Recent articles by Lilia Guan

Telecom NZ continues with pieNETWORKs’ Webphone trials

Telecom NZ continues with pieNETWORKs’ Webphone trials

Despite Telecom NZ’s decision not to sell part of its payphone network to Australian VoIP developer, pieNetworks, the telecommunications provider will continue to trial pieNetworks’ Webphone product.
Lilia Guan Feb 1 2008 3:02PM Telco/ISP
Telstra cops complaints from four rival telcos

Telstra cops complaints from four rival telcos

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has received notification of five telecommunications access disputes under Part XIC of the Trade Practices Act 1974.
Lilia Guan Feb 1 2008 12:30PM Telco/ISP
Lenovo sales up 15 percent, sells mobile phone division for $100M

Lenovo sales up 15 percent, sells mobile phone division for $100M

Despite strong financial results for its third fiscal quarter of 2007/08 and increased PC shipments in Asia Pacific (excluding China), Lenono has sold its entire interest in its mobile handset business to a private equity group led by Hony Capital, the private equity arm of Legend Holdings, for US$100 million.
Lilia Guan Jan 31 2008 1:46PM Financial Services
Telecom NZ rejects Aussie Webphone

Telecom NZ rejects Aussie Webphone

ASX-listed Internet and VoIP telephony vendor, pieNETWORKS’will no longer commercially roll out its Webphone to the New Zealand marketplace using Telecom NZ.
Lilia Guan Jan 30 2008 2:28PM Telco/ISP
No winners out of Tcard cancellation

No winners out of Tcard cancellation

The decision by the NSW Government to cancel the contract for the Tcard will further hamper the ability of Government to attract Sydney commuters back onto public transport, claims the executive director of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce, Patrica Forsythe.
Lilia Guan Jan 29 2008 3:30PM Security
Engin suffers $6.7 million loss during ‘07

Engin suffers $6.7 million loss during ‘07

Things aren’t looking good for Australian VoIP vendor Engin. According to the company’s audited draft financial statement for the half year ending December 2007, Engin showed a loss of $6.7 million dollars.
Lilia Guan Jan 29 2008 2:17PM Financial Services
Oz Company reaps benefits from merger with Fonality

Oz Company reaps benefits from merger with Fonality

Australian CRM solutions developer, Insightful Solutions said its 2007 merger with US IP PABX vendor, Fonality promises to bring benefits for the companies both here and overseas.
Lilia Guan Jan 24 2008 3:30PM Software
Demand for more IT services in WA

Demand for more IT services in WA

To cash in on the high demand for IT services and products in Western Australia, IT provider Westway Nominees has gone on the acquisition trail, netting its first buy with another WA IT service provider, Reynolds Technology.
Lilia Guan Jan 23 2008 1:48PM Strategy
Optus expands 3G and wireless broadband across Wollongong and the Illawarra

Optus expands 3G and wireless broadband across Wollongong and the Illawarra

Telecommunications service provider, Optus has expanded it 3G High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) network to now cover Wollongong and the Greater Illawarra.
Lilia Guan Jan 23 2008 1:43PM Telco/ISP
Heath Ledger tops Google search list

Heath Ledger tops Google search list

Google's online records show that in less than 12 hours since the announcement of Heath Ledger's death, the actor has topped the search engine's top 100 ‘Hot Trends’ list of most used search terms.
Lilia Guan Jan 23 2008 1:33PM Software
Hitachi update: CE division closing due to global restructure

Hitachi update: CE division closing due to global restructure

On the back of the announcement that Hitachi will be shutting its CE division, CRN has learnt the decision was part of a global restructure by Hitachi Limited.
Lilia Guan Jan 22 2008 1:10PM Hardware
Hitachi shuts up Australian CE division

Hitachi shuts up Australian CE division

After 30 years of business in Australia, consumer and electronics vendor, Hitachi Group Companies has decided to close its consumer electronics market.
Lilia Guan Jan 22 2008 11:36AM Hardware
Blue Coat covers security for Gold Coast Council

Blue Coat covers security for Gold Coast Council

Gold Coast City Council has deployed Blue Coat Systems’ ProxySG and ProxyAV appliances to provide Web security, policy control, reduce bandwidth consumption, speed application performance and protect against malware.
Lilia Guan Jan 21 2008 2:25PM Security
Aussie company secures Vietnam’s Defence

Aussie company secures Vietnam’s Defence

Network security vendor, Senetas has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Vietnam Information Security Laboratories (VISL), an agency of Vietnam’s Ministry of Defence, to distribute Senetas CypherNet high speed network encryption products.
Lilia Guan Jan 21 2008 2:18PM Security
Telstra on OPEL war path

Telstra on OPEL war path

It seems Telstra is less concerned with Labor’s decision to delay the end of the CDMA network and more worried about the disclosure of 'secret documents' used by the former Government in its decision to award $958 million to OPEL, prior to the last election.
Lilia Guan Jan 21 2008 1:56PM Telco/ISP
ACCC investigates Crazy John's for alleged false advertising

ACCC investigates Crazy John's for alleged false advertising

Only two months after the death of its founding member John Ilhan, mobile phone chain Crazy John has found itself in hot water, with the ACCC over misleading advertising.
Lilia Guan Jan 17 2008 2:47PM Strategy
Crazy John's launches new billing system

Crazy John's launches new billing system

Crazy John's has implemented a billing system which allows customers to view information in 'near time'.
Lilia Guan Jan 17 2008 2:47PM Software
Local recruitment firm goes with UK product for online presence

Local recruitment firm goes with UK product for online presence

Australian employment service provider, Clarius Group has selected the Immediacy Web Content Management (WCM) solution, by Mediasurface to power its corporate and subsidiary websites.
Lilia Guan Jan 16 2008 2:18PM Software
Touchbase adds call recording deal to Austar contract

Touchbase adds call recording deal to Austar contract

Touchbase Australia has extended its multi-million dollar contact centre project for AUSTAR through a new deal to provide the television subscription operator with a call recording solution. The deal is in partnership with analytic software vendor, Verint.
Lilia Guan Jan 15 2008 2:42PM Software
Southern Cross reaping benefits of parent company's undersea cable

Southern Cross reaping benefits of parent company's undersea cable

Verizon Business has obtained final approval from the Federal Communications Commission to activate and operate the Trans-Pacific Express submarine cable system in the US that will link to Asia Pacific.
Lilia Guan Jan 15 2008 2:36PM Telco/ISP

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