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 Lakes Vista Office Park Goes Live 12th December 2011 Today, Spiderbox launched their Technology Platform in partnership with Orra Pacific, at the Lakes Vista Office Park. With the last stages of the build complete, the fibre optic services were 'lit up' as the first tenants of the business park commenced operations.
The Platform has been deployed on high speed fibre optic infrastructure, providing services usually only available to near CBD businesses. These services include IP telephony and high speed broadband.
One of the biggest problems for any business considering a move away from the CBD is that commnunications options become more limited, the further out the business travels.
Spiderbox General Manager, George Beatty says "over the past few years we've delivered many services to multi-tenant facilities. We've listened to their operators, and what they're saying is that communications are high on the list of customer demands."
"What we're doing here is giving the operator the chance to say 'yes, your communications needs are taken care of' which results in less hurdles and more converted sales or leasing opportunities."
Paul Brandenburg, director of Orra Pacific is equally pleased, saying that "This partnership puts our developments five years ahead of the curve in terms of the comprehensive package we can offer our clients." 5000 businesses affected by QLD floods - Spiderbox assists. 18th January 2011 There are over 5000 businesses affected by the QLD floods to date. Those most affected in Brisbane are from low-lying areas and from the Brisbane CBD itself. These businesses are currently moving to higher ground and setting up temporary facilities.
Spiderbox is perfectly positioned on the Brisbane Technology Park at Eight Mile Plains to accommodate these businesses in spare office space around the park. Most buildings are either already on the Spiderbox fibre network, or can be reached by microwave at short notice. The influx of companies desperate for help is quite amazing, they're everywhere. Spiderbox even has the NOC of a major bank in the spare room out the back of the office.
Brisbane's major disaster recovery firm, Interactive, is also located on the park. They have "bums-on-seats" DR which allows businesses to come out here and take seats in their purpose built facility when a disaster occurs. Due to the massive scope of the floods, they currently have too many people and not enough seats. Interactive have rapidly expanded their facilities with communications assistance from Spiderbox.
All of these businesses need communications, telephony and a place to sit. The cooperative effort from Spiderbox and Interactive has ensured that these businesses have a dry place to setup temporary facilities and continue work while their primary site is recovered.
Telco Spiderbox to roll out Cisco kit. 10th August 2010 The caretakers of Brisbane Technology Park, Dutch-owned Zernike Precincts, plan to expand the facility in a $13.5 million upgrade, and has ambitions to roll out more technology precincts around the nation...
To read the full story, Click Here.Spiderbox joins telco ranks as small player with big ambitions 15th June 2010 Designer John Miland and entrepreneur John Hundy started the company to build a box that could carry data for telephony, television and the internet into a building using one cable to service multiple tenants...
To read the full article from the Australian Click HereNew integrated video-conference suite brings specialist expertise to rural hospitals and nursing homes 5th May 2010 A new integrated video-conference suite has been launched at UQ School of Medicine’s Centre for Research in Geriatric Medicine.
“Having this vital information at your fingertips is making ward rounds so much more productive,” Centre Director, Professor Len Gray said.
Read the whole article here at UQ's website:
Single billing remains elusive for Telstra 25th March 2010 Plagued by ongoing challenges,this article seen in the Financial Review MIS newsletter, states..
"The telco has spent the past 3 years trying to transfer customers to a new system that generates a single bill for their home or business phone, mobile number and internet account.
But a leading telecommunications analyst has compared the project to unraveling a ball of spaghetti and predicted that it would not be completed in the foreseeable future"
Very interesting considering that the clever team at Spiderbox have designed a complete billing system that has been in operation for a number of years which provides our customers with a single consolidated bill for all services they have with Spiderbox.
Read the MIS Financial Review article here
Prime Minister Rudd acknowledges the NBN is essential for carbon emission reducing technologies 25th March 2010 As the Federal Government and Telstra edge closer to a broadband deal, Minister Stephen Conroy offered reassurance of the promised "wholesale, open access network".
Prime Minister Rudd stated that...
"Video conferencing was reducing the need for face-to-face meetings and lowering air travel carbon emissions, while smart meters could significantly reduce the amount of energy used in Australian Households."
Spiderbox added low bandwidth video conferencing products into the suite of services early in 2009, quickly recognising the substantial carbon emission and cost savings that the technology provides to enterprises with multiple locations across Australia.
In addition Spiderbox has maintained a commitment to industry research and development which has produced wireless sensor technology capability for implementation into smart metering products for industries including marinas and electricity metering.
SMEs must embrace video, leading Asian mobile entrepreneur says 23rd March 2010 Recent forecasts by Cisco suggest video will represent 66% of mobile content by 2014.
Roy also points to the US, where 41% of all television is viewed via the internet; in the next two years, internet television viewing is expected to eclipse viewing on actual TVs.
Roy says SMEs who are attempting to reach customers via online channels such as search and social media should not underestimate the rise of video and the role it can play in bringing customers to a brand.
Companies should also look at ways to convert traditional text-based content to video, with a good example being customer testimonials, which could easily be created in a video format.
"People tend to trust what they see and hear much more," Roy argues.
