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AGL's Phoenix saves $25m

Project Phoenix, AGL Energy's four-year revamp of its billing and computer systems, has produced $25 million worth of savings for the gas giant, with 1.6 million customers migrated to the company's new billing platform.

Tags: agl, energy, gas, migration, sap, accenture, ibm, tata

Vodafone Australia's iPhone bill shock

Vodafone Australia is fielding a number of complaints from Australian customers who received unexpectedly large bills a month after they bought an Apple iPhone from the mobile carrier.

Tags: apple, bill shock, carrier, iphone, mobiles, vodafone, australia

NSW RTA in major SAP refresh

The NSW Roads and Traffic Authority has committed at least $2 million on a major SAP upgrade, with acting chief information officer John Thomas expecting the first phase to be completed by the end of 2008.

Tags: administrator, optima, roads, rta, cio, john thomas, thomas, sap

Podcast: 3 CEO Nigel Dews

In these two audio recordings, Nigel Dews, the CEO of mobile carrier 3, firstly goes through the current state of the company in detail and then deals with tough questions from reporters and analysts.

Tags: 3, 3g, hutchison, mobile, next g, results, nigel dews, nigel

Reserve Bank tackles PayPal

The Reserve Bank of Australia today said it would shortly hold meetings with eBay subsidiary PayPal over the online auction giant's attempt to force sellers to offer PayPal as a payment option.

Tags: ebay, paypal, rba, reserve bank of australia, auction, payment, bank

Optus outage: new capacity rented

Optus has decided to lease a new capacity from another unnamed carrier to prevent a network disaster such as Queensland's loss of internet, voice and mobile services last month.

Tags: queensland, optus, outage, fibre, backbone, link, backup, lease

Ricoh Australia appoints new MD

Printer maker Ricoh has appointed a new managing director to lead its Australian business, Les Richardson, who will replace the outgoing manager Nigel Shepherd.

Tags: ricoh, les richardson, canon, managing director, printer, careers, richardson, nigel

MYOB buys SmartyHost for $7m

MYOB announced today that it had snapped up Australian Web hosting business SmartyHost for $7 million.

Tags: myob, reed, smartyhost, web hosting, accounting, acquisition, ilisys, results

Qantas' IT-savvy CFO leaves

The IT support operation of Australia's largest airline Qantas could be in for a shake-up following the revelation yesterday that the group's chief financial officer Peter Gregg will leave his position at the end of September.

Tags: airline, cfo, jamila gordon, qantas, peter gregg, cio, fiona balfour, qanta

American Airlines gets in-flight Wi-Fi

American Airlines passengers will now have Wi-Fi access on some flights.

Tags: airline, american airlines, mobile, wi-fi, wireless, flight, wi fi, wi fi access

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		Why do us Aussies always end up getting the pointy end of the (market) stick? - Posted by Anonymous on Lenovo hikes netbook price for Aussies

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		We live in a rural area and this shows a close enough shot to see every tree, every outbuilding ... this information poses a massive security risk. - Posted by Anonymous on Google denies Street View has privacy issues

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		There is nothing illegal about taking photographs in public places, and that's pretty much all Google have done. - Posted by Anonymous on Google defends Street View coverage

		News: Defcon subway hackers can talk

		The three Massachusetts Institute of Technology students who have been barred by a court order from discussing subway card vulnerabilities are now free to say what they want.

		News: Apple issues iPhone 3G update

		Apple has released an update for the firmware for its iPhone 3G but has refused to give details of 'OS 2.0.2', beyond saying it incorporates "bug fixes".

		News: Microsoft relaxes virtualisation rules

		Microsoft has eased up its server licensing rules so that organisations can make more efficient use of servers in virtualised environments.

		Review: Hyper-V

		Microsoft's Hyper-V is a solid virtualisation platform that's compatible with a wide range of modern server hardware.

		News: Internet allowed in Sydney school exam

		A Sydney girls' school will let its student use iPods, the internet and mobile phones during exams as a new method of assessment.

		News: $36m Aussie payday for spammers

		Australians lost at least $36 million a year to so-called Nigerian scammers via the internet, according to Queensland Police.

		News: iPhone patch fixes 3G issues

		Apple has acknowledged the iPhone 3G's reception issues, appearing to confirm that the iPhone OS 2.0.2 software update was designed to fix those problems.

		News: UK airport begins biometric ID trial

		Manchester Airport has begun a six-month trial of biometric face recognition technology that will scan passengers and use automatic gates in an attempt to tighten border security and speed up immigration checks.

		News: Microsoft extends Novell pact

		Microsoft and Novell have extended their interoperability agreement for server operating systems.

		Review: Telstra NetComm Turbo 7 Series Wireless Gateway

		NetComm Turbo 7 Series Wireless Gateway provides an easy set-up, good coverage and modest speed. While this system gives you the advantage of portable wireless gateway, wireless services are less reliable and cannot match ADSL2 speeds.

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