Archive for August 2008

Australian enterprise flirting with Google Apps adoption

Aug 11th, 2008 | By Justin Montgomery | Category: Internet, Lead article, Technology news

Australian enterprise flirting with Google Apps adoption On the heels of New South Wales Department of Education and Training’s announcement that it would dump its Microsoft’s Outlook/Exchange platform to migrate to Google Apps, other organizations across Australia are flirting with the notion of handing over their antiquated systems to Google as well.  Google has seen slower than anticipated adoption of its corporate suite, but that all might be changing in the near future.



Google Street View already raising privacy concerns

Aug 7th, 2008 | By Justin Montgomery | Category: Internet, Lead article, Technology news

Google Street View already raising privacy concerns After only a few days live in Australia, Google’s Street View is already uncovering some unsavory details, as well as raising privacy concerns as it has in other parts of the world.  So far, explorers have already uncovered a lying neighbor, caught a cheating spouse and snapped a man sleeping on the job. 



3-D plasma from Samsung - hello 3-D TV and gaming!

Aug 2nd, 2008 | By Justin Montgomery | Category: Lead article, New products, Products - LCD TVs and monitors, Technology news

3-D plasma from Samsung available - hello 3-D TV and gaming! Samsung Electronics Australia has introduce its 450 series Plasma television that fully supports 3-D content for home entertainment.  After a long wait, it was finally introduced to the Australian market in June 2008, ready to deliver upcoming 3-D content from the likes of major film studios such as Pixar and Dreamworks, in addition to game studios. 



Do you lack capital? WebEquity wants to help

Aug 1st, 2008 | By Justin Montgomery | Category: Internet, Lead article, Technology news

Do you lack capital WebEquity wants to help Any internet entrepreneur looking for start-up capital anywhere in Australia knows how sparse it really is.  This combined with a lack of access to people with the specialist skills required, leaves little hope to bringing your dream alive.  WebEquity is a new web-community that aims to change that reality.