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

WebCentral email still down at 49 hour mark

WebCentral email still down at 49 hour mark

WebCentral claims to have fixed the problem that has left tens of thousands of Australians without email over the last three days, but customers continue to report issues with the service.
Brett Winterford Apr 30 2009 11:24AM Hardware
Nokia to give carriers a cut of Ovi store sales

Nokia to give carriers a cut of Ovi store sales

Nokia will allow mobile phone operators to profit from its Ovi app store by offering consumers the option of paying for new apps on their phone bill.
Brett Winterford Apr 29 2009 5:17PM Software
Netbook boom sparks change in PC marketing

Netbook boom sparks change in PC marketing

Analysts suggest PC vendors should study consumer packaged goods like shampoo and cereals to learn how to make do with ever-thinning margins.
Brett Winterford Apr 29 2009 3:04PM Hardware
WebCentral customers still without email

WebCentral customers still without email

Customers of Melbourne IT-owned WebCentral are still without email on day two of an outage affecting customers across the nation.
Brett Winterford Apr 29 2009 12:14PM Storage
NBN: Conroy gets his "geek hat" on

NBN: Conroy gets his "geek hat" on

Senator Stephen Conroy says new splitter technology could push the reach of the FTTP component of the National Broadband Network far beyond the promised target of 90 per cent of the Australian population.
Brett Winterford Apr 28 2009 2:39PM Telco/ISP
Mystery email outage cuts off WebCentral customers

Mystery email outage cuts off WebCentral customers

Technicians at Melbourne IT-owned WebCentral are working to resolve an error that has seen its customers without access to POP e-mail, webmail or managed Exchange services since 9:30am.
Brett Winterford Apr 28 2009 2:22PM Hardware
WebCentral takes on T-Suite with online backup

WebCentral takes on T-Suite with online backup

Melbourne IT-owned hosting business WebCentral is taking on Telstra T-Suite with a new cloud-based backup service for small business customers.
Brett Winterford Apr 28 2009 5:52AM Storage
Fujitsu acquires SAP integrator for $48 million

Fujitsu acquires SAP integrator for $48 million

Fujitsu Australia will pay $48 million to acquire the SAP business of Sydney-based Supply Chain Consulting, just one week after the Foreign Investment Review Board approved its $200 million acquisition of KAZ.
Brett Winterford Apr 27 2009 12:47PM Software
Conroy seeks feedback on mobile spectrum auctions

Conroy seeks feedback on mobile spectrum auctions

Senator Stephen Conroy has sought comment from the Australian public as to whether the Government should choose to reallocate mobile spectrum to existing license holders or engage in further spectrum auctions.
Brett Winterford Apr 24 2009 3:27PM Telco/ISP
iPrimus dances with Telstra on ADSL2+

iPrimus dances with Telstra on ADSL2+

ISP iPrimus has all but given up on building new DSLAMs in the wake of the NBN announcement, opting instead to quadruple its coverage area for ADSL2+ via a resale deal with Telstra.
Brett Winterford Apr 24 2009 10:45AM Telco/ISP
CSIRO patent case closes with secret deals

CSIRO patent case closes with secret deals

A patent battle between Australia's CSIRO and 14 of the world's largest technology companies has settled out of court with a series of secret deals.
Brett Winterford Apr 22 2009 11:00AM Strategy
Top ten predictions from the Oracle-Sun merger

Top ten predictions from the Oracle-Sun merger

Oracle is expected to exit hardware businesses, cut staff, exit open source and focus on Java, MySQL and Solaris as part of its US$7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems.
Brett Winterford Apr 22 2009 6:24AM Hardware
Analysts weigh up costs of Telstra split

Analysts weigh up costs of Telstra split

Macquarie Research estimates functional separation would cost Telstra five per cent in product margins and a 33 cent hit to its share price, but the forced sale of its HFC network is a greater risk to the carrier.
Brett Winterford Apr 22 2009 6:11AM Telco/ISP
Infosys Australia sends more work offshore

Infosys Australia sends more work offshore

Infosys Australia has revealed it is sending a greater proportion of its work offshore as it reported a decline in locally-accounted revenues.
Brett Winterford Apr 20 2009 4:00PM Strategy
Telstra staff given rules on use of social networks

Telstra staff given rules on use of social networks

Telstra staff will be required to gain authorisation and participate in 'social media training programs' before making representations about the company on social networking sites.
Brett Winterford Apr 20 2009 11:52AM Software
Optus finds size matters on wireless access

Optus finds size matters on wireless access

A new survey commissioned by Optus Business has found that Australia's largest organisations are more likely to provision staff with laptops while smaller companies give employees smartphones.
Brett Winterford Apr 18 2009 8:03AM Telco/ISP
Federal Government looks to cash in on mobile spectrum

Federal Government looks to cash in on mobile spectrum

The Federal Government has released a request for tender seeking a valuation of its mobile spectrum assets in the lead up to spectrum auctions.
Brett Winterford Apr 17 2009 12:05PM Telco/ISP
Oz websites nominated among world's best

Oz websites nominated among world's best

Australian-made web sites Moshcam, RedBubble and Twelve Canoes have been nominated for a 'Webby', a global award celebrating the world's web sites.
Brett Winterford Apr 17 2009 6:45AM Software
Last chance for $1m of free storage kit

Last chance for $1m of free storage kit

Australian organisations have until 5:00pm EST tomorrow (Friday) to apply for an offer of $1 million of free storage, software and services from NetApp.
Brett Winterford Apr 16 2009 3:29PM Storage
EC takes UK and Phorm to task over privacy

EC takes UK and Phorm to task over privacy

The European Commission has sent an infringement notice to the United Kingdom Government over privacy oversights related to the use of Internet snooping technology from UK-based Phorm.
Brett Winterford Apr 15 2009 4:54PM Telco/ISP

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