ASX platform under scrutiny

An overhaul of the ageing SYCOM futures trading platform that is running a year late has drawn the attention of financial regulator the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC).

Telstra to save $37m on non-union deals

Telstra plans to roll out non-union workplace agreements across the company over the next 12 months to make business savings of up to $37 million over the coming three years, according to leaked company documents.

iTunes movies for Australia

Less than two months after it put TV shows on its local iTunes download service, Apple has announced it will offer movies for sale at up to $24.99 each, as well as 48-hour movie rentals starting at $3.99 a throw.

At $11.2m, Winn first among Amigos

Telstra chief operations officer Greg Winn has moved into a different class to his colleagues at the top echelon of Telstra's management, close to doubling his 2006-07 pay cheque to take home more than $11 million in 2007-08.

BigPond hears the music

Telstra's BigPond is stepping up its presence in the digital music business after signing a deal with all four major Australian record companies.

CBA cuts $57m from IT costs

The Commonwealth Bank has trimmed $57 million from its IT costs for the 2007-08 year, but seen the value of capitalised software on its books jump by almost the same amount over the period.

Microsoft's challenge on Apple due Zune

Microsoft is pursuing exclusive mobile television and film deals with major Hollywood studios as the company tries to break Apple's iPod-led stranglehold on the emerging portable media market.

Inquiry hits carriers for roaming cost

A mobile phone call to Australia from Olympic city Beijing can cost more than $4 a minute..

Consumers tune in via mobile phone

Forget television, radio and newspaper coverage of the Beijing Olympics: the 29th summer Olympics will be a "watershed moment" for the nascent mobile media sector.

Searching for the next level

Imagine a world where records for everything from the birth of Christ onward were available as digital media. Experts say this is the future.

Now just open wide and say R2-D2

Medical care is about to be revolutionised by computerised clinical decision support tools that will advise doctors and patients on diagnoses and treatments, a report by research firm Datamonitor says.

NZ steel mill sets up 3D plant model

BlueScope Steel-owned NZ Steel is creating an animated 3D virtual model of its iron-making plant at the Glenbrook steel mill, near Auckland, while it still has enough experienced steelworkers who can pass on their knowledge.