The Rudd Government announced 6,000 km of regional fibre broadband backbone links, the first building blocks of the National Broadband Network on mainland Australia.
07/12/2009
The Federal Government’s recently announced Victorian Enterprise Connect Manufacturing Centre is set to have a positive impact on National Manufacturing Week 2009, to be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from May 12-15, according to organiser Reed Exhibitions.
18/12/2008
CitiPower and Powercor Australia have announced new career opportunities for job seekers throughout Victoria as the business commences a major intake of apprentices and trainees.
16/07/2008
Rohde & Schwarz Australia would like to announce that, effective from the 30th June 2007, Trio Smartcal will no longer be a Rohde & Schwarz distributor.
26/07/2007
National broadband company Internode now offers ADSL2+ broadband services from more than 100 telephone exchanges where its own DSLAM equipment is installed.
24/06/2008
The ACS Foundation has awarded 222 scholarships worth more than $3 million to Victorian students for the 2007 and 2008 financial years – establishing a new benchmark for industry support for IT students and graduates.
06/10/2008
The Doing IT Better report recommends that the Victorian Government provide five years of funding to help establish a Centre of ICT Excellence in Community Services.
15/04/2010
Powercor crews have successfully completed an extremely challenging power restoration project by using a helicopter to drag power lines through rugged terrain in the aftermath of the recent Victorian storms.
17/04/2008
Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research Senator Kim Carr has announced that the inaugural Medical Bionics Conference will be held in Australia later this year.
28/07/2008
National broadband company Internode has added free and seamless access to advanced services such as push email and Google Maps for any iPhone using an Internode Wireless hotspot.
18/09/2008
The National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) has launched its Industry Supporter Program, a key component of its energy efficiency initiative, EcoSmart Electricians.
23/09/2008
Real and simulated unmanned aircraft interacted with several sensor systems during the demonstrations.
04/11/2009
National Instruments Oceania is hosting its first annual Automotive Solutions Conference in Melbourne, Victoria on Tuesday 13th November 2007. This free one-day technical conference will focus on the latest hardware and software tools for automotive test, automation and design applications.
23/10/2007
Australian Made is giving away 50 free tickets to the Making Australia's Future Conference at Melbourne University this November 29 - but you'll have to get in quick!
21/11/2007
Wi-Fi’s large installed base in mobile PCs and home networks promises that it is likely to be a primary connectivity solution for home-centric consumer electronics (CE) devices, reports In-Stat. Attach rates for Wi-Fi among game consoles are already approaching 80 percent. In-Stat expects DTV to be another high volume driver, reaching nearly 21 million units shipped with Wi-Fi by 2012.
26/02/2009
Engineers at the University of Melbourne will use grant money from Victoria's Science Agenda to develop a microchip that detects objects in the road.
08/02/2010
La Trobe University double-degree honours graduate Graham Rivers-Brown says he can fix Victoria’s traffic gridlock for $120 a vehicle using a battery-powered, wireless data-management system the size of two-and-a-half matchboxes.
12/06/2008
Following the launch of its 10th Annual Sustainability Report, Philips Electronics announced it is the Education Partner of the WWF’s Earth Hour. The climate change campaign, which began in Sydney last year, will take place in twenty four international cities this year on Saturday March 29, at 8pm local team to raise awareness of the simple things individuals, businesses and governments can do to combat rising greenhouse emissions and become more energy efficient.
05/03/2008
For the third time, the EDN Innovation Awards recognised excellence in Australian and New Zealand electronics engineering. During a very enjoyable gala dinner at L'Aqua, Cockle Bay Wharf, Sydney, the winners and highly commended for each of the six categories were announced.
07/11/2007