Stories by Adam Bender

PageUp People app goes up into Azure cloud

PageUp People said hosting its CareerPath application in the cloud is saving the company $130,000 per annum.

Investor tips on how to propel a startup

Startup investors at the Echelon Ignite conference in Sydney offered advice on how to attract interest in an idea and grow a successful business.

Startups eye Southeast Asia for growth

Southeast Asia provides great opportunities to Australian tech startups seeking to expand, according to SingTel, startups and investors at the Echelon Ignite conference in Sydney.

Turnbull blasts Labor over unsold spectrum in Digital Dividend

Malcolm Turnbull has slammed the Labor government for not raising more money in the Digital Dividend auction.

Vodafone taps Cisco for 4G network analytics, traffic management

Cisco will provide the mobile multimedia core platform for Vodafone Hutchison Australia's 4G LTE network, Cisco has announced.

Could TPG be Australia's fourth mobile operator?

Analysts have pointed to TPG’s bid for wireless spectrum as one of the most interesting developments in the Digital Dividend auction.

Australian government misses $1 billion in Digital Dividend auction

The government failed to sell one-third of the 700MHz spectrum—worth $1 billion—that was up for sale in the Digital Dividend auction. Total revenue for the auction made from 700MHz and 2.5GHz spectrum was $1.96 billion, below the government's expectations.

Australian startup snapshot: Flippa

Flippa is a Melbourne-based online marketplace for buying and selling websites and Web domains around the world.

Mobiles no risk to planes, automobiles: AMTA

The mobile industry has reassured travellers that mobile phones don’t interfere with airplanes or ignite fires at automobile petrol stations.

Startup tips: How to win investors

So you’ve got an idea for a startup and have a plan to develop it. Now comes the tricky part: finding the money to make the business a reality.

Customer focus in IT critical to business success: CommBank's Harte

Businesses must use technology to increase focus on the customer or risk failure, according to Commonwealth Bank CIO Michael Harte.

Optus Business restructure integrates Alphawest, NCS

Optus has completed a business restructuring that integrates Optus Business with Alphawest and SingTel subsidiary NCS. The groups, which serve enterprise and government customers, previously operated separately.

Tensions in Korea could freeze electronics manufacturing: IHS

If war comes to the Korean peninsula, there will be “chaos” for the global electronics supply chain, according to an IHS analyst.

Australian startup snapshot: NexPay

Sydney startup NexPay uses an online business model to provide savings to foreign students attending Australian universities.

Melbourne co-working space gets assistance from Optus

Optus announced it will sponsor Melbourne co-working space for startups, Inspire9. The space had been fully self-funded prior to the sponsorship.