ZenithOptimedia has been crowned 2010 IAB Awards Best of Show for its Lion Nathan “Tooheys Extra Dry - Six Beers of Separation” campaign. Announced at the IAB Awards ceremony last night, the campaign won the new Branded Content category and trumped a record number of entries to scoop the prestigious Best of Show title and secure its entry into the 2010 US IAB MIXX Awards.
Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX) today reported financial results for the quarter ended July 2, 2010 of 46.8 million disk drive unit shipments, revenue of $2.66 billion, gross margin of 27.4%, net income of $379 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.76. The financial results for the quarter include $6 million of purchased intangibles amortisation expense, $16 million of restructuring charges, $3 million expense (Other income/expense) for the May 2010 termination of Seagate’s revolving credit facility offset by a $6 million recovery of previously impaired long-lived assets and a $50 million income tax benefit due principally to valuation allowance adjustments related to deferred tax assets. The aggregate impact of these items was a $31 million increase to net income or approximately $0.06 per diluted share.
Brocade (Brocade®) (Nasdaq: BRCD) today announced that Bank of China is utilising Brocade host bus adapters (HBAs) to improve server connectivity within its data centre. The bank will deploy 200 Brocade HBAs to improve server connectivity and performance in the IT infrastructure that supports the organisation’s innovative and fast-growing banking and insurance businesses.
The winners of the prestigious 2010 Communications Alliance & CommsDay Awards were announced last night at the Annual ACOMM Awards Dinner which featured Senator Stephen Conroy, Minister for Communications, Broadband and the Digital Economy, as keynote speaker. The industry’s top honour, the 2010 Communications Ambassador Award, was won by Telstra’s Deena Shiff.
Australian mobile solutions provider, MIA International today revealed that it has provided a publishing solution to deliver a customised version of the BigPond® portal for Telstra’s T-Hub®; Australia’s first device that combines a traditional home phone with advanced mobile phone-type applications. This is the first home phone device project for MIA and marks the company’s strategic move towards developing solutions for all personal devices, not just mobile phones.
In a world first, Australian company Noggin has secured Evaluation Assurance Level 2+ (EAL2+) certification for its OCA incident management software under the Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation (Common Criteria or CC) standard. This makes OCA the only incident and emergency software in the world to be certified to this level.
Dimension Data has published its Network Barometer report showing that although local networks show fewer vulnerabilities than those globally (33% compared to 37% globally), things are still precarious:
The explosion in demand for IP enabled devices means that networks feel the strain. Effective management is critical to protect vulnerabilities and many Australian networks are still at risk.
Communications Alliance, the peak body for the Australian communications industry, today announced the scheduled review of the Mobile Premium Services Code and called for comments from interested parties.
Communications Alliance, the peak body for the Australian communications industry, today announced the availability of the Release 2 NBN End User Premises Handbook.
iPrimus today announced its first fully operational pioneer customer has been connected to the National Broadband Network in Midway Point, Tasmania.
Global digital group, AD2ONE has reported record year-on-year growth of 84 per cent for the first half of 2010 compared to the same period in 2009. This considerably outstrips the recently announced digital industry average of 17 per cent growth[1]. As a result of this astounding success, the firm is now looking to recruit new staff to satisfy the growing demand for its services across Australia and New Zealand.
Communications Alliance today released for public comment an Issues Paper to guide the Review of the Telecommunications Consumer Protections (TCP) Code. The move coincided with the announcement of the appointment of Professor Michael Fraser to the Steering Group.
Global digital group, AD2ONE has partnered with award winning viral and social media marketing company, The 7th Chamber to extend its online advertising reach into social media. The 7th Chamber which specialises in making clients’ content popular on YouTube and Facebook is recognised as one of the most successful branded content seeding agencies in the world with a client roster including Aston Martin, Xbox, Disney, Nike, Proctor & Gamble, BMW, Nokia, Paramount and MTV.
Putting more terabytes in the hands of consumers worldwide, Seagate (NASDAQ: STX), the leader in hard drives and storage solutions, today announced the world’s first 3 Terabyte (TB) external desktop drive. Available immediately, the 3TB FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Desk external hard drive helps to meet the explosive worldwide demand for digital content storage in both the home and the office. With 3TB of capacity people can store up to 120 HD movies, 1,500 video games, thousands of photos or countless hours of digital music.
Global digital group, AD2ONE has signed up Lonely Planet for a new one year deal to exclusively sell digital advertising on behalf of the iconic global travel publisher in Australia. AD2ONE has provided exclusive advertising access to the premium travel brand’s digital division since 2005.
Entries to Seagate’s Precious Memories competition opened today for Australian and New Zealand journalists and bloggers. The competition, which is in its third year, offers entrants the opportunity to showcase their creative talents online, with winners of the Australian and New Zealand competition gaining automatic entry into the Regional Precious Memories competition. Past regional winners include Australian journalist John Westwood for his video entry “HMAS Yarra” and New Zealand writer Gemma Collier for her magnificent photo entry “Summer Harvest.
Communications Alliance, the peak body for the Australian communications industry today outlined the processes required to migrate end users from existing telephony and data services to the National Broadband Network. The processes are detailed in the NBN End User Migration Reference Model paper released today for public comment.
Do you harbour a flair for photography or a skill with a video camera? Seagate is calling on Australian journalists and bloggers to share their digital memories in its 2010 Precious Memories competition. Winners will receive Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex products plus a cash bonus, as well as automatic entry into the Seagate Precious Memories Regional competition.
Dimension Data has announced four new hosted IT services, with plans to extend this services suite with future offerings. The current services available cover the areas of messaging, backup, disaster recovery and storage. Dimension Data also offers an extensive range of customised hosted and outsourced IT services that are provided to clients based on specific requirements.
Communications Alliance, the peak body for the Australian communications industry, today named the Steering Group for the scheduled review of the Telecommunications Consumer Protections (TCP) Code.
