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Openness in government procurement called for.
 
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Wall Street to simulate cyber attack 
 
PayPal confident of getting Chinese payments licence 
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Would be first foreign company to do so.
 
Symantec Australia targeted for alleged unfair dismissal 
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Former executive files case.
 
Govt IT spending to outrank world average 
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Mobility and cloud top the list, says Gartner.
 
OECD seeks info sharing standard for tax evasion crackdown 
By Charis Palmer | 1 day 20 hours ago | Comment Now 
Automatic exchange sought.
 
VicRoads considers outsourcing its data centre 
By Charis Palmer | 2 days ago | Comment Now 
Traffic information system pools knowledge.
 
IT managers dodge ATO expenses crackdown 
By Ry Crozier | 2 days ago | Comment Now 
But spare a thought for sales and marketing.
 
ING CIO promoted into global role 
By Brett Winterford | 2 days ago | Comment Now 
Andrew Henderson departing for Europe.
 
Review: Sydney's Opal smartcard 
By Neerav Bhatt | 2 days ago | Comment Now 
It's no Oyster card.
 
Crime fighting CIO heads to WA Government  
By Brett Winterford | 3 days ago | Comment Now 
Andrew Cann turns in the badge for the baton.
 
QUT launches open source lab 
By Charis Palmer | 5 days ago | Comment Now 
Hopes to attract high school students.
 
Aussies embrace multiscreen browsing: survey 
By Charis Palmer | 6 days ago | Comment Now 
Still seeking faster internet.
 
NICTA hopes X factor will save IT study 
By Charis Palmer | 6 days ago | Comment Now 
Looks to industry to help fix perceptions.
 
Despite PRISM, privacy is not dead 
By Stephen Wilson | Jun 13, 2013 | Comment Now 
Opinion: Don't confuse privacy for secrecy.
 
Feds set 2017 deadline for online services 
By Ry Crozier | Jun 12, 2013 | Comment Now 
'Digital first' plan unveiled to underpin 2011 strategy.
 
Government agencies cold on BlackBerry 
By John Hilvert | Jun 12, 2013 | Comment Now 
Decision shifts from security to end-user demand.
 
US senators, Google push for clarity on internet surveillance 
By Juha Saarinen | Jun 12, 2013 | Comment Now 
PRISM political fallout continues.
 
GE Capital uses geolocation to pinpoint sales prospects 
By Charis Palmer | Jun 7, 2013 | Comment Now 
Genius application drives productivity.
 
ACMA warns regulation could hold NFC back 
By Ry Crozier | Jun 6, 2013 | Comment Now 
Calls for cross-agency framework.
 
ANZ looks to mobile to leapfrog competitors 
By Charis Palmer | Jun 6, 2013 | Comment Now 
Weatherston says banks should be more like Amazon.
 
EU outlines proposal for network neutrality guarantees 
 
NSW opens new data centres to cloud suppliers  
By Brett Winterford | Jun 5, 2013 | Comment Now 
Can a centralised IT hub be 'market led'?
 
Obama takes aim at patent trolls 
Jun 5, 2013 | Comment Now 
New regulations proposed.
 
Queensland Budget sees $815m for IT 
By Ry Crozier | Jun 5, 2013 | Comment Now 
Analysis: Big money for Health, Police, Transport and emergency services
 
NZ payroll inquiry points to govt failings 
 
Society unprepared for 3D printing boom 
By Charis Palmer | Jun 4, 2013 | Comment Now 
Singularity University ambassador talks exponential growth.
 
Apple must pay piracy tax on French iPad sales 
By Juha Saarinen | Jun 4, 2013 | Comment Now 
Storage media levy controversy.
 
Customs finds permanent CTO 
By Ry Crozier | Jun 3, 2013 | Comment Now 
Remit covers majority of IT division.
 
Universities join race for big data riches 
By Charis Palmer | Jun 3, 2013 | Comment Now 
Course list grows with industry partnerships.
 
Public servants no match for IBM, says former minister 
 
Podcasting under patent threat 
By Juha Saarinen | May 31, 2013 | Comment Now 
Prior art for apparatus sought.
 
Internet grows to 2.4 billion connected people: report 
By Juha Saarinen | May 31, 2013 | Comment Now 
Mary Meeker predicts impact of wearable computing, machine comms.
 
Toyota goes prepaid to fight executive bill shock 
By Charis Palmer | May 30, 2013 | Comment Now 
Is BYOD 'a privilege not a right'?
 
Indonesia next to build cyber defence force 
By Juha Saarinen | May 30, 2013 | Comment Now 
Digital warriors amass.
 
Australian Government ICT Awards 2013 decided 
 
Tech giants face tax scrutiny under proposed laws 
By Ry Crozier | May 29, 2013 | Comment Now 
Australia makes transparency move.
 
US authorities break up digital currency exchange 
By Emily Flitter | May 29, 2013 | Comment Now 
Accused of aiding cybercriminals.
 
Queensland Government drops CIO  
By Brett Winterford | May 28, 2013 | Comment Now 
DG to take over, Peter Grant moved to new position.
 
Bill Gates welcomes IT company tax debate 
 
Minister defends QLD Health payroll decisions 
By Charis Palmer | May 28, 2013 | Comment Now 
Bligh and Schwarten loathe to sack IBM.
 
EU targets childhood obesity with supercomputing project 
By Juha Saarinen | May 28, 2013 | Comment Now 
Computer-simulated testing of medicines.
 
Federal Government studies big data strategy 
May 27, 2013 | Comment Now 
ICT strategy implementation progress.
 
Feds build cross-agency data collection framework 
By Liz Tay | May 27, 2013 | Comment Now 
Human Services, Tax collaborate on $30m project.
 
Inside Australia Post's IT transformation 
By Allie Coyne | May 27, 2013 | Comment Now 
Moving into the digital era.
 
UK national broadband projects grinding to a halt 
 
ATO commits to complexity 
By Liz Tay | May 24, 2013 | Comment Now 
Greater demand, fewer apps.
 
Police tap social media in wake of London attack 
By Charis Palmer | May 23, 2013 | Comment Now 
Tracking sentiment with software.
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