Stories by David Smedley

Chaos Music announces float

Online music store, ChaosMusic, will use cash raised from its public float to boost its resources in the face of an expected marketing assault from its US competitors.

Referendum a hit online

The Australian Electoral Commissions (AEC) virtual tally room for the republic referendum has set a new record for the largest live internet event in Australia, according to the commission's preliminary figures.

Referendum online a hit

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)'s virtual tally room for the republic referendum has set a new record for the largest live internet event in Australia, according to the commission's preliminary figures.

Asia Pacific top of the planet

The Sun-Netscape Alliance yesterday announced that the Asia Pacific region is the company's fastest growing market in terms of internet adoption, IT spending and e-commerce acceptance, according to president and general manager of the Alliance, Mark Tolliver.

IT training to become a priority

The Australian economy will suffer the consequences if the local IT industry can't fill the demand for job vacancies, according to Oracle's Australasian managing director Phil Kiely.

Optus banks hopes on next-gen satellite

Cable & Wireless Optus (CWO) is launching a new satellite that it says will deliver direct-to-home TV and internet services, telephony and high bandwidth data communications.

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