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Tasmania hurls $12.7m at NBN projects

Tasmania hurls $12.7m at NBN projects

The Tasmanian Government has allocated $14.7 million to NBN initiatives in its state budget, including establishment of an advisory group to find more opportunities for investment.
Staff Writers Jun 12 2009 1:00PM Telco/ISP
Survey reveals culture of IT admin snooping

Survey reveals culture of IT admin snooping

Over a third of IT staff have used their administration rights to access privileged information about employees, customers and their company for personal reasons, according to a recent survey by Cyber-Ark.
Staff Writers Jun 12 2009 11:43AM Security
Geason to lead Telstra Wholesale

Geason to lead Telstra Wholesale

The head of convergent sales at Telstra’s enterprise and government group, Paul Geason, will head up the Telstra Wholesale division from the end of the month.
Staff Writers Jun 11 2009 3:23PM Telco/ISP
Symantec warns of wireless keyboard security threat

Symantec warns of wireless keyboard security threat

Security firm Symantec has uncovered a new form of attack aimed at users of wireless keyboards.
Staff Writers Jun 11 2009 11:06AM Security
iSoft lands WA Health patient system upgrade

iSoft lands WA Health patient system upgrade

iSoft will upgrade the Western Australian Department of Health’s hospital information system to its i.PM system in a deal potentially worth over $20 million.
Staff Writers Jun 10 2009 3:55PM Software
SaaS still losing out to packaged product

SaaS still losing out to packaged product

Almost a third of enterprises and half of small businesses still favour the packaged version of major software applications rather than a hosted one, a Forrester survey has found.
Staff Writers Jun 9 2009 3:03PM Software
Aussie to lead international ICT education project

Aussie to lead international ICT education project

The Australian Government has joined a research project with Cisco, Intel and Microsoft that aims to bridge the gap between education systems and ICT advances.
Staff Writers Jun 9 2009 11:55AM Software
Centrelink takes in-house security tech to US

Centrelink takes in-house security tech to US

Centrelink is to hold workshops in the United States and Australia in an attempt to have its in-house developed smartcard technology adopted as a world standard.
Staff Writers Jun 6 2009 10:42AM Security
SMS wins $2.5 million water system deal

SMS wins $2.5 million water system deal

SMS Management and Technology will provide the IT component of a national water information system in a deal expected to be worth at least $2.5 million.
Staff Writers Jun 5 2009 4:34PM Software
IDC: Australian server market suffers biggest quarterly decline

IDC: Australian server market suffers biggest quarterly decline

The Australian enterprise server market experienced the largest fall on record in Q1 2009, according to IDC's Australia Quarterly Enterprise Server Tracker.
Staff Writers Jun 4 2009 12:05AM Hardware
Internode raises 3G download caps

Internode raises 3G download caps

Internode has boosted its 3G wireless broadband quotas in a move that will make the plans more competitive with other offers in the market.
Staff Writers Jun 3 2009 2:40PM Telco/ISP
Logica wins five-year, $10m deal with ACMA

Logica wins five-year, $10m deal with ACMA

IT services company Logica has signed a five year outsourcing agreement to provide IT services to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).
Staff Writers Jun 3 2009 2:22PM Financial Services
HP combines wired/wireless networking access point

HP combines wired/wireless networking access point

HP's ProCurve networking arm has unveiled an in-wall access device combining an 802.11b/g wireless access point and a four-port wired Ethernet switch, aimed at highly distributed networks such as the hospitality industry.
Staff Writers Jun 2 2009 3:01PM Networking
Satyam staffer appointed as head of A/NZ

Satyam staffer appointed as head of A/NZ

Global IT service company shakes off board scandal and appoints new country manager for the Australia and New Zealand region.
Staff Writers Jun 2 2009 1:35PM Training & Development
AMP allocates $150m to managed IT services

AMP allocates $150m to managed IT services

AMP will spend $150 million on managed infrastructure services from CSC Australia over the next six years.
Staff Writers Jun 2 2009 12:32PM Hardware
Aussie anti-piracy battle moves into schools

Aussie anti-piracy battle moves into schools

The Australian film and television industry will take its fight against piracy into schools courtesy of a newly-formed body, the Intellectual Property Awareness Foundation (IPAF).
Staff Writers Jun 2 2009 12:30PM Software
UQ deploys massive 802.11n network

UQ deploys massive 802.11n network

The University of Queensland has opened up its chequebook for what is claimed to be the largest 802.11n wireless network in the world, with 4,000 access points covering campuses, a remote mining site and even a Barrier reef research site.
Staff Writers May 28 2009 2:52PM Networking
Huawei eyes NBN as local sales climb

Huawei eyes NBN as local sales climb

Networking vendor Huawei racked up some $327 million in contract sales locally last year, fuelled in part by strong growth in wireless.
Staff Writers May 28 2009 2:48PM Networking
ContentKeeper partners with Indian telco

ContentKeeper partners with Indian telco

The company has signed a breakthrough deal with Tata Communications to distribute its web filtering solution to enterprises in the sub-continent.
Staff Writers May 28 2009 12:19PM Security
PHOTO GALLERY: SC Awards winners announced!

PHOTO GALLERY: SC Awards winners announced!

Congratulations to all the winners, highly commended and finalists. The inaugural awards were held on Tuesday 19th May during the Gala Dinner at the AusCERT 2009 Conference on the Gold Coast.
Staff Writers May 27 2009 1:33PM Security

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