Stories by Hamish Barwick

Greed, altruism drive consumer fraud: O’Connor

Scammers who use the lure of personal gain while helping others has directly led to the rise of Internet fraud according to Minister for Home Affairs and Justice, Brendan O’Connor.

Three candidates left in NSW data centre reform race

The New South Wales data centre government reform is down to three short-listed companies after a consortium led by property investment company, Gresham Partners, withdrew its tender.

Twitter `stalker’ scam reaches Australian users

A scam called Who Viewed Your Profile has reached Australian Twitter users as unsuspecting victims clicked on a convincing looking third-party application.

NextDC gets go ahead for Melbourne data centre

Port Melbourne will be the next site for NextDC’s (ASX:NXT) latest data centre, called M1, after the company received development approval this week.

Conroy proposes Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman Scheme reform

A discussion paper which proposes giving the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) scheme more power to enforce telecommunications regulations was released today by Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy.

ACT does smartcards MyWay

New smartcard ticketing system, MyWay, will be rolled out to all Canberra residents on Monday after six months of testing.

Second stage of CSIRO SKA project released

An $80 million Perth-based facility intended to meet the needs of the radio astronomy research community is calling for data processing hardware as it gears up with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).

ASG considers second data centre

Victorian-based IT services provider ASG Group (ASX: ASZ) is ramping up its moves in the data centre space with one centre under construction in Perth and considerations for another in Melbourne or Sydney.

Analysts disagree on iPad losing market share to Google Android

While Gartner is predicting that Apple will continue its tablet dominance with the iPad 2, an Ovum report claims devices running on the Google Android operating system are expected to catch up in 2015.

ACMA outlines five-year spectrum licence outlook

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has published a new report aimed at helping the Government's plan for the digital television switchover and reviewing major elements of Australia's wireless spectrum.

Telstra denies report 1200 jobs to be outsourced

Telecommunications incumbent Telstra (ASX: TLS) has refuted a report that up to 1200 back office jobs will be outsourced overseas as part of a restructuring proposal carried out under it renewal initiative, Project New.

Spam on the rise again in Australia after lull: MessageLabs

Following the dip in January by the removal of some botnet providers, spam is on the rise again in Australia, according to security experts.

Centacare IT plan beats Victorian flooding

A decision to replace its IT network 18 months ago proved fortuitous for Victorian-based Catholic social services organisation, Centacare, when the heavens opened over the state in January.

ASX identifies software glitch

An ICT systems error which halted trading on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) on Monday afternoon has been traced back to a software problem.

ASX down following ICT systems failure

The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) halted trading at 2:48 pm (AEDT) today due to an ICT error.