Even simple video content such as YouTube "how to" guides will help companies tap into this trend.
"YouTube is now the world's second biggest search engine," Roy says.Read the Smart Company article here:Conroy moves to make new housing developments NBN-ready 18th March 2010 “The legislation will allow the targeting of those developments where it is practicable to have fibre now, while ensuring others are ready to have fibre installed as soon as it is possible and cost-effective in the future,” according to the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE).
“The government considers it counterproductive to rollout fibre nationally and leave new developments behind,” the DBCDE’s website reads. “Installing fibre in new developments will give property buyers early access to the benefits of next-generation broadband and help avoid future retrofitting costs.”
The government argues that making new developments fibre-ready is already standard industry practice and reflects the value that would-be new home owners place on new developments which include FTTP infrastructure.
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Fibre Deployment) Bill 2010 will allow the communications minister to dictate which developments must have FTTP infrastructure.Utilities fear SmartGrid technology not up to scratch 12th March 2010 Over 40% of Asia Pacific Energy organisations do not believe current information technologies are sufficient to address the challenges of smart grid strategies, according to a new survey.
Report findings from the 200 Energy Industry ProfessionalsNorth Lakes Business Park Continues to Grow 8th March 2010 March 2, 2010
North Lakes Business Park is well on its way to becoming one of South East Queensland’s premier business destinations, with Stockland launching the next two stages of the thriving project.
The new stages include 27 new lots ranging in size from 1,982sqm to 5,117sqm and are suitable for a wide variety of commercial and light industrial uses. Four super lots have also been released, ranging from 4-7 hectares and ideally suited to national organisations seeking a foothold in Brisbane’s booming northern corridor. North Lakes Business Park is a key component of Stockland’s award-winning masterplanned North Lakes community, located adjacent to the Town Centre.
The first tenants of the business park have already commenced operations with several more local businesses expected to open their doors soon. Stockland’s National Trading Manager Troy Bryant says the company is delighted with the strong recent sales activity, which is set to continue during 2010.
“We have seen a major pick-up in confidence among buyers as they realise what a regional economic powerhouse the North Lakes community is becoming,’’ Bryant says.
“Around 12,000 people live in this emerging satellite city which is perfectly located for business because of its proximity to the Brisbane CBD, the Sunshine Coast and the airport,” he says.
A ‘green’ focus
Sustainability is a major hallmark of the North Lakes Business Park with several key measures, such as a unique $100,000 Green Fund to encourage companies to use superior sustainable building practices. The Stockland fund is believed to be a first for Queensland and is aimed at creating one of the state’s most environmentally friendly locations to work and do business.
Other sustainability measures include detailed guidelines which encourage owners and tenants to use sustainability initiatives in building designs. The business park also features its own high-speed fibre optic cable network, which is available to all tenants.
Existing businesses operating from the project include Snowdonia Air-conditioning Services, Bridgestone Tyre Centre and Airconditioning Direct. New companies starting operations include children’s swim school Aquatic Achievers, car service company Ultra Tune, and engineering consultancy MineCraft.
Located approximately 30 minutes from Brisbane’s CBD and 40 minutes from the Sunshine Coast, North Lakes Business Park is suitable for a variety of business uses, such as light/industrial, wholesale, bulky retail and high tech industry.
click here for more informationLifeSize brings Passport to the masses with new small appliance, fits in the palm of your hand. 27th January 2010 In May 2009 LifeSize launched it's new appliance that brings full 720p HD telepresence to the palm of your hand. It is the only HD telepresence appliance to work with Skype. Being that this is a small appliance it will work great with remote workers, workers who travel or even for small businesses.
Network World's Lifesize Passport ArticleSpiderbox Signs IT Platform Agreement with Orra Pacific 7th August 2009 Spiderbox and Orra Pacific have signed a Heads of Agreement to provide an IT Platform to Orra Pacific's Lakes Vista development at the North Lakes Business Park.
The Platform will be deployed on high speed fibre optic infrastructure, providing services such as IP telephony, broadband data, HD video conferencing as well as a park-wide Intranet to promote the community as a whole.
Spiderbox managing director, John Hundy says "with all the talk about Rudd's National Broadband Network and Fibre To The Premise, it's great to see that there is a forward thinking developer out there that is actually doing something about it. Orra Pacific should be congratulated on their vision for this project and we're proud to be their technology partner."
Paul Brandenburg, director of Orra Pacific is equally pleased, saying that "This partnership puts our developments five years ahead of the curve in terms of the comprehensive package we can offer our clients."
For more information, go to the following pages:
www.spiderbox.com.au/content/for-developers/current-projects.php
www.orra.com.au/projects/lakesvista/about_lv.html New Website Launched 15th July 2009 Spiderbox launched it's new corporate website today, bringing a fresh look and more relevant information for their customers.
"The new site is much more targeted towards the kinds of clients we're after. It's a better reflection of the business we're doing and the services we have to offer..." says George Beatty, Operations Manager at Spiderbox. "...we're really pleased with the way it's turned out."
For more information, or to have a look go to www.spiderbox.com.au.
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