Australians are adopting new technologies at an ever-increasing rate, improving social and business efficiency but also allowing work to infiltrate into users’ personal lives. Read more »

The wider business community is embracing the inaugural National ICT Careers week, with more companies outside the ICT sector taking part in the event. Read more »

The Australian e-Health Research Centre (AEHRC) has been boosted by a $20m grant from the federal and Queensland governments. Read more »

Staff eager to follow Australia’s plight in the Beijing Olympics will cost the economy $186 million in lost productivity, according to vendor Marshal. Read more »

Banks and consumers must work in tandem to prevent losses from online fraud, security vendor TrustDefender has said. Read more »

Under a new ruling Telstra is required to report details of space on its exchanges to the ACCC, to curb potential hoarding by the telco. Read more »

Ericsson will establish a new facility in Melbourne to help develop long-term evolution (LTE) technology. Read more »

Australian security vendor Bio Recognition Systems (BRS) has won the Most Innovative Security Product award in the Sensor category for its BioLock+ system at the Security Network’s Security Summit in California. Read more »

The iPhone 3G, which launched today with much fanfare, has set software and hardware vendors scrambling to capitalise on the device’s popularity. Read more »

Scientists from the University of Sydney say they have found a way to make internet speeds up to 100 times faster than current speeds. Read more »

Residential VoIP has seen upswing in interest in Australia over the last 6–12 months, according to IDC. Read more »

Australia could do real damage to its telecommunications future if it follows foreign examples and forces Telstra to undergo operational separation. Read more »

The IT industry has lost confidence in public sector ICT projects, according to analyst firm Ovum. Read more »

Emerson Network Power is behind a global initiative to slash energy consumption in the data centre. Read more »

Concerns about network coverage have overtaken price as the primary concern for Australian companies considering mobility, a new study has found. Read more »

Global economic slowdown will soon push organisations in the Asia–Pacific region to employ social networking tools like blogs and wikis. Read more »

Telstra has put an end to weeks of speculation by announcing that it will sell the Apple iPhone 3G. Read more »

Australia’s Do Not Call register has benefited local telemarketers and frustrated consumers, one industry commentator has claimed. Read more »

Revealing a world first in IT and telecommunications, Vodafone Australia, Cisco and Research In Motion (RIM) have announced a three-way initiative to deliver integrated business communications services in Australia, to be marketed as Vodafone Business One. Read more »

IT services company CSC has extended its contract with the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) by two years, pushing the value of the contract to an estimated $110 million. Read more »