EDITOR'S NOTE

Good morning,

As we head into CeBIT day two, there are two dominant stories this morning.

Firstly, iTnews jumps into the Budget documents and pulls out what you need to know and how it will affect you.

Second, the NBN is proving one thing - that the ICT industry still lacks a single voice of influence with the Government. We chat to NICTA about the issue and then analyse the jostle going on for top billing with Government leaders - it's all becoming very interesting...

-- Ry Crozier

TODAY ON ITNEWS

By Ry Crozier | May 13, 2009

Budget 2009-10 has revealed scant direct ICT stimulus measures apart from the NBN but a number of indirect opportunities around innovation, prompting the AIIA to rate it a 'B+'.

By Brett Winterford | May 13, 2009

NICTA chief executive Dr David Skellern has called on the ICT sector to form a united voice as multiple splintered industry groups jostle for a position of influence on the Federal Government's proposed National Broadband Network (NBN).

By Brett Winterford | May 13, 2009

Australia's ICT industry groups all want to claim credit for the NBN and play a strategic role in its development. But who has sway over the industry or Government?

By | May 13, 2009

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.

By Ry Crozier | May 12, 2009

Rio Tinto is building a remote operations centre (ROC) at Perth Airport that will operate autonomous trucks, trains and other systems at a "prototype" iron ore operation in the Pilbara.

By Iain Thomson | May 13, 2009

IBM is releasing the beta version of its Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5.1 software for handheld devices.

By Rosalie Marshall | May 13, 2009

SAP has launched Business Objects Explorer, which it says brings business intelligence analysis capabilities to all business users.

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