Stories by Adam Bender

Australian eHealth messaging trial a success

A successful eHealth trial of secure message delivery means Australian healthcare professionals will soon be able to share clinical information through online messaging.

BT Financial embraces BI to better understand customers

BT Financial Group has tapped business intelligence (BI) software from QlikView to provide insights on how to grow and retain customers for its financial advice business.

Federal government slammed for blocking websites

The blocking of 1200 websites by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has set off calls for tighter controls on the federal government.

Optus satisfied with spectrum winnings in Digital Dividend auction

Even if the price for spectrum in the 700MHz band had been set lower, Optus may still not have bought more than 10MHz of the 45MHz that was available in the Digital Dividend auction, according to Optus chief country officer, Kevin Russell.

Cheap iiNet 4G plan for SMBs includes little data

Another Australian operator has released an inexpensive 4G plan that provides a diminutive data allowance.

Eftpos mobile wallet trials to include variety of payment tech

An upcoming mobile wallet by Eftpos may support more payment technologies than near field communications (NFC), according to Eftpos CEO Bruce Mansfield.

Telstra speeds IP telephony activations with BPM

Telstra has reduced the time of its order-to-activation process for its Telstra IP telephony service by 70 per cent after implementing business process management (BPM) software by Pegasystems, a Telstra official told the Gartner BPM Summit yesterday in Sydney.

Broadcasters say 700MHz auction showed lack of demand

Broadcasters and the mobile industry had different takeaways about the level of demand for spectrum in Australia after the government failed to sell all of the 700MHz spectrum in the Digital Dividend auction.

Eftpos NFC mobile payments coming soon

Eftpos will begin mobile payment trials with Australian retailers in the “next few months,” according to the company.

Australian startup snapshot: CaptureUs

CaptureUs is a Melbourne startup developing an app to help users take better video with their mobile devices.

Optus unbundles broadband and phone plans

Optus has revealed “naked” broadband and fixed phone plans for customers who don’t want to bundle their phone and Internet plans.

In Pictures: Startup co-working space Tank Stream Labs

We take a peek inside Sydney co-working space, Tank Stream Labs.

UPDATED: 4G in Australia: The state of the nation

The top three Australian carriers are spending billions upgrading their networks to high-speed 4G LTE services. Customers are just starting to see the new plans and rollout is expected to intensify through the year and well into 2013.

Startup co-working space seeks team players

A new co-working space in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs uses rent pricing to promote collaboration among startups.

NAB reports profits as IT transformation continues

National Australia Bank reported progress on its IT transformation in half-year results reported today.