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• Australian organisations turn to Cloud, video conferencing for productivity

  More Australian public sector and private sector organisations are turning to IT investments such as Cloud computing and video conferencing in a bid to automate processes and increase staff productivity, according to a new survey from Telstra.

• In pictures: Cisco Live in Melbourne

  Cisco's three day conference, Cisco Live, is taking place in Melbourne and began with a song and dance act involving the Queen song `Don't Stop Me Now.' Reported attendance numbers are at 2800.

• ANZ Private Wealth uses telepresence to improve customer service

  ANZ Bank investment services division, ANZ Private Wealth, has implemented a telepresence offering called Wealth Presence to allow customers easier access to its staff following a four-month trial which began in September 2011.

• AARNet video exchange kick starts academic research projects

  Swinburne, Monash and Victoria Universities are amongst the first academic centres in Australia making use of a new video exchange service provided by Australia’s Academic and Research Network (AARNet) and Cisco which promises speeds of up to 10 gigabits per second. The video exchange has been in trial by the three universities since October ahead of its official launch this Monday.

• More Australian enterprises turn to consumer communication products: Report

  Consumer communication products are gaining popularity with Australian enterprises as IT executives face long upgrade cycles for traditional telephony equipment, according to the latest report from analyst firm Telsyte.

• Telstra, Tata join Global Meeting Alliance

  Telecommunication companies, Telstra and Tata Communications, have signed up to the Global Meeting Alliance, a network which will allow its customers to hold international video meetings, irrespective of participating service providers.

• Government agency IT budget cuts confirmed: Swan

  The Gillard government’s treasurer, Wayne Swan, has indicated in the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) that there will be a 20 per cent cut in capital expenditure for government agencies with IT projects worth less than $10 million under the knife.

• Federal Government slashes travel costs using Telepresence

  Taxpayers and the Federal Government have both benefited from the rollout of a National Telepresence System (NTS) in 2009 with savings of $12 million in travel costs reported.

• In pictures: Polycom unveils Sydney command centre

  Unified communications company, Polycom, opened the doors to its new solutions centre in North Sydney recently. The room includes a number of offerings aimed at the enterprise and government space, such as the HDX telepresence system, EagleEye room tracking camera, and open telepresence equipment for holding meetings via video.

• Minter Ellison rolls out video collaboration

  Law firm Minter Ellison will bolster collaboration across its Asia-Pacific operations with a new video-based collaboration and knowledge sharing platform.

• Cisco releases video collaboration tools

  With an eye on business collaboration and communication, Cisco has released a range of new video production products aimed at enterprise customers.

• Cisco back to pre-slump growth in Q3

  Cisco Systems emerged from the effects of the global economic downturn in its fiscal third quarter ended May 1, posting what Chairman and CEO John Chambers said was probably the company's best quarter ever.

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  Telstra jumps on desktop videoconferencing bandwagon

  Telstra has moved to address declining PSTN revenues with the launch of a new desktop video phone aimed at business customers and designed to encourage them to up their data spend through the use of videoconferencing.

• Open standards bring telepresence to small businesses, individuals

  High quality video conferencing is now an option for small businesses and even individuals, according to Polycom senior director of unified communications strategy in Asia Pacific, Paul Newell.

• DVE brings 3D look to meeting system

  A telepresence system that uses a transparent screen can make meeting participants appear as if they are in the same room, without the need for 3-D glasses, vendor Digital Video Enterprises says.