Stories by Julia Talevski

Gartner: 2009 year of the netbook

This year has been deemed as the year of the mini notebook, according to analyst firm, Gartner.

Telcoinabox nets multi-million dollar Telstra deal

Telecommunications reseller, Telcoinabox, has signed a $16 million deal with Telstra Wholesale to roll-out high-end ADSL2+ broadband to its business customers nationally.

NSC deploys new Avaya technology for ANU

Communications integrator, NSC Group, has upgraded the Australian National University (ANU) network to the new Avaya Aura architecture.

IDC: IBM to steal market share from HP in x86 space

The new IBM range of Nehalem-based x86 servers and blades could see Big Blue take market share off HP, according to analysts.

Strathfield lays out extensive rehabilitation plan

Embattled retailer, Strathfield Group, has revealed an ambitious new business strategy following its rise out of voluntary administration earlier this year.

Australian IT industry mixed on IBM/Sun speculation

Australian IT industry players have expressed mixed reactions to speculation IBM intends to pay as much as $US6.5 billion for Sun Microsystems.

Innovation in ICT to boost economic productivity

New research has flagged ICT investment a key to boosting productivity growth in the face of the economic downturn.

Strathfield rises out of administration

Strathfield Group creditors have declared the embattled retailer has pulled itself out of voluntary administration through the approval of a Deed of Company Arrangement (DOCA).

ISPs: Telstra never took NBN seriously

Local Internet Service Providers (ISPs) claim Telstra’s approach to the NBN was not serious enough and say the telco brought disqualification upon itself.

Acer raises all prices by 25%

Acer has raised the price of all its products by 25 per cent as it feels the impact of the economic down turn and the cheap Aussie dollar.

IT&T job ad index falls again

The IT&T sector has suffered another decline in online job ads which fell for the fourth consecutive month in September, according to the Olivier Job Index.

Apple announces second Sydney shop

Apple will open its second Sydney retail outlet in Chatswood next weekend.

Telstra gets the iPhone

Telstra has become the third Australian telco granted access to Apple's highly anticipated iPhone 3G.

Egan recruited to head up G9 broadband consortium

The G9 consortium has appointed Michael Egan as its chairman. In his new role, he will be charged with driving the direction of G9 and its national broadband network project bid.

iiNet acquires Westnet for $81 million

ASX-listed ISP, iiNet (ASX: IIN) has acquired Westnet for $81 million. The cash deal is expected to be completed by the end of May.