Reading RoomIn December 2010, the Technology and Construction Court in London handed down its decision in De Beers UK Limited (Formerly: The Diamond Trading Company Limited) and ATOS Origin IT Services UK Limited 2010 EWHC 3276 (TCC), in which De Beers was awarded substantial damages in the context of a failed IT project.
The succinct and accessible judgment is commended …
Convergence Review Announced
Late last year the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy released draft terms of reference (Terms of Reference) for a comprehensive review of Australia's communication and media regulation (the Convergence Review). The Convergence Review will be undertaken by an independent committee appointed by the Minister.
In this context, convergence refers to previously separate devices (such as televisions, mobile phones and computers) and platforms such as (broadcast, telecommunications and broadband) now supporting many different services and applications. An example of convergence is Foxtel On Xbox (i.e., subscription television delivered over the Internet via a traditional gaming device) but there are many examples (such as video on demand services, IPTV and content services delivered to smart phones via 3G networks).
This update provides an overview of the latest issues of interest to ICT professionals both in Australia and Internationally. We hope that you will find this information useful.
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An overview of the latest issues of interest to ICT professionals both in Australia and Internationally.
The final report from the Government’s review into Australia’s $1.3 trillion superannuation system (the Cooper Review) was released in June 2010.
The Commonwealth Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) has released an Exposure Draft of a proposed Contract Template Selection and Tailoring Guide, and has invited industry to comment.
This update provides an overview of the latest issues of interest to ICT professionals both in Australia and Internationally.
The National Broadband Network (NBN) is a key point of difference between the parties in a tight election race.
This update provides an overview of the latest issues of interest to ICT professionals both in Australia and Internationally. We hope that you will find this information useful.
Please feel free to forward this update to any of your colleagues or friends who may be interested.
To contact a member of our Information Communications & Technology team, …
In the shadows of the forthcoming election, Maddocks’ telecommunications lawyers Brendan Coady, Sonia Sharma and Fiona Maclachlan provide a status update on the National Broadband Network (NBN). The NBN shapes as an election issue as it is seen as a key reform and major infrastructure project by the Government, while the opposition has pledged to "trash" the Government’s …
