maxi Network reaches 100,000 milestone

More than 100,000 transactions have been carried out on the Victorian Government's maxi online network in less than one year of operation, the Minister for Information Technology and Multimedia, Alan Stockdale has announced.

"The maxi network, which was launched in December last year, is now processing more than 17,000 transactions and 3000 information inquiries a month - more than double the Government's 8,000 monthly target," Mr Stockdale said.

Of the 100,000 transactions, 40 per cent were being conducted outside of 9am to 5pm working hours, underlying the fact that more and more Victorians view maxi as a convenient way to deal with government.

maxi is owned by maxi multimedia (a joint venture between NEC Australia and Aspect Computing), which won the contract to provide the Victorian Government with its online transactions capability.

Presently maxi can be accessed through public information kiosks, the maxi Internet site (www.maxi.com.au), through a number of government Internet sites (eg VicRoads), and via telephone (13 27 23). maxi services also include User Authentication and banking/financial transaction capabilities.

Additional government services will continue to be added to the maxi system during the next few years.

(News Release, Minister for Information Technology and Multimedia, October 28, 1998 )