Stories by Chloe Herrick

Macquarie Telecom reports 13.8 per cent profit hike

Macquarie Telecom (ASX: MAQ) has reported net profits after tax of $11.1 million for the six months ended 31 December 2011, a 13.8 per cent hike on the previous corresponding period.

Evolve 2012: TechnologyOne invests $200m in new Cloud platform

Australian enterprise software company, TechnologyOne, has launched a Cloud service for customers, flagging plans to invest $200 million over the next five years in research and development of the platform.

Optus to buy Vividwireless for $230m

Optus has signed a $230 million conditional agreement with the Seven Group Holdings for the acquisition of the Perth-based Vividwireless Group.

Quigley defends NBN satellite build

NBN Co chief executive, Mike Quigley, has defended the decision to build two Ka-band satellites for the National Broadband Network (NBN), arguing the move was the “right answer”.

ACCC sets Telstra wholesale ADSL price

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has declared a discounted price for wholesale ADSL services sold by Telstra to retail competitors, in an effort to eliminate competition issues.

TV Now case a win in more ways than one: Optus

Despite attempts by the National Rugby League (NRL) and Australian Football League (AFL) to quash Optus’ TV Now service, the legal case has instead had a positive effect, according to Optus chief, Paul O’Sullivan.

ACCC puts NBN access agreement under microscope

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released a supplementary consultation paper on NBN Co’s Special Access Undertaking (SAU), lodged with the watchdog on 5 December, after submissions highlighted a number of issues with the agreement.

Customer service still dogs Telstra

Telstra chief executive, David Thodey, has conceded that progress remains slow on improving the telco's customer service record, despite making it a top priority in the last 18 months.

Apple v Samsung: Apple compromises on split iPhone hearing

Apple has come to a compromise on a hearing proposal presented by Samsung in the Federal Court today in relation to the case brought against the former for alleged patent infringement in the iPhone 3GS, 4 and 4S.

Next round of e-health funding finalised, three months over schedule

At least three months after it was scheduled to allocate the next round of funding for the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) project, the Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) has confirmed a figure has been finalised.

Optus launches business NBN plans

Australia’s number two telco, Optus, has launched a range of internet plans over the National Broadband Network’s (NBN) first five mainland release sites targeting small businesses.

NEHTA admits to errors in e-health identifiers

The National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA) has conceded there have been errors in its Individual Healthcare Identifiers (IHI) service, following claims by industry that the service is flawed.

MSIA recommends alternative e-health record rollout

The Medical Software Industry Association (MSIA) has detailed an alternative rollout schedule for the Federal Government’s Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) project, following claims the system will be not even be close to completion by 1 July.

Accenture scores $111m data warehouse contract

Accenture has won a $111 million tender with the Department of Health and Ageing for an enterprise data warehouse (EDW) as part of the government’s National Health Reform (NHR) initiative.

Exetel's John Linton passes away

Exetel chief executive, John Linton, has passed away overnight after suffering a stroke.