Brett Winterford

One of Australia’s most experienced technology journalists, former iTnews Group Editor Brett Winterford has written about the business of technology for 15 years.

Awarded Business Journalist and Technology Journalist of the year at the 2004 ITjourno awards and Editor of the Year at the 2009 Publishers Australia 'Bell' awards, Winterford has extensive experience in both the business and technology press, writing for such publications as the Australian Financial Review and The Sydney Morning Herald.

As editor of iTnews Brett has led a team of award-winning journalists; delivered speeches at industry events; authored, commissioned and edited research papers, curated technology conferences [The iTnews Executive Summit and Australian Data Centre Strategy Summit and also shares the judging of the annual Benchmark Awards.

Brett's areas of specialty include enterprise software, cloud computing and IT services.

Recent articles by Brett Winterford

Analysts: Industry needs more info on NBNCo

Analysts: Industry needs more info on NBNCo

The Government will need to provide far more information about the proposed structure of NBNCo if it wishes the private sector to vend assets into it, according to a note by Macquarie Equities.
Brett Winterford Jun 11 2009 6:46AM Telco/ISP
Mullen appointed Hostworks MD

Mullen appointed Hostworks MD

Broadcast Australia has appointed insider Paul Mullen as the new managing director of its web hosting subsidiary, Hostworks.
Brett Winterford Jun 9 2009 4:13PM Networking
ATO struck by new phishing scam

ATO struck by new phishing scam

Users need to exercise caution when receiving emails purporting to be from the Australian Tax Office.
Brett Winterford Jun 9 2009 11:27AM Security
Analysis: Data Domain becomes frontline of storage battle

Analysis: Data Domain becomes frontline of storage battle

Both EMC and NetApp claim to have made superior bids in a torrid war to acquire data de-duplication specialists Data Domain.
Brett Winterford Jun 5 2009 4:10PM Storage
Global storage revenues sink

Global storage revenues sink

Revenue from enterprise storage sank 11 per cent in the first quarter of 2009, according to the latest figures from Gartner.
Brett Winterford Jun 5 2009 2:35PM Storage
Full blown audit into NBN tender

Full blown audit into NBN tender

The Auditor General has cancelled the Audit Office's preliminary inquiry into the failed NBN tender, opting instead for a full-blown performance audit.
Brett Winterford , Ben Grubb Jun 5 2009 11:41AM Telco/ISP
ACCC to extend access to Telstra copper network

ACCC to extend access to Telstra copper network

The ACCC intends to extend arrangements governing competitor access to Telstra’s copper network for another five years to ensure investment in existing broadband services until the completion of the NBN.
Ry Crozier , Brett Winterford Jun 5 2009 11:12AM Telco/ISP
Analyst: Desktop virtualisation stalled by MS licensing model

Analyst: Desktop virtualisation stalled by MS licensing model

Companies pushing ahead with desktop virtualisation risk opening themselves up to "hundreds of millions of dollars" in Microsoft licensing fees, according to IBRS analyst Dr Kevin McIsaac.
Sholto Macpherson , Brett Winterford Jun 4 2009 3:43PM Software
Structural separation of Telstra slips off the agenda

Structural separation of Telstra slips off the agenda

Neither the ruling ALP nor the Liberal Party will openly advocate the structural separation of Telstra, despite repeated calls from competitors for the Government to break up Australia's incumbent carrier.
Brett Winterford Jun 4 2009 3:02PM Telco/ISP
Defence to replace HP servers with IBM kit

Defence to replace HP servers with IBM kit

The Department of Defence has appointed IBM as its exclusive supplier of x86 blade and rack servers for the next two to four years.
Brett Winterford Jun 3 2009 3:11PM Hardware
Conroy to opt for tiered Internet filtering

Conroy to opt for tiered Internet filtering

Senator Conroy's office has confirmed the Government plans only to introduce mandatory internet filtering for web content that is Refused Classification (RC), with all other explicit content filtered on a voluntary basis by internet service providers.
Brett Winterford , Ben Grubb Jun 2 2009 1:04PM Telco/ISP
Inform: EMC plays up ties to VMware, Cisco

Inform: EMC plays up ties to VMware, Cisco

EMC's Australian managing director will spend today spreading a message that was not so long ago taboo - how EMC's part-ownership of VMware gives the storage company leverage over its competitors.
Brett Winterford Jun 2 2009 5:38AM Storage
ACMA strikes against alleged SMS spam scammers

ACMA strikes against alleged SMS spam scammers

The Federal Court gave Australia's communications regulator an early victory in an historic action taken against the alleged perpetrators of an SMS spam scam.
Brett Winterford Jun 1 2009 12:39PM Telco/ISP
ACCC approves Vodafone-3 merger

ACCC approves Vodafone-3 merger

Competition regulators have approved the merger of the Australian arms of mobile carriers Vodafone Australia and Hutchison 3.
Brett Winterford May 29 2009 5:39PM Telco/ISP
Google waves goodbye to e-mail

Google waves goodbye to e-mail

The Sydney-based brothers that built Google Maps have released to developers a new tool called Google Wave that has the potential to succeed e-mail, instant messaging and collaboration tools.
Brett Winterford May 29 2009 6:02AM Software
Homeland Security to scan fingerprints of travellers exiting the US

Homeland Security to scan fingerprints of travellers exiting the US

The US Department of Homeland Security is set to kickstart a controversial new pilot to scan the fingerprints of travellers departing the United States.
Brett Winterford May 29 2009 5:53AM Security
NSW spends $1.5m to link prison biometric security systems

NSW spends $1.5m to link prison biometric security systems

The New South Wales Department of Corrective Services is looking to integrate the fingerprint and iris detection systems used across several of its 34 prisons.
Brett Winterford May 28 2009 7:43PM Security
Australia shares very little biometric data

Australia shares very little biometric data

Australia is not playing its part in international efforts to share biometric data in the fight against crime and terror, according to experts speaking at the Biometrics Institute conference held in Sydney today.
Brett Winterford May 28 2009 2:49PM Security
Video eats 3G bandwidth for lunch: In-Stat

Video eats 3G bandwidth for lunch: In-Stat

ISPs have disputed analyst claims that 3G broadband will never be a fixed replacement because of a “big, ugly elephant in the room” called video, believing heavy video users are in the minority.
Ry Crozier , Brett Winterford May 28 2009 5:30AM Telco/ISP
Conroy mulls review of ACMA blacklist

Conroy mulls review of ACMA blacklist

Senator Conroy has revealed the Government is considering appointing a panel to conduct a regular audit of ACMA's blacklist of banned web sites.
Brett Winterford May 27 2009 12:56PM Telco/ISP

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