[LINK] IT News from Slattery's
Jan Whitaker
jwhit at melbpc.org.au
Mon Jun 25 11:43:50 AEST 2007
from Fwd: Slattery's Watch - 25th June, 2007
****** The Federal Government looks set to delay the introduction of
digital television citing a lack of consumer enthusiasm as the
reason. The initial date was set for 2008; however according to
Minister Coonan the date now looks unrealistic given that only about
10% of Australians have digital TV.
[didn't we bet this would happen?]
The Mobile Monday Sydney industry chapter hosts its networking event
on the first Monday of every month at 6.30 pm at the Shelbourne
Hotel. Next one is on Monday 2nd July,
2007. http://www.mobilemondaysydney.com/
Telstra (ASX: TLS) has appointed Talent2 to build and operate its new
central recruitment centre, enabling potential employees to approach
Telstra directly, rather than going through a recruitment agency.
Fiona Shields has been appointed as Talent Acquisition Manager.
[weird; they're laying off aren't they?]
Hostworks (ASX: HWG) has won a three year contract to guarantee the
24/7 availability of Southern Cross Broadcasting's mytalk.com.au, a
national talk radio and music online portal.
A federal court in Texas has granted the CSIRO's application for an
injunction to prevent an infringement of its wireless network patent
by US based Buffalo-group companies. The ruling prevents the sales of
all products until a license to CSIRO technology is negotiated. The
case started in 2005 after the industry failed to accept CSIRO's
offers to license its WLAN patents.
[where is CSIRO in the PLAN for broadband?]
The Communications Legislation Amendment (Content Services) Bill 2007
has been passed in Parliament. The legislation extends the regulation
that applies to content delivered over convergent applications such
as over the internet, television or mobile phones. To view the Bill,
click here. [sorry, you'll need to look it up]
Google advertisers will only be billed when products or services are
purchased on their site under a new pay-per-action pricing trial
being rolled out in Australia.
LogicaCMG, has been awarded the contract from the Victorian
Department of Education to design and implement an electronic
document management system.
TechnologyOne Limited (ASX: TNE) is continuing its expansion by
opening its doors in Darwin to serve its growing client base in the
Northern Territory.
AusRegistry International Pty Ltd has been chosen by the
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of the <?xml:namespace prefix
= st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />United Arab
Emirates to provide Registry Software Services for the .ae Domain
Name. AusRegistry International will be the official vendor of
Registry Software for the .ae domain for five years
Jan Whitaker
JLWhitaker Associates, Melbourne Victoria
jwhit at janwhitaker.com
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Writing Lesson #54:
Learn to love revision. Think of it as polishing the silver for
guests. - JW, May, 2007
'Seed planting is often the most important step. Without the seed,
there is no plant.' - JW, April 2005
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