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

Budde: Farewell Sol, Telstra's liability

Budde: Farewell Sol, Telstra's liability

Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo and Chairman Don McGauchie are "liabilities" in terms of the carrier's potential, according to a new research note by telecommunications analyst Paul Budde.
Brett Winterford Mar 10 2009 2:52PM Telco/ISP
Telstra upgrading to 100Mbps cable in Melbourne

Telstra upgrading to 100Mbps cable in Melbourne

Telstra has shrugged off its exclusion from the National Broadband Network to invest $300 million upgrading its cable network.
Brett Winterford Mar 10 2009 12:33PM Telco/ISP
NetApp storage efficiency guarantee debunked

NetApp storage efficiency guarantee debunked

EMC has dismissed competitor NetApp’s ‘Storage Efficiency Guarantee’ as a shallow marketing stunt, governed by conditions that make it pointless for most organisations.
Brett Winterford Mar 10 2009 6:06AM Storage
Australia to sit out Blackberry app store launch

Australia to sit out Blackberry app store launch

Australian Blackberry users will have to watch our British, American and Canadian friends download mobile applications from RIM's new BlackBerry App Store from the sidelines.
Brett Winterford Mar 6 2009 3:17PM Software
Survey: Better systems needed to meet regulatory burden

Survey: Better systems needed to meet regulatory burden

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.
Brett Winterford Mar 6 2009 2:41PM Storage
Vodafone releases pricing for converged comms

Vodafone releases pricing for converged comms

Vodafone will make its long overdue foray into office communications on Monday, launching a fully-managed package of mobile and fixed telephony, ADSL2+ Internet and office Wi-Fi branded together as 'Vodafone Business One'.
Brett Winterford Mar 5 2009 3:24PM Telco/ISP
Senate committee told Telstra Wholesale crash cut off Primus

Senate committee told Telstra Wholesale crash cut off Primus

ISP Primus was unable to provision new broadband customers for nearly two days late last month, after the Telstra Wholesale provisioning system it relies on to connect customers crashed without explanation.
Brett Winterford Mar 4 2009 12:15PM Telco/ISP
Telstra says it's not at fault for iiNet's Canberra outage

Telstra says it's not at fault for iiNet's Canberra outage

Telstra is not deliberately yanking the copper from under iiNet's Naked DSL customers in Canberra, as reported in the Australian Financial Review yesterday.
Brett Winterford Mar 4 2009 6:04AM Telco/ISP
Telstra offers handy NBN tips to the Government

Telstra offers handy NBN tips to the Government

The Federal Government has very few remaining viable options left to meet its requirements for a national broadband network, according to Telstra's head of public policy, David Quilty.
Brett Winterford Mar 4 2009 5:58AM Telco/ISP
Expert advocates new regulator for NBN

Expert advocates new regulator for NBN

One of Australia's pre-eminent telecommunications experts today recommended the Federal Government consider forming a new regulator charged exclusively with arbitrating access issues for the proposed National Broadband Network.
Brett Winterford Mar 3 2009 2:28PM Telco/ISP
ASIC struggles with blogs, bulletin boards

ASIC struggles with blogs, bulletin boards

Securities regulator ASIC has released a consultation paper that aims to clarify the grey areas blurring what constitutes financial advice on a blog or bulletin board.
Brett Winterford Mar 3 2009 9:41AM Strategy
Pacnet still eyeing off local telco buy

Pacnet still eyeing off local telco buy

Cashed-up wholesale telecommunications supplier Pacnet is interested in building a bigger presence in Australia via acquisition, according to CEO William 'Bill' Barney.
Brett Winterford Mar 3 2009 6:11AM Telco/ISP
Survey shows caution over wireless broadband

Survey shows caution over wireless broadband

Australian Internet users are growing more realistic about the limits of mobile broadband, according to this year's annual survey of Internet enthusiasts at Whirlpool.
Brett Winterford Mar 2 2009 2:53PM Telco/ISP
Fujitsu acquires KAZ from Telstra for $200 million

Fujitsu acquires KAZ from Telstra for $200 million

IT services powerhouse Fujitsu will relieve Telstra of its KAZ IT services business for $200 million.
Brett Winterford Mar 2 2009 10:30AM Financial Services
Analysis: 3G spectrum holdings cloud Voda-Hutch merger

Analysis: 3G spectrum holdings cloud Voda-Hutch merger

Will the Australian operations of Vodafone and Hutchison be forced to offload 3G spectrum as part of their proposed merger?
Brett Winterford Feb 28 2009 12:01AM Telco/ISP
Fed Govt rolls out $13.8m TelePresence network

Fed Govt rolls out $13.8m TelePresence network

Federal Government ministers will need to defer some 20,000 flights to see a return on investment from today's purchase of 20 TelePresence units from Cisco and Telstra.
Brett Winterford Feb 27 2009 3:47PM Telco/ISP
NEC and Telstra win $1.6 million Sheriffs deal

NEC and Telstra win $1.6 million Sheriffs deal

NEC and Telstra have won a $1.6 million tender to supply a converged communications platform for the Victorian Sheriffs Office at the Victorian Department of Justice.
Brett Winterford Feb 27 2009 11:34AM Telco/ISP
Bushfire victims offered broadband guarantee

Bushfire victims offered broadband guarantee

Victims of Victoria's devastating bushfires and recent floods in Queensland may be eligible for the Australian Broadband Guarantee, according to Senator Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.
Brett Winterford Feb 26 2009 3:52PM Telco/ISP
Microsoft files patent case against Linux-based TomTom

Microsoft files patent case against Linux-based TomTom

Microsoft has filed a patent infringement notice against the Dutch manufacturers of the popular Linux-based TomTom GPS device.
Brett Winterford Feb 26 2009 1:07PM Software
iTnews goes Mobile

iTnews goes Mobile

Australia's most trusted source of technology news comes straight to your handheld with the launch of iTnews Mobile Edition.
Brett Winterford Feb 26 2009 10:00AM Telco/ISP

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