Archive for May, 2008

Tasmania pays $5 million NBN bond

May 26th, 2008 • Uncategorized
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What a day … I wrote a stack of articles which are yet to be published. But one was, a scoop that the Tasmanian state government had paid the $5 million bond to be able to submit a bid to the Australian government’s National Broadband Network process. You can read the full article on MISAustralia.com here.

South Australia appoints Andrew Mills state CIO

May 21st, 2008 • Uncategorized

This week one of my favourite stories was my scoop that the South Australian state government had in April, appointed long-time staffer Andrew Mills as its new state chief information officer, following the departure of his predecessor Grantley Mailes in February this year.

You can read the full story at MISAustralia.com here.

Accolades at the IT Journalism awards

May 15th, 2008 • Uncategorized
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Every year the Australian company MediaConnect, the main company tracking Australian technology journalists, holds an awards night to give credit to the best writers in the field.

Congratulations must go to everyone who won awards; despite the fact that we all work for different companies and publications, we are all engaged in a noble endeavour, bringing quality information andentertainment to our audiences.

I currently work for the Australian Financial Review newspaper and MIS Magazine. MIS won Best Business Technology title, while the AFR won Best Industry Title.

This year, I didn’t win a coveted Lizzie (the first place prize for the various categories), but I was:

  • Highly commended for the Best Business Technology Journalist award
  • Commended for Best Article award

Optus and Vodafone will sell Australian iPhone

May 12th, 2008 • Uncategorized
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Finally … Optus and Vodafone have confirmed plans to bring Apple’s iPhone to Australia. I missed some of the action last week but you can read my article on Optus’ announcement today on MIS Australia’s web site here. No word if Hutchison (‘3′) and Telstra will follow suit.

Back from the honeymoon

May 12th, 2008 • Uncategorized
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Some people may not know, but early last month I became a husband. This is a picture of my wife Kate and I on our wedding day. Consequently I haven’t written any articles for a month or so.

Keep pushing

"Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplacable spark. In the hopeless swamps of the not quite, the not yet, and the not at all, do not let the hero in your soul perish and leave only frustration for the life you deserved, but never have been able to reach. The world you desire can be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours."

About

This is the personal blog of Renai LeMay, a Sydney-based journalist, writer and publisher.

I am the proprietor of LeMay & Galt Media, a new media publishing company which publishes Australian technology publication Delimiter, science fiction and fantasy site Keeping the Door, and this blog.

You can contact me through email, at renai@delimiter.com.au, or by Twitter: @renailemay. My direct line is 02 8011 4539.

I am one of Australia's best-known technology journalists. I used to work as the news editor at CBS Interactive publication ZDNet.com.au, where I managed the site’s newsroom and reporters. In addition, I have been a technology reporter for the nation's premiere newspaper The Australian Financial Review, where I also contributed to MIS Magazine and other Fairfax publications like AFR Boss and Smart Investor.

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