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24 JUNE, 2009 - Telstra, in conjunction with the Telecommunications Journal of Australia (TJA) and the Hon Bill Shorten MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children's Services, today launched the Telstra-TJA Christopher Newell Prize for Telecommunications and Disability.
24 JUNE 2009 - Telstra today welcomed the Federal Government's ongoing commitment to reducing red tape declaring the reduced regulatory burden would deliver benefits for businesses and customers.
23 June 2009 - Telstra today announced the Next G(TM) network, already Australia's largest and fastest mobile broadband network just got faster, following an upgrade to peak network uplink speeds of 5.8Mbps.
Telstra and Salmat VeCommerce announced today that Telstra has deployed a Salmat VeCommerce voice biometric solution, VeSecure(R), at the National Australia Bank (NAB) in what is a first for the Australian banking industry.
Australians are a text crazy nation. According to Telstra's State of the Nation Report one in three said they choose SMS to communicate major life events  compared to using the phone, email or social networking sites.
Telstra, Australia's leading telecommunications and information services company and SpinVox, the global leader in voice-to-content messaging, have been recognised overnight with the 'Business Service Innovation' Award for Telstra's Voice2Text(TM) service powered by SpinVox at the Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards.
11 June 2009 - The days of simply having a song play when your phone rings could be limited as Telstra launches the latest in personalising your phone, video ringtones.
Telstra Chief Executive Officer David Thodey today announced the appointment of Paul Geason to Group Managing Director, Telstra Wholesale, effective from June 30. Mr Geason has been Executive Director, Convergent Sales at Telstra Enterprise and Government (TE&G) since returning to Telstra in August 2006. In this role, he has been responsible for the marketing and sale of voice, data, mobile and unified communications to Telstra's enterprise and government customers.
More than 60 per cent of Australians head online to research information before going to a doctor with forty per cent saying they did so to avoid feared embarrassment of talking to a doctor.
Telstra today announced a range of major vendor agreements as part of its
IT transformation plans to increase efficiency and streamline IT operations.
Telstra's philanthropic fund, the Telstra Foundation, has doubled funding used to keep young people safe from online threats like cyber-bullying when they use the Internet and mobile phones.
1 June, 2009 - Creative and passionate Australians are being offered the chance to put their name up in lights and attend the 'Oscars of the Advertising World'  the Cannes Lions 2009 Advertising Festival. By creating a Telstra ad and entering the MOFILM competition, You to the Power of 12 - U12, Australians have the opportunity to win an array of great prizes.
1 June 2009  Telstra today announced the removal of STD Pip Tones for national long distance calls as it continues to transform its business into a world-leading media communications company.
Australian businesses are cracking down on their employees accessing social networking sites in the midst of a tightening economy as managements aggressively seek productivity gains.
Telstra today said it was pleased that NSW's Palerang Council had reconsidered its earlier decision to reject Telstra's application for a permanent mobile tower for the Hoskinstown and Carwoola areas.