Aussies buy Intergen for $19.3m
[1] Australian IT firm Empired acquired Intergen for a whopping A$17.4 million. [2] Empired will only be paying A$5m in advance to Intergen. [3] With this merger, 825 staff will be employed, makin...
Innovation and technology key to effective strategic communication
[1] The communications profession is no longer limited to event management and marketing, it’s now coupled with contemporary technological practices. [2] PRIA SA President Leila Henderson, who ...
Future-proofing CBA’s technology
[1] Commonwealth Bank of Australia is taking on various technology projects to prepare itself for customers who are making use of different devices. [2] One of CBA’s initiative is to open up the...
First FTTN locations named
[1] 140 assigned towns and suburbs have been designated to experience the fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) technology. [2] NBN’s announcement paves the way for broadband technologies geared towards p...
Steve Wozniak accepts adjunct professorship at UTS
[1] Apple computer co-founder Steve “Woz” Wozniak joins as an adjunct professor at Australia’s University of Technology Sydney (UTS). [2] Woz is in full swing with the faculty and lea...
Blackberry Passport device to receive an Australian app release
[1] Blackberry announced that it will launch an Australian release of a new android app for its new Passport device and announced the introductory price of $899. [2] The Passport device is popular for...
Locl app takes on eBay for sales
[1] Melbourne based online company Locl have released an app dubbed Locl app that will offer a local alternative to eBay and Gumtree. [2] Locl app, which is currently an iOS version and set to be avai...
Australia uses the new Cisco networking technology to self-drive trucks.
[1] Australia now has automated giant trucks driving in various parts of the Western Australia using the Autonomous Haulage System technology. [2] The driverless trucks are used are programmed and con...
Optus preparing for a fierce free Wi-Fi battle
[1] Optus company is about to enter the free Wi-Fi market, challenging Telstra and iiNet in the coming public Wi-Fi rollout. [2] This is a move by Optus to challenge Telsra’s $100 million Wi-Fi Na...