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Primus admits to blackout at Melbourne data centre

Primus admits to blackout at Melbourne data centre

Primus Telecom has admitted to a power outage in part of its Melbourne data centre Saturday, citing the “bad luck” of being between phases of a multi-million dollar upgrade to its power systems as a contributor to the issue.
Ry Crozier Apr 20 2009 4:46PM Networking
No outage in data centre, says Primus

No outage in data centre, says Primus

Primus Telecom has this morning angrily denied suggestions that its Melbourne data centre went down for up to eight hours on Saturday afternoon.
Ry Crozier Apr 20 2009 11:49AM Networking
Google closes Melbourne office

Google closes Melbourne office

Google will cut 15 sales employees from its Melbourne and New Zealand offices in line with a one per cent global reduction in staff.
Brett Winterford Mar 27 2009 4:46PM Training & Development
CA cuts one third of its Melbourne developers

CA cuts one third of its Melbourne developers

International software vendor CA will make just under one third of its Australian R&D staff redundant as a result of recent acquistions.
Brett Winterford Mar 25 2009 12:38PM Security
Half a million dollars swiped in ATM skimming theft

Half a million dollars swiped in ATM skimming theft

Thieves using ATM skimming devices are believed to have stolen some $500,000 from a single Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) in the Melbourne CBD.
Staff Writers Mar 24 2009 6:35PM Security
Primus reveals cause of data centre blackout

Primus reveals cause of data centre blackout

Primus has revealed for the first time that an ambient temperature above 35°C, power cuts and a single diesel generator all contributed to the Primus data centre outage in Melbourne in February.
Ry Crozier Mar 17 2009 2:20PM Networking
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
Primus customers explore options after data centre blackout

Primus customers explore options after data centre blackout

At least two Melbourne data centre operators claim customers affected by the Primus blackout last week are re-evaluating their options as they seek assurances over redundancy and disaster recovery capabilities.
Ry Crozier Feb 13 2009 3:34PM Hardware
ISPs sweat on Primus data centre power failure report

ISPs sweat on Primus data centre power failure report

ISPs await confirmation of the cause of a blackout at Melbourne’s Primus data centre yesterday amid speculation over the effectiveness of its redundant systems.
Ry Crozier Feb 2 2009 2:46PM Telco/ISP
New data centres underpin digital policy: Conroy

New data centres underpin digital policy: Conroy

Communications and broadband Minister, Stephen Conroy, has weighed into the data centre space debate claiming the raft of new facilities being built are important ‘foundations’ to the government’s digital economy – but he stopped short of revamping support subsidies to encourage further development.
Staff Writers Nov 17 2008 3:03PM Networking
Telarus to build Melbourne data centre

Telarus to build Melbourne data centre

Telarus will build a new enterprise-grade data centre in Melbourne to escape the current shortage of available carrier- and vendor-neutral space and support future service launch plans.
Ry Crozier Nov 7 2008 12:04PM Networking
VIC government shuts down Second Life presence

VIC government shuts down Second Life presence

The virtual bulldozers have moved in on Melbourne Laneways on Second Life’s ABC Island, after Multimedia Victoria said it would not renew the lease.
Ry Crozier Aug 29 2008 10:20AM Software
Telstra sets up shop in Melbourne

Telstra sets up shop in Melbourne

Today in Melbourne Telstra opened up its newest interactive T [life] retail store, which the telco giant claims is the largest of its kind in Australia.
Staff Writers Jun 26 2008 3:24PM Telco/ISP
Melbourne IT uses Cloudmark Authority to safeguard email

Melbourne IT uses Cloudmark Authority to safeguard email

One of Australia's largest Web and application hosting companies, Melbourne IT, has selected Cloudmark Authority from local distributor eCorner to protect Melbourne IT e-mail subscribers from messaging abuse.

Lilia Guan Mar 19 2008 7:36AM Security
Melbourne IT's revenue up by $154.4M

Melbourne IT's revenue up by $154.4M

Australian domain name registration and online business provider, Melbourne IT Limited has continued its track record of strong financial performance announcing its result for the full year ended 31 December 2007
Lilia Guan Feb 20 2008 7:59AM Financial Services
linux.conf.au set to kick off in Melbourne

linux.conf.au set to kick off in Melbourne

Melbournites beware, Linus Torvalds and his colony of penguins are arriving in force for the annual Free and Open Source Software conference,linux.conf.au.
Liz Tay Jan 25 2008 4:56PM Software
ACCC: Beware of Melbourne Cup 'betting scams'

ACCC: Beware of Melbourne Cup 'betting scams'

On the eve of the Melbourne Cup, the ACCC’s SCAMwatch service has warned punters to be aware of expensive gambling prediction software or ‘betting scams’ appearing in time for the nation’s biggest racing day.
Staff Writers Nov 5 2007 12:40PM Software
Salesforce.com gives the Western Bulldogs a helping hand

Salesforce.com gives the Western Bulldogs a helping hand

Deploying Salesforce CRM in three weeks and halves the Western Bulldogs’ sales closure time.
Staff Writers Jul 6 2007 2:30PM Software
WebCentral acquistion drives Melbourne IT growth

WebCentral acquistion drives Melbourne IT growth

Greater than expected synergies from its WebCentral Group acquisition have helped Melbourne IT record strong growth across its business.
Staff Writers Feb 21 2007 3:34PM Networking
Melbourne IT to acquire WebCentral

Melbourne IT to acquire WebCentral

Melbourne IT as reached an agreement with the board of WebCentral to acquire 100 percent of the shares of the web-hosting company.
Tim Lohman May 22 2006 2:43PM Networking

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