Liz Tay

Liz Tay is a journalist from Sydney, Australia. With a background in physics, she is most interested in stories about scientific or technological R&D.

A long-time technology enthusiast, Tay joined the IT journalism industry in June 2006. She has been writing for iTnews in various roles since late 2007, and currently reports on all things business IT for iTnews, CRN, and SC Magazine.

Besides shiny gadgets and reporting, she is a fan of loud music and harbours an insatiable love for travel.

Recent articles by Liz Tay

Quantum computers: technological deliverance or the end of security?

Quantum computers: technological deliverance or the end of security?

Quantum computing might spell the end of today's computer and credit card encryption technology, a U.S. physicist has claimed.
Liz Tay Mar 10 2008 2:21PM Security
E-Learning replaces face-to-face training at Housing NSW

E-Learning replaces face-to-face training at Housing NSW

A newly developed e-learning platform has been deployed at Housing New South Wales, saving the organisation an expected $150,000 in costs that would otherwise have been incurred by face-to-face training.
Liz Tay Mar 7 2008 4:04PM Training & Development
Tech consultancy rails for Ruby framework

Tech consultancy rails for Ruby framework

Technology consultancy Shine Technologies isn't your everyday open source church.
Liz Tay Mar 7 2008 2:40PM Software
Intel, Deloitte, ABC to boost Australia-born digital ideas

Intel, Deloitte, ABC to boost Australia-born digital ideas

In an effort to promote innovation and keep Australian talent in the country, Intel, Deloitte, ABC and the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association (AIMIA) jointly have launched a scheme to support fledgling digital content developers.
Liz Tay Mar 6 2008 4:40PM Strategy
Study finds Australian emergency services Web sites inadequate

Study finds Australian emergency services Web sites inadequate

The Web sites of Australia's emergency services are running unacceptably poorly, site performance monitor WatchMouse has found.
Liz Tay Mar 6 2008 3:14PM Software
VeriSign lobbies banks, government for identity protection standard

VeriSign lobbies banks, government for identity protection standard

In the eternal race between cyber crime and security technology, good guys ideally should be working together. But real-world collaboration can be difficult to attain, according to VeriSign's director of identity authentication services, Ed Elliff.
Liz Tay Mar 5 2008 4:26PM Security
Online users abound, but Aussie eBusiness needs growth

Online users abound, but Aussie eBusiness needs growth

Gone are the days of physical shopping excursions; the Internet is the shopping mall of the future according to online retail comparison site Getprice.
Liz Tay Mar 4 2008 2:10PM Strategy
Girl geeks meet for International Women's Day

Girl geeks meet for International Women's Day

A new support group for Australian women in the IT industry has emerged in the lead up to International Women's Day.
Liz Tay Mar 4 2008 11:56AM Strategy
A job board to reel in IT's elite

A job board to reel in IT's elite

A new online job board has been launched to service the IT industry's elite. Developed by Sydney-based startup Deep Grey Labs, Jobreel targets companies seeking the top end of Australian engineers, developers, designers and administrators.
Liz Tay Mar 4 2008 7:36AM Training & Development
Angels give wings to Australian start-ups

Angels give wings to Australian start-ups

As a nation that is home to a well-developed education system and world-class research institutions, Australia is often lauded as fertile grounds for innovation. But the outlook for young entrepreneurs may not be so rosy.
Liz Tay Jan 30 2008 4:13PM Financial Services
AIIA calls for green iAwards nominations

AIIA calls for green iAwards nominations

Emerging talent, businesses and entrepreneurs from all walks of the ICT industry have been invited to enter the 2008 iAwards in a call for nominations announced this week.
Liz Tay Jan 30 2008 9:46AM Strategy
Gaming away the Australian skills shortage

Gaming away the Australian skills shortage

With the 2008 harvest of high school graduates now in the bag, universities are reporting rising enrolment figures in the traditionally stark fields of science and engineering.
Liz Tay Jan 29 2008 3:31PM Training & Development
linux.conf.au set to kick off in Melbourne

linux.conf.au set to kick off in Melbourne

Melbournites beware, Linus Torvalds and his colony of penguins are arriving in force for the annual Free and Open Source Software conference,linux.conf.au.
Liz Tay Jan 25 2008 4:56PM Software
Commercial value research unit combines business with academia

Commercial value research unit combines business with academia

A newly launched business intelligence unit in Sydney will be providing an insurance policy of sorts to organisations looking to have their data analysed.
Liz Tay Jan 25 2008 3:38PM Software
Wikipedia survey to analyse volunteer community

Wikipedia survey to analyse volunteer community

A newly announced collaboration between the Wikimedia Foundation, the United Nations University and Maastricht University has set out to conduct the first-ever, comprehensive survey of Wikipedia.
Liz Tay Jan 25 2008 10:58AM Software
User generated content hits Australian TV

User generated content hits Australian TV

A new television initiative has set out to bring the YouTube generation to Australian TV. Launched this week as a national first, user generated ‘Participation TV’ links 3G phone capabilities with broadcast TV, giving mobile-ready youth a shot at their thirty seconds of fame.
Liz Tay Jan 24 2008 12:30PM Software
Nortel and TAFE sign training agreement

Nortel and TAFE sign training agreement

In a bid to address the high demand for local technical skills in the Australian ICT and telecommunications industries, telecommunications vendor Nortel has announced a new training agreement with TAFE New South Wales.
Liz Tay Jan 22 2008 7:25PM Networking
Next-gen optical fibres could yield cheaper, faster tech

Next-gen optical fibres could yield cheaper, faster tech

A newly developed procedure that simplifies the manufacture of hollow-core optical fibres could pave the way for future computing and telecommunications technologies.
Liz Tay Jan 22 2008 1:15PM Networking
Facebook application developers meet in Sydney

Facebook application developers meet in Sydney

Australian application developers for the popular social networking site, Facebook, will meet for the first time at a Facebook Developer Garage in Sydney this Thursday. The event will be the first of its kind to be held in Australia, and has attracted nationwide interest from developers and talent-seekers, organisers claim.
Liz Tay Jan 21 2008 2:33PM Software
AI news reader brings academia to the real world

AI news reader brings academia to the real world

When he found himself staring at a screenful of irrelevant headlines in search of the few news stories of interest, Artificial Intelligence enthusiast Alex North decided that it was time to delegate the task to a machine.
Liz Tay Jan 17 2008 11:36AM Software

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