Digital Property Workshops
Do you need to undertake a Digital Property Workshop
for your property development?
Have you:
- future-proofed your design, construction and fit-
out for all
foreseeable technologies?
- ensured that you attract and retain tenants for
your development or property by meeting their
technology demands?
- created an open, competitive playing field for
tenant services such as voice, video and data?
- quantified the costs of technology infrastructure?
The Digital Property Workshop is a half day workshop
that costs half what the big five consulting companies
will
cost you. Either at your premises or we can organise a
venue.
It's logical when you think about it: you have to plan
technology and communications infrastructure the
same way as you plan for water, electricity and other
key building services.
Download Digital Property Workshop flyer (PDF) >>
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Dear James,
This is the first installment of Internet Architecture's
newsletter series as requested by you, in which I'll be
keeping
you up to date with trends and news in the world of
Digital Property. If at any time you wish to get off the
mailing list or update your email address, just refer to
the bottom of the email, or reply to the email
newsletter.
This month I want to talk about our Digital Property
Workshops. We've held a dozen of these in the past
year on leading property developments around
Australia. Whether you are planning a new building,
refurbishing an existing one, or looking for competitive
advantage to attract and retain tenants, you should
need
to do a Digital Property Workshop so you know what
the
issues are.
Enjoy - Regards, James.
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| Public Access Wireless on the Move | | |  Road warriors rejoice! Now is a great time to ride the
wave to the next phase of mobility. Devices such as
laptops and phones are continuing to get more
powerful, lighter, and longer-lived. But a key driver
right now is wireless Internet access via the 802.11b
standard, also known as "WiFi". Public
access WiFi allows you to take your laptop into
the vicinity of a "hotspot" near a cafe or
other public area, get comfortable and be instantly
connected to a fast pipe to the Internet - up to 11Mbps
- theoretically around 200 times faster than 56kbps
dial up. The standard 802.11b was approved in 1997
and has now been adopted by enough equipment
manufacturers to become an actual as well as
theoretical standard. Many new laptops and handheld
devices are now pre-installed with a WiFi card, or they
can be installed for under AUD$100.Public access wireless has the potential to increase the
productivity of mobile workers (those with handheld or
portable computers) by 30 - 50% in my opinion. I can
speak from experience, having used it for several
months now, that it changes the way you operate
dramatically. For example, check and respond to
emails within meetings or manage your finances
through web-based banking services. We'll be building
a list of useful resources on our website for mobile
workers, so keep an eye on it if you are interested. Useful public access wireless resources >> | | |
| Digital Property Workshop Case Study - 437 St. Kilda Rd | | |  The customer was the Ridge Corporation. The
challenge was to to create a competitive advantage for
the property by specifying and implementing leading
edge technology and communications solutions.
The solution involved:
- A series of Digital Property Workshops
- Ensuring building design was compliant with the
Digital Building Telecommunications Access Guidelines
(DBTAG)
- Specifying wired and wireless infrastructure
- Engaging leading edge vendors and service
providers to provide technology solutions to potential
tenants
Among other positive outcomes, this was the first
building in
St. Kilda Rd to be compliant with the DBTAG.
It received national press coverage due to wireless
infrastructure planning, with over 6 leading vendors
and service providers primed to provide services to
building tenants.
Paul Abrahams of Ridge Corporation says "The
development was intended as
a long term hold for our group. As such, we sought to
provide a building with the latest technology in order
to future-proof it and maintain it as a leading building
in the prestigious St. Kilda Rd precinct." More case studies >> | | |
| Vendor of the month - Invizage.com.au | | |  Despite the fact that at Internet Architecture we pride
ourselves on being fiercely vendor-independent, we
also can't resist pointing out unique and innovative
organisations when we see them. This month we'd like
to feature Invizage Technology.For SMEs, Invizage is the IT department you have
when you don't have an IT department. They provide
onsite troubleshooting, helpdesk support, installation
services, and supply all kinds of IT products -
everything you'd expect from an internal IT
Department. And, like us, they are vendor-
independent and select infrastructure and applications
to best meet client needs, from a range of competing
vendors. All products are available online from
BuyIT.com.au - from here, users can create and save
their own quotes (with or without installation), view
engineer ratings of each product, and feel certain they
are getting great value as every product comes with a
price guarantee.
A service of Invizage's that we particularly like is their
Support Plans. This innovative service is designed to
prevent IT problems from happening in the first
place. And what's more, rates are structured so that
the more problems Invizage prevents, the better it is
for everyone. For a fixed monthly fee, Invizage takes
responsibility for business technology systems for
small and medium businesses - preventing problems,
ensuring systems run smoothly, and generally taking
the hassle away from technology.
For more information, call Invizage on 1300 130 101,
email
info@invizage.com.au
or visit their website: www.invizage.com.au >> | | |
| Glossary - Online Resources | | | There are so many technology terms out there that we
are constantly explaining what this or that TLA (three
letter acronym) means. So we decided to start up a
comprehensive glossary of Digital Property related
terms on our website. We'll be updating this list on a regular basis and we
welcome your input too - send us your favourite
obscure acronym or your favourite definition. Go to the full glossary >> | | |
| Property Council of Australia Digital Property checklists released | | | At the National Convention at the Gold Coast in
September, the Property Council of Australia released
the Digital Property Checklists.
The Checklists are designed to demystify building
infrastructure and service requirements for Australian
buildings. The property industry plays a vital role in
the future competitiveness of Australia in the following
areas:
- Ensuring that global tenants remain and are
attracted to Australia
- Ensuring that Australian property remains
competitive via demand and communication services
pricing differentials
- Supporting specific initiatives that lead to the
commoditisation of technology and communication
services for the benefit of tenants
Download Infrastructure and Services Checklist (PDF) >> | | |
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