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Internet Telephony – Are We There Yet?

by Kim James, Fri 28 April 2006

Internet telephony, also known as Voice Over IP or VOIP, is surging, with a recent report suggesting that 40% of US households with a high speed internet connection will be using internet telephony by 2010. Similarly, an Australian report has estimated that the number of consumers and small businesses using internet telephony will increase this year from 411,000 to 900,000. Cost savings are obviously the big attraction for users – and for government agencies at all levels which have begun adopting VOIP.

Sydney Water to consolidate telco contracts

by Aleks Vickovich, Mon 6 September 2010

The Sydney Water Corporation (Sydney Water) has moved to consolidate its telecommunications (telco) contracts with a request for tender (RFT) released...

Top 20 Telco Services Purchasers Q3 2009-10

by Research, Mon 6 September 2010

NSW Strategy Shrinks Market, Offers Opportunities

by Kim James, Fri 4 August 2006

The recently released NSW Government ICT strategy People First includes a new logical architecture for delivering e-services and consolidating backend systems. As well as improving services to the community, the strategy aims to generate savings of “half a billion dollars over 4 years”, comprising $350m in capital expenditure and $215m in recurrent expenditure. NSW currently spends around $1 billion per year on ICT.

No Wires But Still Tangled

by Kevin Noonan, Mon 23 April 2007

Mobile communication can become a tangle of misunderstandings and misplaced expectations. This leads to big headaches for CIOs and vendors alike.

At last week’s AIIA Canberra Managers’ Forum, Gartner’s Research Director for Mobile and Wireless, Robin Simpson, presented a systematic approach to untangle competing technologies and user expectations.

Free Hung Parliament creates uncertainty for government ICT market

by Aleks Vickovich, Mon 23 August 2010

Australia is currently facing its first hung Parliament since the Menzies Government in 1940.  Three days after the election it is not clear which major party will form...

AGIMO seeks internet-based network connections panel

by Paris Cowan, Fri 20 August 2010

The Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) within the Department of Finance and Deregulation has released another...

Gillard ups the ante on e-health

by Aleks Vickovich, Mon 16 August 2010

The Gillard Government has promised $392.3 million in new online health initiatives as a central platform of its campaign launch...

NSW Issues Major Telecoms Tender

by Staff Writers, Mon 26 May 2008

The NSW Government has issued a tender for the final stage of its telecommunications procurement, for Telecommunications Systems and Services. This RFT calls for contractors to join a panel for a period of up to five years.

The new panel will include the following products and services:

ICT may help prevent bushfires: Royal Commission

by Aleks Vickovich, Mon 9 August 2010

The Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission has outlined a number of ICT-relevant recommendations in its...

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