http://www.mmv.vic.gov.au/Victoriansuccessstories Victorian success stories Ballarat has been nominated as a semi-finalist in the coveted international Intelligent Community of the Year awards program and is one of 21 international communities who are now in the race to be recognised as the Intelligent Community Forum Top Seven, to be announced in Hawaii in January 2010. http://www.ballaratict.com.au/cb_pages/IntelligentCommunityForum.php?page=2 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Microsoft and NetApp have joined forces to implement a virtualised data storage system that will enable a single, multi-agency portal for Victoria's bushfire information. The solution, which is being developed for the Department of Sustainability and Environment, will allow the state's Integrated Emergency Control Centre and incident control centres around the state to post mission-critical information to the portal in real time. http://www.netapp.com Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Reactive, a digital developer with offices in Melbourne, Sydney, and London, has picked up a number of recent contracts in Australia. The deals include development of the DonateLife website for the Federal Government's Australian Organ and Tissue Donation Authority, the MoneyHelp site for the Victorian Government and the Breedersales site for animal breeders and primary producers. http://www.reactive.com Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +1000 The Open Data Initiative enables users to discover and explore data in a rich, interactive, and intuitive application. Users can select and visualize any combination of data, and then export, print, link to, and/or share it in collaboration environments. These highly engaging data experiences make extinct the labor-intensive scanning of large documents of published tables and charts. http://www.spacetimeresearch.com/news-articles.html Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000 The University of Southern Queensland health informatics research group has contracted Melbourne based CAL2CAL Australia to develop a prototype allied technology for health, emergency services and education in regional, rural and remote Australia. http://www.cal2cal.com/news.aspx Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +1000 International project management firm Thinc Projects has selected to use the Aconex online collaboration system across its entire project portfolio. Using Aconex, a web-based system for managing project information such as documents and correspondence, will enable the company to control the large volumes of information generated on its projects and to communicate more efficiently with its project partners. Thinc Projects has used Aconex on more than 180 projects worldwide since 2001. http://www.aconex.com/Corporate/News/Latest-news/Thinc-Projects.html Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +1000 EYEfi installed four monitoring cameras on fire towers before Black Saturday, which has provided valuable evidence of the fire’s behaviour and progress for the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission. The imagery and data generated from the remotely controlled cameras combined video and spatial properties with smart wireless technology in the field. http://www.voiceanddata.com.au/case_studies/35312-Aussie-technology-provides-evidence-for-bushfire-commission Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Victorian ICT company RMS has secured the contract for the provision of business information systems for the Labotel Project in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. When complete, Labotel will accommodate and feed over 20,000 workers. In addition to clean, comfortable and climate controlled accommodation, workers will have access to additional services such as grocery shops, saloons, clinic, internet, laundry and telephone booths. http://www.rms.com.au/content.cfm?content=299 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Melbourne-based company eB2Bcom will align with German aeronautical supplier COMSOFT to develop and market aeronautical message handling system related products to the global aviation market. eB2Bcom is renowned for developing innovative discovery server technologies. http://eb2bcom.com/Press%20Release%20Comsoft%20eB2Bcom%2021%20July%2009%20Final.pdf Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Technology firm Aconex has been selected by Grocon to provide its web-based collaboration system to the Pixel Building development in Melbourne. Aconex will be used to manage information online and link organisations involved in design and construction of the building, which will be Australia’s first carbon neutral office space. http://www.aconex.com Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Aconex has secured a deal with Arup for a project in Queens, New York. It will be New York's largest residential development in over 30 years. Aconex will be used to streamline communication and link organisations involved in the project. Arup is headquartered in London. This is Aconex's second project in New York. http://www.aconex.com/Corporate/News/Latest-News/Arup-selects-Aconex-for-Hunters-Point-South.html Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1000 HarperCollins Publishers today announced plans to launch a viral mobile initiative using 2D barcodes, a new technology that links the print world to mobile. Powered by QMCodes, a mobile-marketing company, HarperCollins will create a unique Web site for each book in the pilot program. http://www.harpercollins.com/footer/release.aspx?id=802&b=&year=2009 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1000 FE Technologies has won a $1.4 million contract to install a new collection management system across the Australian Capital Territory’s Library and Information Service. The company will implement its Smart Library™ Radio Frequency Identification technology by mid-year, replacing the library's barcode system. http://www.fetechnologies.com.au/latest-information/geelong-it-firm-wins-1.4-million-act-libraries-contract.html Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1000 AIIA’s iAwards recognize Australia’s most outstanding ICT innovators. miRoamer was selected for their introduction of the world’s first Internet car radio, which give drivers access to the world’s largest and most diverse selection of Internet radio content through their car stereo. http://corporate.miroamer.com/press-release.html#p7 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1000 iCare Solutions has won the ICT category of the Australian Aged Care Industry IT Awards as Company of the Year for Innovation. iCare