Stories by Hamish Barwick

Pacnet pushes for Asia Pacifc data centre dominance

Telecommunications provider Pacnet aspires to become the third largest data centre operator in Asia Pacific by 2019, a goal which the company's chief executive, Bill Barney, says is a step closer following recent operations in Sydney.

Written by Hamish Barwick15 Feb. 11 16:55

Toughbooks take precedence at Sydney Adventist Hospital: CIO

The Sydney Adventist Hospital has made the decision to adopt the Panasonic Toughbook H1 Health mobile clinical assistant for its pharmacists, after literally weighing up the benefits of the device.

Written by Hamish Barwick09 Feb. 11 11:42

Three-dimensional imaging beams in at Melbourne's Synchrotron

An academic consortium's plan to open a Multi-modal Australian Sciences Imaging and Visualisation (MASSIVE) facility to help scientists research illnesses using 3D modelling has received a boost from IBM.

Written by Hamish Barwick08 Feb. 11 16:03

Kiwi dataminer looks for Sydney partner

New Zealand-based business intelligence company, Datamine, is preparing to ramp up its trans-Tasman presence by wooing potential Sydney suitors.

Written by Hamish Barwick08 Feb. 11 10:54

Clear IT vision ahead for Mater Health Services

Doubling the rate of eye tissue donations is just one of many positive outcomes for Mater Health Services following the introduction of a new application development platform, InterSystems Ensemble.

Written by Hamish Barwick07 Feb. 11 12:28

Salmat to embark on massive data centre consolidation

Australian customer communications solution company Salmat (ASX: SLM) is in the planning stages of shrinking 35 data centre sites across the country down to just two.

Written by Hamish Barwick04 Feb. 11 16:48

Macquarie Telecom jumps on IaaS Cloud bandwagon

Telecommunications and hosting provider Macquarie Telecom is claiming its infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) Cloud offering is better than those from Telstra and Optus.

Written by Hamish Barwick27 Jan. 11 16:24

Building IQ takes smart building software to US

Australian software developer BuildingIQ will soon be offering its smart building services to US companies thanks to securing a runner up prize in the NSW Innovation Showcase: Fastpitch competition.

Written by Hamish Barwick27 Jan. 11 12:48

AUSTRAC sniffs out new analytics system

Australian government financial intelligence unit AUSTRAC will pilot a real-time analysis technology in April, in hopes of provided greater intelligence to other agencies.

Written by Hamish Barwick25 Jan. 11 12:08

Unix servers lose share in 2010: Analysts

Australia has led the charge in x86 server adoption, with Unix servers losing significant market share to their cheaper counterparts during 2010, according to analysts.

Written by Hamish Barwick24 Jan. 11 15:23

Windows 7 migration underway at Immigration Department

The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) is ditching XP and giving Vista a miss in favour of desktop refresh to Windows 7 to help the agency improve staff collaboration.

Written by Hamish Barwick24 Jan. 11 11:28

AGIMO calls for submissions on its COE policy

The Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) has released details of its common operating environment (COE) policy and is now calling for public submissions.

Written by Hamish Barwick21 Jan. 11 17:01
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