Spotlight on Federal Government Spotlight on Federal Government

Governments everywhere have come to realise that digital service delivery can be both more effective and less costly.

Which is why Australia’s Federal government established the Digital Transformation Agency to pave the way for an aggressive push into digital services.

iTnews has chronicled the resulting stream of new initiatives that change the way citizens and businesses work with government.

For this year’s benchmark we received entries from federal agencies detailing such efforts and showcasing how Canberra is not just talking technology, but using it to deliver outcomes that matter for Australians.

Internode launches FTTH speed offensive in greenfield estates

Internode launches FTTH speed offensive in greenfield estates

Internode will deliver 100Mbps retail fibre-to-the-home services over the OptiComm network to around a dozen 'greenfield' suburbs nationwide.
Staff Writers Feb 25 2009 3:04PM Telco/ISP
Companies still failing to encrypt hardware

Companies still failing to encrypt hardware

Ninety per cent of laptop drives that are sent for data retrieval are not encrypted, according to a new survey.
SC Australia Staff Feb 20 2009 12:08PM Security
Trend Micro Australia reports 20 percent staff growth

Trend Micro Australia reports 20 percent staff growth

Trend Micro has increased its employee numbers locally by around 20 percent.
Staff Writers Feb 17 2009 10:02AM Security
Vendors get behind encryption specification

Vendors get behind encryption specification

A group of hardware and security vendors including HP, IBM and RSA are putting their weight behind a new encryption key specification.
Shaun Nichols Feb 13 2009 3:26PM Security
Encryption key management solution launched by coalition of seven companies

Encryption key management solution launched by coalition of seven companies

Seven organisations have joined to launch an interoperability specification for encryption key management.
Dan Raywood Feb 13 2009 11:36AM Security
Telstra seeks import gains from China tech platforms

Telstra seeks import gains from China tech platforms

Telstra may use the technology underpinning two Chinese mobile and online content businesses it acquired $302m controlling stakes in today to help scale up local operations at lower per-unit costs, chief executive Sol Trujillo said.
Ry Crozier Feb 11 2009 3:14PM Telco/ISP
ASIC encrypts hardware with Senetas

ASIC encrypts hardware with Senetas

Only a month into 2009 and Senetas has won a new contract with a Government agency through its local reseller.
Lilia Guan Feb 5 2009 3:32PM Security
$42 billion stimulus package doesn’t impress ACS

$42 billion stimulus package doesn’t impress ACS

Overnight approval of the Federal government’s latest economic stimulus package has failed to win Australian Computer Society (ACS) support with the peak body accusing the government of “failing to recognise the potential of the ICT industry”.
Staff Writers Feb 5 2009 3:06PM Financial Services
Government confirms “ambition” to sign NBN contract by March

Government confirms “ambition” to sign NBN contract by March

Opposition communications spokesman Nick Minchin has derided the government’s lack of “openness and transparency” on the NBN, as it continues to shield the results of the expert panel’s report from the public.
Staff Writers Feb 4 2009 3:57PM Telco/ISP
New encryption standards pitched

New encryption standards pitched

The Trusted Computing Group has put forward specifications for three new storage encryption standards.
Shaun Nichols Jan 30 2009 3:08PM Storage
Heartland sued as payment processor seeks to encrypt more

Heartland sued as payment processor seeks to encrypt more

A team of lawyers from Pennsylvania have filed a class-action lawsuit against Heartland Payment Systems over the payment processor's potentially record-setting data breach.
Dan Kaplan Jan 30 2009 11:15AM Security
Banks not encrypting confidential data: survey

Banks not encrypting confidential data: survey

Two-thirds of financial institutions use unencrypted delivery methods to send confidential documents to customers, partners and service providers, a survey claims.
Staff Writers Jan 23 2009 3:11PM Security
Banks not encrypting confidential data: survey

Banks not encrypting confidential data: survey

Two-thirds of financial institutions use unencrypted delivery methods to send confidential documents to customers, partners and service providers, a survey claims.
Staff Writers Jan 23 2009 3:11PM Security
Enterprise key management deciphered

Enterprise key management deciphered

As encryption becomes more widely adopted, organisations are also experiencing an increasing concern about the management of a growing set of encryption keys. Effective management of these keys is essential to ensure both the availability and security of encrypted information.
Steve Pate Jan 23 2009 1:34PM Security
NBN final report in, but government is gagged

NBN final report in, but government is gagged

The Federal Government will get its first detailed look at the NBN proposals on the table after the 'expert panel' handed over its final report today.
Staff Writers Jan 22 2009 1:38PM Telco/ISP
7-Eleven buys SAP for store-level reports

7-Eleven buys SAP for store-level reports

Convenience store chain 7-Eleven has gone live with a new SAP business intelligence (BI) system in an attempt to improve store-level reporting in Australia.
Staff Writers Jan 20 2009 2:56PM Software
Aussies go sleepless in Sydney for startup camp

Aussies go sleepless in Sydney for startup camp

Thirty-nine entrepreneurs sacrificed sleep for up to 38 hours straight to create six new web and iPhone application start-ups at the second Startup Camp held in Sydney this past weekend.
Ry Crozier Jan 19 2009 2:29PM Software
Passive RFID users granted four-watt reprieve

Passive RFID users granted four-watt reprieve

Ultra high frequency (UHF) RFID devices up to four watts have been approved for use by the Australian Communications and Media Authority following four years of successful tests.
Staff Writers Jan 16 2009 2:05PM Hardware
New encryption technology aims to beat terrorists and organised crime

New encryption technology aims to beat terrorists and organised crime

A new cryptographic technology launched today promises to speed up communication across the internet while maintaining the highest levels of security.
Phil Muncaster Jan 15 2009 6:44AM Security
Telstra takes aim at NBN winner despite lost billions

Telstra takes aim at NBN winner despite lost billions

Telstra has claimed that between $1 and $2 billion in annual revenues may be at risk after its exclusion from the NBN process but that it is already in a ‘good competitive position’ to take on the successful bidder.
Staff Writers Jan 8 2009 5:14PM Telco/ISP

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