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| '''Simon Walter Hackett''' is the co-founder (with Robyn Taylor in 1991) and managing director of ], ] |
'''Simon Walter Hackett''' is the co-founder (with Robyn Taylor in 1991) and managing director of ]. | ||
| In 1997 Hackett founded, ] a company that builds broadband network infrastructure. He is managing director of Agile Communications as well as Stemme Australia, the Australian representative of ] AG.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stemme.com.au |title=Stemme Australia |accessdate=2006-07-17}}</ref> | |||
| Hackett is a former board member of the ] and ].<ref name="leader">{{cite press release |url=http://www.impress.com.au/2003/internode_2003.asp#mnet |title=South Aussie Leader of the Pack |date=2003-12-10 |accessdate=2006-07-17 |publisher=Impress Media}}</ref> He is also a former board member of the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anat.org.au/about/board/ |title=Board |publisher=Australian Network for Art and Technology |accessdate=2009-07-06}}</ref> Hackett co-founded and is a former director of ],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.isoc-au.org.au/Organisation/PastDirs.html |title=Past Directors of ISOC-AU |accessdate=2006-07-17}}</ref> and was the founding president of the South Australian Internet Association (which has since been disbanded).<ref name="leader"/> | Hackett is a former board member of the ] and ].<ref name="leader">{{cite press release |url=http://www.impress.com.au/2003/internode_2003.asp#mnet |title=South Aussie Leader of the Pack |date=2003-12-10 |accessdate=2006-07-17 |publisher=Impress Media}}</ref> He is also a former board member of the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anat.org.au/about/board/ |title=Board |publisher=Australian Network for Art and Technology |accessdate=2009-07-06}}</ref> Hackett co-founded and is a former director of ],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.isoc-au.org.au/Organisation/PastDirs.html |title=Past Directors of ISOC-AU |accessdate=2006-07-17}}</ref> and was the founding president of the South Australian Internet Association (which has since been disbanded).<ref name="leader"/> | ||
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Simon Walter Hackett is the co-founder (with Robyn Taylor in 1991) and managing director of Internode Systems.
In 1997 Hackett founded, Agile Communications a company that builds broadband network infrastructure. He is managing director of Agile Communications as well as Stemme Australia, the Australian representative of Stemme AG.
Hackett is a former board member of the Adelaide Fringe Festival and m.Net Corporation. He is also a former board member of the Australian Network for Arts and Technology. Hackett co-founded and is a former director of The Internet Society of Australia, and was the founding president of the South Australian Internet Association (which has since been disbanded).
Together with John Romkey, Hackett connected the first commercial domestic appliance (a Sunbeam Deluxe Automatic Radiant Control Toaster) to the internet in 1990.
He is a 1986 graduate of the University of Adelaide, holding a Bachelors Degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science.
He is a Fellow of the Australian Computer Society.
Hackett is frequently active in the Internode forum on Whirlpool. and a vocal commentator on Australian telecommunications competition issues and Government policies.
References
- "Stemme Australia". Retrieved 2006-07-17.
- ^ "South Aussie Leader of the Pack" (Press release). Impress Media. 2003-12-10. Retrieved 2006-07-17.
- "Board". Australian Network for Art and Technology. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- "Past Directors of ISOC-AU". Retrieved 2006-07-17.
- "The Internet Toaster". Living Internet. Retrieved 2006-07-17.
- "ACS Council Elects New Board Directors and Fellows" (Press release). Australian Computer Society. 2005-08-05. Retrieved 2006-07-17.
- Hackett's Whirlpool profile
- http://www.crn.com.au/News/151372,new-home-buyers-fight-telstra-lock-in.aspx
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