VMware adds new vCloud Air region Down Under
As it expands its hybrid/public cloud effort, VMware adds new Australia coverage, bringing the number of company-run vCloud Air regions to nine worldwide.
These are the companies alleged to have links to the NSA surveillance scandal
Many names have popped up in the long-running scandal, so we thought it would be a good idea to bring them together in one handy resource.
Android Store Opens In Oz, But It Won’t Have The Galaxy Tab 10.1 Just Yet
One superstore step forward for Android in Australia, but another step back for Android-maker Samsung. Today saw what could be Google’s answ…
Industry Moves: Telstra CEO Trujillo To Leave, H2 Revenue Up 2.7 Percent
Australian incumbent Telstra has confirmed that its CEO, Sol Trujillo, will leave the company on June 30 this year and return to the US, an…
Telstra’s Planned App Store Is a Shift for Carriers
Australian carrier Telstra says it will open a mobile application store much like Apple’s (s aapl) App Store, joining the frenzy surrounding such mobile app marketplaces (Microsoft (s MSFT), Research in Motion (s RIMM) and Nokia (s NOK) all have stores in the works as well). What’s noteworthy is that Telstra is a carrier, so its app store could become the mobile equivalent of a mall, bringing together various handset or OS-specific app stores under one “roof.”
Both IBM (s IBM) and Amdocs (s DOX) have launched software that would allow carriers to build their own sponsored app stores. Depending on the terms, this could be a change in policies at many carriers, which have in the past tried to govern application use on their networks and devices. Read More about Telstra’s Planned App Store Is a Shift for Carriers
Telstra Launches Customizable User Interface
Australian incumbent Telstra has launched a new mobile user interface that allows users to customize their phone’s home screen and reduce th…
Telstra Axes 800 Jobs in ISP Division; Rebrands It As Digital Media Division
Some digital thunder down under (sorry, bad cliche): Telstra, the Aussie telco giant, will slash 800 jobs and restructure of its BigPond ISP…
Updated: Telstra Buys Majority in Two Chinese Online Media Sites For Total $73 Million
Updated below: This is an interesting expansion move by the Australian telco giant Telstra: it has taken 55 percent stakes in Norstar Media…