Just wanted to write a quick post saying “thanks!” to everyone who has helped me in my professional life this year, I’ve had a great one — writing articles for Fairfax Business Media and then switching halfway through the year to being the News Editor at ZDNet.com.au. It’s been a blast, and you, my colleagues [...]
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 [...]
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.
In late December I conducted an exclusive interview with South Australia’s state government chief information officer Grantley Mailes.
The subject? The two and a half years he spent leading the state’s information and communications technology function. Mailes has now left for a partnership in IBM’s consulting division.
The story was the cover article for the February issue [...]