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  • NAB tech costs head north

    National Australia Bank's technology costs have jumped substantially over the last year, even as the bank has continued efforts to offshore technology work to India.

  • Axia commits to NBN bid

    Axia Netmedia has put down in black and white its intention to lodge a bid for the government's $4.7 billion national broadband network.

  • Infosys Australia head quits

    The Australian arm of Infosys has seen a leadership change, with Gary Ebeyan handing over the local reins of the Indian outsourcing giant to ex-IBM business process specialist, Jacquiline Korhonen.

  • ANZ network grinds as cuts loom

    Australia and New Zealand Banking Group's teller machine network ground to a halt today, amidst unrelated concern over job cuts looming at the financial giant.

  • PacNet offshores 22 Aussie jobs

    Asia-Pacific telco PacNet (formerly Pacific Internet) today confirmed it would shift some local call centre operations to Malaysia, in a move that will affect the jobs of 22 Australian staff.

  • Commander telco arm sold to consortium

    Mysterious outfit Commander Telecom Group (CTG), a consortium set up just two days ago, has bought Commander Communication's telco business for an undisclosed sum.

  • Cause of Qantas plunge still uncertain

    Australia's aviation safety watchdog is investigating the possibility that interference from a defence communications base caused a Qantas flight to suddenly plunge, injuring 44 passengers and crew.

  • Microsoft overhauls Window Live

    Microsoft has announced an overhaul of its Windows Live products, Hotmail and MSN Messenger, which the new products being available from February 2009.

  • NAB confirms further IT job cuts

    National Australia Bank today confirmed the outcome of a review into staffing would see the positions of a further 179 Australian technology staff threatened.

  • Internode gets Chumby

    The 'net gets friendly, courtesy of Internode and Chumby.

  • Video: Conroy defends internet filter

    In this video, Australian Greens Senator Scott Ludlam asks Communications Minister Stephen Conroy to justify his comments that other coutries have internet filtering systems similar to the one proposed for Australia.

  • Vodafone grows Aussie customer base

    Vodafone Australia added 84,000 customers in the sixmonths to September for a total of 4.1 million, despite what it called a challenging economic environment. But profits fell.

  • Telstra's new Siebel system "faulty"

    Problems with Telstra's new Siebel-based billing system have led to call centres being choked by long delays and errors, according to one of the telco's unions.

  • HP/EDS Australia expect to cut 450

    Hewlett-Packard and EDS expected to cut about 7.5 per cent, or 450 workers, out of their combined Australian workforce over the next three years, a spokesperson for EDS' local division said today.

  • Optus' mobile business keeps growing

    Australia's second biggest telecoms group Optus grew net profit by 1.8 per cent in the second quarter of this financial year, on the back of a growing mobile customer base.

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