was recognised for its work in creating a single person aged care electronic health record. http://www.icare.com.au/documents/PressReleaseITAwards090522.pdf Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Saudi Arabia's Al Mutlaq United Company and Victoria's Microlistics announced the execution of a Partnership Agreement to market, implement and support Microlistics' ISIS warehouse management software in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. http://www.microlistics.com.au/pdf/Al_Mutlaq_United_Press_Release.pdf Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Space Time Research has developed an interactive data tool for the Victorian Cancer Council’s The Accessible Registry Data Interrogation System (TARDIS) that enables powerful and flexible data reportage. http://www.str.com.au/victorian-cancer-council.html Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 +1000 An internationally renowned independent commercial IT testing laboratory which is headquartered in Australia is opening a new facility in Wales to spearhead its expansion into the UK and European markets. http://www.testlab.com.au/web/guest/inthenews Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Technology firm Aconex has been selected by New Zealand rail operator ONTRACK to provide its online collaboration system to the NZ$500 million (US$283m) project to electrify Auckland’s metro rail system. The system will be used to manage information across the project and link the public and private parties involved in the development. http://www.aconex.com/Corporate/News/Latest-News/Auckland-rail-project.html Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Technology firm Aconex has been selected by the Hutt Valley District Health Board (Hutt Valley DHB) and architecture firm Klein Limited to provide its online information management solution to the NZ$82 million expansion of Hutt Hospital in Lower Hutt. http://www.aconex.com/Corporate/News/Latest-News/Hutt-Hospital.html Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1000 miRoamer, a global innovator in the Internet radio industry, announce that their world’s first Internet car radio was named one of Australia’s 100 most innovative products in Australian Anthill Magazine’s ‘SMART 100’ Index. http://corporate.miroamer.com/press-release.html#p6 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Victorian technology firm Aconex has been selected to provide its online collaboration system to the $187 million Toowoomba Pipeline Project in Queensland. The system will be used to manage information and link organisations involved in the construction of the pipeline, which is regarded as a crucial piece of infrastructure for the region. http://www.aconex.com/Corporate/News/Latest-News/Toowoomba-Pipeline.html Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Aconex has been selected by Al Zorah Development Company to service the US$1.6 billion infrastructure phase of one of the UAE’s largest developments, the Al Zorah master planned city in Ajman. The Aconex system will be used to manage information and link organizations involved in the project. http://www.aconex.com/Corporate/News/Latest-News/Al-Zorah.html Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Editure, a Melbourne headquartered education services company, is among three winning tenderers to partner with the New Zealand Ministry of Education to develop a range of web-based and digital tools for use by the country’s schools, teachers, students, parents and administrators. http://www.editure.com/et/editure-wins-place-on-nz-schools-managed-learning-environment-project/ Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Aconex has been selected by True Value Homes (TVH) to provide its online information management system to the company's high profile Ouranya Bay and Metro Golden Nest residential developments in Chennai, India. TVH will use the Aconex system to manage project information and collaborate with external organisations. http://www.aconex.com/Corporate/News/Latest-News/TVH-India.html Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Aconex has secured a deal with one of New Zealand's largest electricity companies, Mighty River Power. The Aconex online collaboration system will streamline the construction of New Zealand's second largest geothermal power station by linking teams in New Zealand and Japan. http://www.aconex.com/Corporate/News/Latest-News.html Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Wireless infrastructure specialist Radio Frequency Systems Australia has received the TV industry's highest honour, for its pioneering work on adjacent channel combiners for TV broadcasting. http://www.rfsworld.com/index.php?p=62&l=1&listName=pressreleases&indexVal=480 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1000 The device adds internet access to conventional AM and FM tuners and will give mobile access to the thousands of internet radio stations now operating around the globe. http://www.theage.com.au/national/melbourne-firm-to-put-net-on-road-20090102-794x.html Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Victoria University's Industry Skills Training is to use industrial strength supply chain software solution from Melbourne-based Mid-Comp International for teaching purposes. VU Industry Skills Training is the latest in an expanding group of educational institutions to sign up for Mid-Comp's Education Initiatives program, based on the company's Odyssey corporate distribution and accounting software. http://www.midcomp.com.au Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +1000 Melbourne-based Evado is taking its electronic data capture (EDC) capabilities into Singapore and Malaysia through a partnership with SeerPharma. http://www.bio-itworld.com/ecliniqua/2008/12/01/evado-edc-in-asia.html Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +1000 Melbourne's Starfish Ventures has lifted spirits in the venture capital sector with the closure of a $185 million information technology, lifesciences and clean-technology fund, marking one of the largest VC capital railings done in Australia. http://www.starfishvc.com Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1000 Portable Content has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Hong Kong Wireless Technology Association to allow for greater collaboration in organising the Hong Kong Mobile Film Festival. http://pc.channelportable.com/ Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1000 Global computing powerhouse Microsoft and five Victorian partners, will provide technology start up companies with easy access to software, support and visibility as part of Microsoft’s BizSpark