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• NBN Co nicks Telstra online chief

  The National Broadband Network company has nabbed one of Telstra’s new media executives to lead its own online development work — including enterprise content management and customer relationship management sites.

• TelstraClear tests ultra-fast broadband transmissions

  TelstraClear upgrading its core network using Ciena gear to support 100Gbps backhaul

• Telstra, RACGP team up for e-health initiative

  To develop healthcare applications and services for RACGP's 17,200 GP members

• Strathfield (ASX:SRA) hires Zac Karlaftis as non-exec director

  Zac Karlaftis has 17 years' experience in the ICT trade, including 10 years at Telstra

• Department of Health and Ageing seeks e-health CIO

  Movement continues within the CIO ranks as two more organisations advertise for chief information offices, including the federal Department of Health and Aging. The department is this week advertising for a Chief Information and Knowledge Officer to develop “a portfolio-wide framework for capturing, documenting and using information and knowledge”.

• CIO of NSW education department resigns

  CIO of the NSW Department of Education and Training (DET) Stephen Wilson has resigned just short of celebrating his fifth year with the department in August.

• Telstra CIO quits

  John McInerney has quit the role of CIO at Telstra less than two years after being appointed to the position by then-CEO, Sol Trujillo.

• TelstraClear migrates NZ customers to 100Mbps HFC

  Hybrid-fibre coaxial networks in Wellington, Kapiti and Christchurch upgraded to Docsis3 technology

• Telstra NBN deal leaves Next G mobile up in the air

  The $11 billion infrastructure sharing agreement between Telstra and the NBN Co is set to expedite the deployment of fibre broadband potentially freeing up the telco to concentrate on improving its high-speed Next G wireless network for mainstream broadband access.

• Conroy proposes legislative changes

  The proposed amendments to consumer safeguard laws would pave the way for the Telstra separation

• iiNet welcomes Telstra-NBN Co agreement

  Project better-served with Telstra's involvement: CEO

• Telstra shares soar on NBN deal

  Investors have reached warmly to news that Telstra (ASX:TLS) has finally reached an agreement with the federal government

• Govt proposes extending Telstra fixed-line caps

  The upper-limit on phone call charges, due to expire by July, would instead apply until 2012

• pieNETWORKS, Telstra execute trial contract

  The trial of 50 Hotspot Webphones will commence later this year

• Communication and collaboration key to Telstra's SharePoint success

  Telstra was able to transfer their knowledge base and intranet to SharePoint through forming partnerships between the often segregated IT and business departments of the business.