Stories by Chloe Herrick

NEHTA releases final e-health Specifications and Standards Plan

The National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA) has published its final Specifications and Standards Plan for the Federal Government’s $466.7 million Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) project.

Written by Chloe Herrick16 Nov. 11 16:37

Primus joins Federal Govt data centre panel

Primus Australia has jumped on board the Australian Government Information Management Office’s (AGIMO) Data Centre Facilities Panel as the agency makes its final additions to the panel.

Written by Chloe Herrick16 Nov. 11 12:05

Samsung secures early final hearing for March 2012

Samsung has experienced minor victory today as a Federal Court granted an application for an early final hearing in its case against Apple, with a three-week case being set for March 2012 and a specific date to be fixed this Friday.

Written by Chloe Herrick15 Nov. 11 15:39

NextDC gets green light for Sydney data centre

Data centre operator NextDC (ASX: NXT) has been given the go-ahead to kick off construction on its latest data centre in Sydney, S1, which was initially announced back in March.

Written by Chloe Herrick14 Nov. 11 15:27

Samsung fails to get access to Apple's carrier contracts

Samsung today in the Federal Court backed away from its demand for access to the full versions of Apple’s carrier agreements after the latter’s legal counsel successfully claimed the information sought was not in the documents.

Written by Chloe Herrick11 Nov. 11 16:11

Enterprise must protect against malware with BYOD rise

Businesses have been lax to implement defence mechanisms against malware on mobile devices, despite the acceleration of the ‘bring-your-own-device’ (BYOD) trend in the workplace.

Written by Chloe Herrick11 Nov. 11 09:00

Govt must scrap GST on books: Report

A review of the Australian book industry, commissioned by the Federal Government, has called for the goods and services tax (GST) on books to be scrapped in order to level the playing field between Australian booksellers and offshore online retailers.

Written by Chloe Herrick10 Nov. 11 11:05

Booktopia, Dymocks partner with Google e-books

Booktopia is the latest bookseller to bring Google e-books to Australia, following the announcement from Aussie book retailer Dymocks that it would be adding the digital repository to its online business.

Written by Chloe Herrick09 Nov. 11 12:30

Optus couldn't wait for NBN Co WBA to release its pricing

Optus has announced NBN mainland pricing for consumers only, choosing to forge ahead without a finalised wholesale broadband agreement (WBA) with NBN Co as the process was taking “longer than initially envisaged”.

Written by Chloe Herrick09 Nov. 11 11:13

Data#3 reassures shareholders following AGIMO tender

Data#3 has moved to quell any rising concern among its shareholders after the Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) reissued a tender for a significant contract currently held by the company.

Written by Chloe Herrick07 Nov. 11 15:30

UTS awarded grant for robotics research

The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is the recipient of a $320,000 grant to fund the development of technology to enable robots to navigate unknown environments.

Written by Chloe Herrick07 Nov. 11 12:02

UWA receives grant for wireless broadband research

The University of Western Australia (UWA) has been awarded $300,000 in Federal Government funding to further research into land-based wireless internet services for rural and remote Australians.

Written by Chloe Herrick04 Nov. 11 16:55

ANU awarded research grant for Skymapper telescope

The Australian National University (ANU) has been awarded a $390,000 research grant for its Southern Sky Survey of stars and galaxies in the southern hemisphere, scheduled to start in the next couple of months.

Written by Chloe Herrick04 Nov. 11 12:38
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