Program. Microsoft has selected six Victorian partners to identify potential technology startup companies who will receive free access to Microsoft software, tools and technical support, to help drive the growth of the next generation of tech focused SME’s. Microsoft and its partners will make freely available development tools, production licenses, and technical support to technology start ups for three years. The Victorian partners include Starfish Ventures, La Trobe University, WebCentral (a Melbourne IT company), MAP Venture Partners and Information City. http://www.mmv.vic.gov.au/Victoriansuccessstories Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1000 Aconex has been selected by leading contractor ALEC LLC to provide its online information management solution to the five-star Northbeach Hotel development on Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi. http://www.aconex.com/ Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +1000 Optalert signed its first distribution and agency agreement with Teknos, a Chilean company based in Santiago. The agreement will provide Teknos and its clients with extended opportunities, and will give Optaleart the strength of being associated with one of the most experienced telecommunications companies in the region. http://http://www.optalert.com/latest-news/40-optalert-newsletter/142-optalert-signs-its-first-distribution-and-agency-agreement-oct-2008.html Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +1000 Medical researchers in Malaysia and Singapore are the first in Asia to benefit from new web based computing clinical trial software program created in Australia by local company EVADO with help from Intel and Microsoft. http://www.evado.com.au/default.aspx Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +1000 Victoria's world-class information and communication technology (ICT) innovations will be on show at one of the world's largest and longest running ICT trade shows. http://www.mmv.vic.gov.au/MiddleEast Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +1000 International project management, consulting and engineering firm Arcadis will use Aconex to manage information and collaborate with external parties on its Nueces Bay Power Plant project in Corpus Christi, Texas. http://www.aconex.com/Corporate/News/Latest-News/Arcadis-Texas.html Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +1000 Victorian company Azurn has signed a fantastic export deal with Hughes Communications to roll out their unique and locally developed satellite based education solution in India. Merlin, their platform, will service 2,400 education institutes this year and will be rolled out to 30,000 over the three years. http://www.value-chain.biz/ Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +1000 Construction software developer Aconex has secured a $107.5 million funding deal with Californian technology investor Francisco Partners. The money will primarily be used to fund further development of Aconex's products and to hire approximately 50 technicians for the Melbourne-based software development team. http://www.aconex.com/Corporate/News/Latest-news/Financing-Deal.html Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +1000 ExitReality has launched their free internet plug-in that offers internet users a world-first opportunity to explore the internet in 3D and interact with other people online. http://www.exitreality.com/ Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +1000 Freshtel Holdings Limited has signed a deal with Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), Pakistan's largest telecommunications provider, to provide pre-paid calling services in the UK and Europe. http://www.freshtel.net Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +1000 Tradeslot Pty Ltd won the Australian Business Award for E-Business, announced 29 August 2008. Recognised for their innovation and excellence, in particular for their CarbonNavigator platform. http://www.tradeslot.com/Home/tradeslot/index.html Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +1000 LaTrobe to showcase smart electricity meters, developed in conjunction with Melbourne-based Semitech Innovations, at the 'Cleantech' conference in Copenhagen. http://www.semitech.com.au/docs/articles/afr_18aug08.pdf Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +1000 Siemens PLM Software's Teamcenter and Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect provide highly effective, model-driven product lifecycle management for Business, Software and Systems development. http://www.sparxsystems.com.au/press/articles/siemens_plm.html Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +1000 The International Organization of Standardization's ISO/TC 211 Technical Committee has decided to adopt Sparx Systems' Enterprise Architect as modeling tool of choice for development of geospatial interoperability specifications during its 26th Plenary Meeting in Copenhagen. http://www.sparxsystems.com/ Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +1000 Aconex to service Quanval's R$120 million, Blaauwberg Beach Hotel development in Cape Town, South Africa. http://www.aconex.com/Corporate/News/Latest-News/Blaauwberg-Hotel.html Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +1000 Acconex will provide its online information management service, at no charge, to facilitate the construction of a $50 million inner-city housing block for the homeless in Melbourne. Based on the New York initiative, Common Ground, which has helped reduce homelessness by 25% since 2005, the 10-storey building will house up to 120 people and will contain on-site mental health referrals, drug and alcohol counseling, and employment services. The facility will be located on Elizabeth Street near the Queen Victoria Market and is expected to open in 2010. http://www.aconex.com/ Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +1000 Local Victorian ICT company, Evado , has signed a re-seller agreement with SeerPharma Pty Ltd to market its clinical software product throughout Australia and South East Asia. Evado's clinical trials software improves data accuracy and productivity using web-based workflow and by eliminating the double-handling of paper based processes. http://www.evado.com.au/ Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 +1000 Space-Time Research expands its role as an enabler for Government 2.0 with the announcement of its ‘Open Data Initiative’ web site. The Open Data Initiative is a free online service for the creation and dissemination of data for public consumption — now any organisation can disseminate data to the public for free and participate in the Gov2.0 experience. http://