Brett Winterford

One of Australia’s most experienced technology journalists, former iTnews Group Editor Brett Winterford has written about the business of technology for 15 years.

Awarded Business Journalist and Technology Journalist of the year at the 2004 ITjourno awards and Editor of the Year at the 2009 Publishers Australia 'Bell' awards, Winterford has extensive experience in both the business and technology press, writing for such publications as the Australian Financial Review and The Sydney Morning Herald.

As editor of iTnews Brett has led a team of award-winning journalists; delivered speeches at industry events; authored, commissioned and edited research papers, curated technology conferences [The iTnews Executive Summit and Australian Data Centre Strategy Summit and also shares the judging of the annual Benchmark Awards.

Brett's areas of specialty include enterprise software, cloud computing and IT services.

Recent articles by Brett Winterford

Dell slapped over "express" warranties

Dell slapped over "express" warranties

Fifteen-day warranty ruled out of order.
Brett Winterford Dec 29 2010 10:14AM Hardware
President's men seek US$1 billion for IT research

President's men seek US$1 billion for IT research

And less focus on supercomputing performance.
Brett Winterford Dec 29 2010 9:54AM Strategy
Bank lobby warns Cambridge over IT security thesis

Bank lobby warns Cambridge over IT security thesis

Seeks censorship of student's work on chip and pin vulnerabilities.
Brett Winterford Dec 29 2010 8:58AM Security
Kaspersky launches Sydney-based hosted security

Kaspersky launches Sydney-based hosted security

Partners with local data centres for secure web and email service.
Brett Winterford Dec 24 2010 6:58AM Security
Uncontested IBM retains Health outsourcing

Uncontested IBM retains Health outsourcing

Still no tender process after 15 years with IBM.
Brett Winterford Dec 23 2010 6:34PM Strategy
Audit finds holes in Canberra's finance systems

Audit finds holes in Canberra's finance systems

Lack of DR, weak passwords and no audit trails in some systems.
Brett Winterford , John Hilvert Dec 23 2010 9:42AM Security
Ocker YouTube star spared defamation row

Ocker YouTube star spared defamation row

Defamation action reportedly shelved after YouTube video pulled.
Brett Winterford , Sholto Macpherson Dec 23 2010 8:00AM Oddware
Health refutes reports of IBM extension

Health refutes reports of IBM extension

But IBM does have a ministerial all-clear, if required.
Brett Winterford Dec 22 2010 6:39AM Strategy
Morphing malware defies categorisation

Morphing malware defies categorisation

Threat Report: Strange catch in Sydney honeypots.
Brett Winterford Dec 21 2010 3:09PM Security
iTnews' Top 10 technology newsmakers: 2010

iTnews' Top 10 technology newsmakers: 2010

Who made the biggest impact in 2010?
Brett Winterford Dec 21 2010 10:54AM Strategy
NBN Plan: a business case for the cup half-full

NBN Plan: a business case for the cup half-full

Commentary: NBN plan stacks up on optimistic assumptions.
Brett Winterford Dec 20 2010 3:51PM Networking
Regulator clears ASX, Singapore stock exchange merger

Regulator clears ASX, Singapore stock exchange merger

Acquisitive technology vendor NASDAQ OMX a key player.
Brett Winterford Dec 15 2010 5:19PM Financial Services
Harte, McKinnon square off over cloud computing

Harte, McKinnon square off over cloud computing

Australia's IT industry giants lay their cloud cards on the table
Brett Winterford Dec 15 2010 1:45PM Strategy
Sydney honeypots attract morphing botnet malware

Sydney honeypots attract morphing botnet malware

West Coast Labs reports new strains of Allaple, Virut.
Brett Winterford Dec 15 2010 10:23AM Security
CBA, Westpac CIOs condemn bank reforms

CBA, Westpac CIOs condemn bank reforms

No gains for consumers from common IT systems.
Brett Winterford Dec 15 2010 9:51AM Software
WA outage the latest in Vodafone's horror run

WA outage the latest in Vodafone's horror run

Weekend outage for West Australians.
Brett Winterford Dec 13 2010 3:36PM Networking
Banks quietly shift to the cloud

Banks quietly shift to the cloud

Commentary: APRA warnings too late for many.
Brett Winterford Dec 13 2010 12:55PM Strategy
Salesforce.com to lobby Canberra over cloud concerns

Salesforce.com to lobby Canberra over cloud concerns

Vendor argues that no Australian law prohibits banks, agencies from hosting data offshore.
Brett Winterford Dec 13 2010 6:45AM Networking
ACS chief stands down

ACS chief stands down

Society to begin recruiting for new CEO.
Brett Winterford Dec 9 2010 5:10PM Training & Development
Salesforce, iPhone bring clouds to Sun Sense

Salesforce, iPhone bring clouds to Sun Sense

CRM, Gmail, SAP and mobile devices boost Ego Pharmaceuticals' sales.
Brett Winterford Dec 9 2010 11:32AM Strategy

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