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IT services firm to face court for alleged jobs scam

IT services firm to face court for alleged jobs scam

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is taking IT service and consulting company Zanok Technologies to the Federal Court for allegedly misleading jobseekers looking for work in the IT industry.
Staff Writers May 13 2009 12:01AM Training & Development
QPAC outsources hosting to Macquarie

QPAC outsources hosting to Macquarie

The Queensland Performing Arts Centre will use virtualisation to handle peaks in demand on its qtix service.
Staff Writers May 11 2009 3:24PM Telco/ISP
Sol's last amigo walks

Sol's last amigo walks

Telstra has announced that the last remaining American executive brought into the fold by departing CEO Sol Trujillo will fly home at the end of the financial year.
Staff Writers May 11 2009 3:11PM Telco/ISP
Union starts lobbying Telstra chief

Union starts lobbying Telstra chief

The national president of the Communications Electrical Plumbing Union (CEPU) has wasted no time setting out a wishlist for incoming Telstra chief David Thodey to address.
Staff Writers May 8 2009 2:52PM Telco/ISP
Security firms warn of malware avalanche

Security firms warn of malware avalanche

Security firm Fortinet has warned in its latest threat report of an ever-growing tide of malware.
Staff Writers May 8 2009 10:13AM Security
Sophos Australia on recruitment drive

Sophos Australia on recruitment drive

The security firm is increasing its head-count over the next 12 months in response to a growth in mid-tier to enterprise markets.
Staff Writers May 7 2009 2:55PM Security
SMS buys out BI consultancy Pelion

SMS buys out BI consultancy Pelion

SMS Management & Technology has acquired Sydney-based consultancy Pelion to bolster its NSW data management practice.
Staff Writers May 7 2009 2:12PM Strategy
Elderly Aussies’ lack of interest in web concerns ACMA

Elderly Aussies’ lack of interest in web concerns ACMA

More than half of Australians aged over 65 don’t have the internet at home and 44 per cent have never used the Web, according to an Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) report.
Staff Writers May 7 2009 2:10PM Telco/ISP
Aussies ‘tempted’ by pirated software

Aussies ‘tempted’ by pirated software

Aussie consumers say they are more tempted to buy or “obtain” pirated products such as software due to the flailing economy.
Staff Writers May 5 2009 4:26PM Software
IBA Health pursues 25 per cent IT budget cut

IBA Health pursues 25 per cent IT budget cut

Health software developer IBA Health has revealed plans to deploy “follow-me” unified communications to its 4,200 staff worldwide after outsourcing its IP network to Verizon Business.
Staff Writers May 5 2009 2:44PM Telco/ISP
Objective, CSC win state government deals

Objective, CSC win state government deals

Objective has been appointed to the Queensland Government whole-of-government arrangement for electronic document and records management systems (EDRMS) while outsourcer CSC has collected two deals at West Australian Police.
Staff Writers May 5 2009 2:39PM Software
Vodafone goes prepaid with mobile broadband

Vodafone goes prepaid with mobile broadband

Vodafone has launched a prepaid version of its mobile broadband service that enables users to roll up to 5GB of data into the next month if they recharge within 30 days.
Staff Writers May 4 2009 3:37PM Telco/ISP
McAfee bucks the downturn with record revenues

McAfee bucks the downturn with record revenues

Security giant McAfee has reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2009, logging a 21 per cent rise in revenue to US$448m (A$610m) compared with the same period last year.
Staff Writers May 4 2009 11:37AM Security
Telstra misused Optus long-distance traffic stats

Telstra misused Optus long-distance traffic stats

The Federal Court has ruled in favour of Optus in a long-running dispute with Telstra, finding the incumbent misused Optus traffic information to set its own marketing, promotion and sales strategies in the 1990s.
Staff Writers May 2 2009 7:45AM Telco/ISP
CBA confirms hosted e-commerce credentials

CBA confirms hosted e-commerce credentials

The Commonwealth Bank has entered the e-commerce space with a hosted online shopping platform after successfully piloting the technology in February.
Staff Writers Apr 28 2009 3:52PM Software
Big W retail stores first to benefit from HP deal

Big W retail stores first to benefit from HP deal

Woolworths has completed the first phase of an enterprise data warehousing project that will streamline information collection and operational reporting in its Big W retail stores.
Staff Writers Apr 28 2009 1:35PM Software
IBM wins $70m wireless services contract

IBM wins $70m wireless services contract

IBM has won a $70m services contract by NSW Department of Education and Training to install wireless connectivity across 463 secondary schools.
Staff Writers Apr 27 2009 10:47AM Hardware
Virgin to announce Australia’s first space tourist

Virgin to announce Australia’s first space tourist

Virgin Galactic is expected to announce the identity of Australia’s first space tourist on Monday.
Staff Writers Apr 24 2009 3:29PM Strategy
Kogan changes ads due to ACCC concern

Kogan changes ads due to ACCC concern

Consumer electronics retailer use of comparison pricing lands it in hot water with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
Staff Writers Apr 24 2009 2:54PM Hardware
Aussie enterprise IT spending resilient: Gartner

Aussie enterprise IT spending resilient: Gartner

IT investment in hardware is expected to remain relatively stable this year with many Aussie firms also set to increase spending on virtualisation, Gartner said.
Staff Writers Apr 24 2009 2:46PM Hardware

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