Stories by Hamish Barwick

Telecom NZ CEO to quit following demerger

Telecom NZ (ASX:TEL) has confirmed its chief executive officer, Dr Paul Reynolds, will leave the company next year following its demerger process and rebranding as New Telecom.

AG defends Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Bill

The Attorney-General Robert McClelland, has sought to sway public opinion on the Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 by slamming "alarmist" assertions made about the new laws.

Hyro claws back to black after $12m debt write off

After posting a full year $4.6 million operating loss in 2010, digital services company Hyro (ASX:HYO) has reported a first half profit of $840,000 due to debt consolidation.

Harbour IT to offer Brisbane data centre services

Brisbane customers of Melbourne-based IT services provider, Harbour IT, will have their own dedicated rack space by the end of 2011 following talks by the company with data centre providers.

NextDC posts $1.67m net loss

Melbourne-based data centre operator, NextDC (ASX:NXT) has reported a net loss of $1.67 million, which it expected due to the start-up nature of the business, according to a full-year results statement released to the ASX.

Telstra, Accenture don the lab coats to develop Cloud services

The move to Cloud will be accelerated for Telstra’s (ASX:TLS) enterprise customers following the opening of a product innovation lab with its US-based consulting partner, Accenture, in Melbourne this week.

RSA still replacing tokens in Australian market

RSA has admitted it is still a few months away from replacing all of its customers' SecureID tokens in the Australian market. The company also says that the March 2011 attack was by a nation state.

Social media could render covert policing 'impossible'

Facebook has proven to be one of the biggest dangers in keeping undercover police officers safe due to applications such as facial recognition and photo tagging, according to a adjunct professor at ANU and Charles Sturt University.

Qantas learns from social media 'hammering'

Qantas has publicly admitted that it did not use Twitter or Facebook effectively to communicate to passengers and Singaporean residents affected by the QF32 flight incident last year, when an Airbus A380 was forced to make an emergency landing in Singapore after an engine exploded in mid-air.

Don’t rely on government for a resilience plan

Members of the private sector who were hoping that the federal government will come to their aid when a disaster strikes should think again according to the Attorney-General’s first assistant secretary, Mike Rothery.

Telstra to roll out IPv6 to all customers

Telstra has confirmed that it will be set to roll out IPv6 later this year to all customers following impending IPv6 trials for its enterprise customers.

50 more Australian staff to be hired as Juniper gears up for NBN

Another 50 Australian staff will be hired for Juniper Network's Melbourne office as the company anticipates National Broadband Network (NBN) growth in its service provider business as well as expansion into the financial sector.

High Aussie dollar blamed for Melbourne IT's 11 per cent H1 revenue drop

IT services company, Melbourne IT (ASX: MLB) has blamed an 11 per cent year-on-year decrease in revenue on the impact of the strong Australian dollar and soft market conditions in the US and Europe.

WikiLeaks, media last bastions of trust for US

The release of diplomatic documents by WikiLeaks last year has given people more insight into how the US government works according to Suelette Dreyfus.

Vodafone NZ signs up to Pacific Fibre in 10-year deal

Submarine cable venture, Pacific Fibre, has a new bandwidth partner, Vodafone New Zealand, with the signing of a undisclosed multi-million dollar 10-year deal between the two companies.