Stories by Adam Bender

TPG bundles CCTV with broadband

TPG has bundled cloud-based video surveillance with broadband in a new double play aimed at small and medium-sized businesses.

Australia leading in APAC cloud adoption: F5

Australia leads other countries in the Asia Pacific on cloud adoption, according to F5 senior director, Mohan Veloo. But most companies are keeping their critical data on premise, he told Computerworld Australia at the F5 Agility Forum on the Sunshine Coast.

F5 moves beyond load balancing, into security

F5 plans to bear down on the security and cloud markets in Australia and New Zealand, F5 officials said at the F5 Agility Forum on the Sunshine Coast.

Brisbane CBD, Gold Coast catches Optus 4G wave

Surfers will find faster wireless speeds on the beach after Optus turned on 4G in Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast and in Brisbane's CBD.

F5 sees more cyber attacks on application layer

F5 is pushing hard into the security space as cyber attacks increasingly target the application layer, an F5 official said at the vendor’s Agility Forum on the Sunshine Coast.

Hands On: Livescribe smartpen adds Wi-Fi, Evernote

How do you improve upon a digital pen that records audio as you write? With its new Sky smartpen, Livescribe is betting wireless is the answer.

Lonely Planet embraces digital amid disruption in publishing

Lonely Planet had to quickly adapt to a digital world to stay relevant as a publisher of travel guides. Known for physical books, the company overhauled its Web presence and publishing processes to meet consumer demand for real-time and mobile tourist information, according to Lonely Planet online platform manager, Darragh Kennedy.

Mobility speeds local inspections for Auburn City Council

The Auburn City Council has embraced mobility to automate inspections and increase productivity. The council’s IT manager, Sarju Sahu, said he chose a mobile enterprise application platform by BlinkMobile to enable his any time, any device vision.

Current Boost customers to stay on Optus network

Existing Boost Mobile customers won’t be transferred to the Telstra network when Boost moves there from Optus this coming January, Telstra said.

Could Vodafone become takeover target for Japanese telco?

SoftBank might eye Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) as the Japanese telco continues its global expansion, mobile industry observers have told Computerworld Australia. They said VHA, which has lately suffered large customer losses due to network problems, may be open to such an acquisition.

Windows is Sara Lee's favourite mobile OS flavour

Sara Lee chose Windows Phone handsets for its workforce over BlackBerry, Android or iPhone. The Sydney-based food manufacturing company announced it is giving staff Nokia Lumia 800 handsets running on the Optus network.

Choice urges IP spoofing for better IT prices

Consumers should spoof their IP address and use US forwarding addresses to beat high IT prices in Australia, consumer advocacy group Choice said.

Queensland seeks public safety wireless network

The Queensland government seeks a vendor to provide a wireless network for public safety, according to a request for expression of interest released this week. The wireless project aims to deliver better radio voice and narrowband data communications for police and emergency responders.

NCR to connect concessions in Perth Arena

VenuesWest has chosen NCR to provide its venue management system for the new Perth Arena, NCR announced.

Adam Internet rejected buyout proposals before Telstra offer

Adam Internet resisted acquisition offers for nearly a decade before agreeing to a deal from Telstra, Adam Internet executive chairman, Greg Hicks, said on a conference call this morning with reporters.