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Microsoft's Ballmer not threatened by Google Android
News Speaking this morning at Telstra's annual investment day, Ballmer said it was Google's first phone operating system and designing one wasn't easy. Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo also jumped in with his opinion. [06 Nov 2008]
Ericsson CEO hails mobile broadband 'breakthrough'
News Ericsson has partnered with Telstra to roll out a national high-speed wireless broadband network in Australia, providing HSPA coverage to 99 per cent of the population. Sol Trujillo, CEO of Telstra, said... [11 Feb 2008]
Qantas springs towards in-flight text
News AeroMobile, Avionics, Panasonic and Telstra will be part of the exercise. Australia's national carrier Qantas has been given the green light to start testing in-flight mobile phone services. The Australian Communications... [23 Apr 2007]
'G'day mate': In-flight mobile goes Down Under
News Australia's national carrier Qantas has announced it's signing up with local mobile operator Telstra, as well as AeroMobile and Panasonic Avionics Corporation. After Ryanair's launch earlier this week, in-flight mobility... [31 Aug 2006]
Telstra axe falls in Europe
News The European arm of Australia's Telstra has cut 19 staff. Telstra employs thousands of people worldwide and around 200 in the UK, where it focuses on hosting and converged voice and data services.... [27 Jan 2006]
Qantas looking to bring tech into 21st century
News Others include Telstra, IBM, Amadeus (which hosts its reservations system) and SITA (which provides the airline's international network). The company signed in May 2004 deals worth a combined value of AU$1.4bn with IBM... [28 Nov 2005]
VoIP and convergence still lost on SMEs
News Earlier this year, Dave Thorn, CEO of Telstra Europe, told silicon.com "we're not seeing swathes of customers asking about VoIP", citing a proliferation of acronyms in the telecoms sector which leaves customers unsure of... [23 Nov 2005]
CIO Jury: Tough enough to negotiate with suppliers?
News Ric Francis, operations director at the Post Office, said the high expectations on both sides of the outsourcing fence are maturing and helping to strike better deals while Henry McNeill, CIO at Telstra Europe, said: "A... [13 Oct 2005]
VoIP: 'It's what you do with it that counts'
News Full integration - not just convergence of voice and data - must be the aim if the full potential of VoIP is to be exploited according to Dave Thorn, CEO of Telstra Europe. Businesses must start to consider how voice... [29 Sep 2005]
Ballmer being kept on the leash for Oz trip
News Ballmer's visit comes as the software heavyweight tries to contain the fallout from the decision by its largest Australian customer, Telstra, to cancel its field test of Internet Protocol (IP) TV. While... [27 Jun 2005]
G'day! ...five days too late
News Optus said almost 16 million text messages were sent from its network during the New Year celebrations, while Telstra said it expected around 22 million to be sent over the same period. According to a spokesperson from... [07 Jan 2005]
Want more secure software? Then give your vendor hell
News Henry McNeill, CIO at Telstra Europe, said: "If compensation was enforced, vendors would take a more serious approach to security considerations as a matter of necessity. Software holes will mean security-related... [13 Sep 2004]
CIO Jury: Are VoIP benefits worth the risk?
News Henry McNeill, CIO at Telstra Europe, said it is not about 'putting all your eggs in one basket'. Henry McNeill, CIO, Telstra Europe Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) uses IP-based networks, such as... [08 Sep 2004]
Telstra buys Damovo down under
News Australian telco Telstra announced today its acquisition of business solutions provider Damovo Australia for an agreed enterprise value of AU$64.3m (£25m). The company also resells PBX and IP enabled PBX products,... [06 Sep 2004]
CIO Jury: Windows XP Service Pack 2 - The verdict
News Those who will be treating SP2 as a priority include Henry McNeill, CIO at Telstra Europe. Henry McNeill, CIO, Telstra Europe The software giant is urging home and enterprise users to update their PCs as... [10 Aug 2004]