Tag: crisis

Finance

IT industry braces for more market turmoil

By Brett Winterford | Aug 10, 2011 | Comment Now

Can the industry weather another financial crisis?

Networking

Cerf: IPV6 crisis is imminent

By Angus Kidman | Jan 25, 2011 | 4 Comments

"Father of Internet" also critical of AU censorship plans.

Telco/ISP

Nextgen to install temporary fibre cable in Queensland

By Ry Crozier | Jan 14, 2011 | Comment Now

Photos: Field techs get first look at flood-damaged link.

Telco/ISP

Telstra drops 40 exchanges from 'red zone' flood list

By Ry Crozier | Jan 14, 2011 | Comment Now

Pumping water out of Edison exchange.

Networking

AAPT confirms flood damage to Brisbane PoP

By Ry Crozier | Jan 13, 2011 | 2 Comments

But generators safe above the water line, for now.

Telco/ISP

Telstra 'red zones' 262 exchanges

By Ry Crozier | Jan 13, 2011 | 5 Comments

No techs allowed in flood-ravaged Queensland areas.

Telco/ISP

Nextgen swaps wavelengths in Qld

By Ry Crozier | Jan 12, 2011 | 1 Comment

As AARNet shuts down Brisbane PoP.

Networking

QLD data centres operating despite floods

By Ry Crozier | Jan 12, 2011 | 1 Comment

Updated: AAPT confirms flood damage, Pipe threat eases.

Telco/ISP

ISPs hit by Queensland flood crisis

By Ry Crozier | Jan 11, 2011 | Comment Now

How comms networks are holding up.

Finance

Victoria loses $75m software investment, 2000 jobs

By Munir Kotadia | Sep 11, 2009 | Comment Now

Mahindra Satyam pulls out of Geelong project.

Hardware

Bank predicts upturn in PC market in 2010

By Sylvie Barak | Jul 13, 2009 | Comment Now

Netbooks and Windows 7 to the rescue.

Hardware

Analysis: Supercomputing in the financial crisis

By Nebojsa Novakovic | May 11, 2009 | Comment Now

Supercomputers have always been the cream of the crop, the technology achievement showcase for the vendors and, for some like nearly-defunct Cray and finally-defunct SGI, their ...

Strategy

Recession kicks thrifty start-ups into top gear

By Liz Tay | Mar 14, 2009 | Comment Now

The brains behind Jamcode are taking a leap of faith, using the worsening economy to plunge full-time into their venture.

Strategy

CeBIT deemed a hit, despite recession

By Sylvie Barak | Mar 10, 2009 | Comment Now

There is an air of confidence in Hannover, despite the number of exhibitors and visitors at this year's CeBIT conference dropping 20 per cent on last year.

Finance

Tech stocks upgraded on the ASX

Mar 7, 2009 | Comment Now

Optus parent SingTel and technology retailers JB Hi-Fi have been promoted to the Standard and Poor's ASX 100 after the ratings firm conducted a review of the shell-shocked ...

Storage

Survey: Better systems needed to meet regulatory burden

By Brett Winterford | Mar 6, 2009 | Comment Now

A new survey shows most in-house legal counsels in Australia believe they lack the necessary systems and processes for an expected rise in regulatory intervention.

Software

How to avoid IT price rises and renegotiate Microsoft licenses

By Ry Crozier | Dec 12, 2008 | Comment Now

IT managers are being urged to renegotiate product and service costs with major suppliers for next year to beat an imminent local price rise of between five to 20 percent.

Finance

Gartner warns of IT budget shortfalls in Australia

By Ry Crozier | Nov 11, 2008 | Comment Now

Anyone expecting a magical silver bullet from Gartner to help them ride out the current economic turmoil might have to look elsewhere for it, if the first day of the 2008 ...

Networking

Data centre space pricing to rise

Nov 4, 2008 | Comment Now

Data centre customers could find themselves forking out more for their space in 2009 as supply struggles to catch up with burgeoning demand in the sector.