• Startup tames open source for enterprise mobility

  The ability to support the myriad of mobile devices in a coherent way is a bugbear for mobilising enterprise applications, but one local start up has leveraged open source components to make it all happen without the need for an on-premise server or native app.

• WA Department of Commerce takes out regional IT award

  The Western Australian Government has claimed success in improving emergency communications at three of the state’s regional towns, with more to come in future.

• Government invests $400 million in telehealth, video conferencing services

  The Australian government has announced that from 1 July 2011 patients in remote, regional and outer metropolitan areas will receive greater access to specialists through new investments in telehealth consultations via the internet.

• Don't ditch broadband network: minister

  The National Broadband Network (NBN) is the single most important infrastructure development in regional NSW for a generation, state Rural Affairs Minister Steve Whan says.

• Online and communications council focuses on Indigenous communications

  A new framework for the delivery of communications services to Indigenous communities has been set out at a meeting of the Online and Communications Council (OCC) in Alice Springs. The OCC which includes representatives from Australian, State, Territory and Local Governments, is the peak ministerial forum for the strategic approach to national information and communications issues.

• Get IT out of town: running a tech company in a regional area

  The IT industry has been long associated with large cities and a fast-paced, modern lifestyle. But what about regional areas? What is like running a tech company outside the metropolitan rat race? TechWorld profiles three companies which have seen success by basing their operations on the NSW Central Coast, about an hour and a half north of Sydney.

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