the telco's plans to operate the network in the 1800mHz spectrum band will result in network speeds matching only that of vividwireless' WiMax network.
St.George Bank has made a move for some Windows Phone 7 action with a new banking application encompassing Australian app, Mobile Banking Lite, which enables customers to check their account balance and transaction history.
The Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) has unveiled the second wave of e-health implementation sites to deploy and trial specific aspects of the Gillard Government’s $466.7 million personally controlled electronic health records (PCEHR) initiative.
The NSW Electoral Commission’s (NSWEC) e-voting system, iVote, has far exceeded initial expectations of 15,000 users, with more than 46,800 NSW citizens using the technology in the recent state election on 26 March 2011.
Queensland transit authority, TransLink, has delivered on a project to roll out a real time information passenger system, kicking off a 12-month trial of the $11.4 million Customer First project later this year.
Junior officers in the Royal Australian Navy will learn to pilot the next generation of warships in an upgraded training facility at HMAS Watson in Sydney worth $10 million.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has identified rapidly developing technology as a key source of frustration, with the advent of Cloud computing making it more difficult to obtain data from foreign jurisdictions.p
NBN Co chief executive, Mike Quigley, has questioned the effectiveness of some methods used by the government to scrutinise the company and the National Broadband Network (NBN), arguing it could potential impede on the network wholesaler’s efficiency.
IT professionals have been warned to prioritise ICT governance and business continuity to minimise risk to the business, in the wake of the recent natural disasters plaguing the nation.
Four years on from the introduction of the Apple iPhone, Telstra has begun offering the Visual Voicemail service to post-paid mobile customers.
Enrolled voters can enlist the help of a Web application to simplify the “daunting” task of voting below the line in the upcoming NSW election on the 26 March 2011.
The impending merger of Medicare Australia and Centrelink under new legislation will not trample Australians' privacy according to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).
Australian Government agency, ComSuper, is on the lookout for a new CIO to head up its ICT department.
Global healthcare and business services company, PBT Group, has appointed its Chief Operations Officer, Martin Rennhackkamp, to head up its business intelligence (BI) capabilities in its Australian arm of the company.
Medicare Australia has launched a new online service enabling customers to claim doctor’s consultation fees online and reduce the time taken to claim benefits manually at their local branch.