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Australian mobile solutions provider, MIA International has been selected to provide technology and content solutions for Motorola’s new Android devices in Australia & New Zealand. Motorola’s range of 3G Android-powered devices include the Motorola DEXT™ and Motorola BACKFLIP™, which have been launched exclusively to Optus customers.
AD2ONE’s recently opened New Zealand office has won a raft of new business deals and will now be providing exclusive advertising access to Sporting Pulse, Shopping.com and Holidayhomes.co.nz. The global digital group has seen extremely strong demand for its digital advertising sales services in New Zealand since opening its office in Auckland this January. AD2ONE New Zealand already works with premium sites like Lonely Planet, LinkedIn and Expedia.
IPL Communications today announced that NETGEAR® has joined its impressive portfolio of vendor partners. NETGEAR’s high-performance business-class products will complement IPL’s existing product suite and help it deliver total Unified Communications solutions to resellers.
Brocade® (Nasdaq: BRCD) today announced that its leading-edge storage networking solutions support and optimise Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 to provide customers with comprehensive solutions for reliable access to mission-critical data. As a powerful and cost-effective database solution, SQL Server is deployed by enterprise customers to meet a variety of organisational and departmental needs. The latest iteration - SQL Server 2008 R2 - builds upon this momentum to deliver new features and functionalities, including more efficient IT capabilities and expanded reporting and analytics.
Seagate Technology (NASDAQ: STX) today reported financial results for the quarter ended April 2, 2010 of 50.3 million disk drive unit shipments, revenue of $3.05 billion, gross margin of 29.6%, net income of $518 million and diluted earnings per share of $1.00. The financial results for the quarter include $9 million of purchased intangibles amortisation expense and $4 million of restructuring charges. The aggregate impact of these expense items is $13 million or approximately $0.03 per diluted share.
Responding to this morning’s announcement by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) that it will conduct an inquiry into customer service and complaints handling in the telecommunications industry, Mr Ravi Bhatia, CEO of Primus Telecom, expressed his support for the ACMA led inquiry.
Communications Alliance today committed to work closely with the Federal Government and ACMA to ensure that telecommunications customers enjoy adequate protection in the evolving and converging service environment.
Communications Alliance, the peak body for the Australian communications industry, today released a draft paper defining the passive optical infrastructure for the National Broadband Network.
IPL Communications is pleased to announce the addition of new vendor partner, Sennheiser Communications. Specialising in headsets for PCs, offices and call centres, Sennheiser Communications is a joint venture between the highly successful electro-acoustics specialist Sennheiser and internationally renowned hearing health care company, the William Demant Holding Group.
AD2ONE, the global digital group that provides exclusive advertising access to the world’s largest online entertainment destination for young women, Stardoll.com, is thrilled that top brands including Disney are using Stardoll to target teen girls in Australia. Stardoll has recently surpassed an incredible 50 million members worldwide; with nearly one million of those dedicated followers in Australia, mostly girls between the ages of seven and seventeen. Disney is currently using the Stardoll tween girl site to promote Miley Cyrus’ latest movie, The Last Song, which just came out in cinemas across Australia.
Communications Alliance, the peak body for the Australian communications industry, today announced it will bring stakeholders together to prepare for the upcoming review of the Telecommunications Consumer Protection (TCP) Code.
Agencies and marketers only have three weeks left to enter the 2010 IAB Australia Awards, with submissions closing Wednesday 5th May 2010. Entries for all award categories are being accepted online at www.iabawards.com.au.
Holler’s UBERSELEKTOR campaign for Lion Nathan has been declared the winner of Creative Showcase 4.3, Australia’s best free online award for creativity in digital advertising. The UBERSELEKTOR campaign which was praised for its innovation with fully integrated online offline branded entertainment and content, was designed to bring Beck's positioning of "Different by choice" to life across its sponsorship of the Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Sydney Festival.
Communications Alliance, the peak body for the Australian communications industry, today announced the scheduled review of the Deployment of Mobile Phone Network Infrastructure Industry Code (ACIF C54:2004) and invited comments from interested parties.
IPL Communications today announced the availability of Siemens OpenScape Office MX V2 , the first all-in-one unified communication (UC) platform with an unmatched array of capabilities pre-integrated on a single platform.
Communications Alliance, the peak body for the Australian communications industry, today announced the appointment of John Stanton as the organisation’s new Chief Executive Officer.
Dimmi, Australia’s first real-time online restaurant reservations service and the nation’s largest online restaurant booking network saw 50,000 covers booked via its online booking engine in just three months. 66 percent of those online bookings were made when restaurants were least equipped to handle bookings, with 23 percent booked while restaurants were closed and 43 percent made during peak service hours.
Primus Telecom today announced its partnership with NBN Co Tasmania and its participation in the proof of concept launch of the National Broadband Network in Tasmania, held today in Mornington, Tasmania. At the event, Senator Stephen Conroy referred to Primus Telecom as one of the first service providers to be NBN ready.
Entries are now open in the IAB Australia 2010 Awards. Creative and media agencies; and marketers Australia wide are being invited to submit entries to the awards, which this year feature the theme of ‘Unlock your imagination’. The awards celebrate the best Australian interactive advertising campaigns conducted during the preceding year. Submissions are now being accepted online at www.iabawards.com.au and close on 5 May 2010.