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.

ASG wins $2 million Canberra contract

ASG wins $2 million Canberra contract

Perth-based IT services provider, ASG Group, has secured a $2 million tender with the ACT Government to merge nine separate instances of Oracle financial applications into one platform across 12 ACT agencies.
Staff Writers Dec 11 2007 2:37PM Strategy
Under half of IT managers using encryption

Under half of IT managers using encryption

IT security firm Check Point found that under half have deployed data encryption, and fewer than 40 per cent have any endpoint security deployed on PCs, laptops and mobile devices.
Staff Writers Dec 3 2007 10:40AM Security
Senator Stephen Conroy to see Australia into new digital era

Senator Stephen Conroy to see Australia into new digital era

Prime minister-elect Kevin Rudd has chosen Senator Stephen Conroy, to enter cabinet as Minister for Communications, Broadband and the Digital Economy.
Lilia Guan Nov 29 2007 2:39PM Telco/ISP
CCC calls for reform of Aussie telecommunications

CCC calls for reform of Aussie telecommunications

According to CCC, the first item on the Rudd government’s agenda should be addressing the inflationary pressure that is causing Australian telecommunications prices to skyrocket.
Staff Writers Nov 29 2007 6:53AM Telco/ISP
Hostworks warns new Government to invest in broadband backbone

Hostworks warns new Government to invest in broadband backbone

Hostworks managing director, Marty Gauvin has warned the incoming Federal Government that Australia’s broadband infrastructure hinders the nation's ability to compete internationally in the online economy.
Staff Writers Nov 26 2007 3:57PM Telco/ISP
Internode opens new head office in Adelaide

Internode opens new head office in Adelaide

Broadband supplier, Internode, has relocated to provide easier access to customers and accommodate growing staff numbers.
Staff Writers Nov 26 2007 1:49PM Training & Development
Skype encryption foils German police

Skype encryption foils German police

German police have complained that the encryption of VoIP traffic has made tracking criminals very difficult..
Iain Thomson Nov 26 2007 7:19AM Security
Fujitsu Australia earmarks $15 million fund to industrialise IT services

Fujitsu Australia earmarks $15 million fund to industrialise IT services

Fujitsu Australia has announced plans to invest $15 million over the next 12 months on a business transformation program to industrialise its IT services.
Staff Writers Nov 21 2007 2:36PM Hardware
Encryption tool keeps conversations confidential

Encryption tool keeps conversations confidential

Financial services firms may need to consider extra security for voice communications.
Daniel Robinson Nov 21 2007 9:53AM Security
BD+ encryption cracked already

BD+ encryption cracked already

Controversial DVD decryption firm SlySoft may already have broken the 'unbreakable' BD+ protection afforded to Blu-ray discs.
Clement James Nov 2 2007 7:42AM Security
Enterprises embrace encryption technology

Enterprises embrace encryption technology

Firms making 'significant strides' with data protection.
Robert Jaques Oct 25 2007 7:40AM Security
Xerox boffins work on selective encryption

Xerox boffins work on selective encryption

Researchers at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center (Parc) have demonstrated new software designed to increase speed and accuracy when removing sensitive or confidential material from documents..
Ian Williams Oct 19 2007 2:21PM Security
Seagate adds encryption to all drives

Seagate adds encryption to all drives

Seagate is to build automatic encryption into all its enterprise hard drives, the company announced at Storage Expo 2007 in London..
Iain Thomson Oct 19 2007 6:49AM Security
Biometrics, forefront of new Unisys R&D Centre

Biometrics, forefront of new Unisys R&D Centre

A device capable of capturing the image of veins in a person’s finger is amongst a range of innovative biometric technologies unveiled at the official launch of the Unisys Security Innovation Centre in Canberra.
Negar Salek Oct 15 2007 3:39PM Security
Email encryption gets easier

Email encryption gets easier

Securecoms launches new outbound security tools
Phil Muncaster Oct 12 2007 7:01AM Security
McAfee buys encryption provider SafeBoot for US$350 million

McAfee buys encryption provider SafeBoot for US$350 million

McAfee today acquired mobile encryption provider SafeBoot for US$350 million to boost its enterprise data security offerings.
Dan Kaplan Oct 9 2007 1:28PM Security
SafeNet launches new encryption product

SafeNet launches new encryption product

SafeNet has launched a hardware security module product that encrypts online transaction and card-holder data.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 5 2007 9:57AM Security
Open Systems Australia finalises distribution deal with Kaspersky

Open Systems Australia finalises distribution deal with Kaspersky

After six months of discussion, Kaspersky Lab and IT security distributor Open Systems Australia have finalised a distribution partnership agreement.
Negar Salek Sep 19 2007 3:49PM Security
IronPort Systems integrates encryption to message security

IronPort Systems integrates encryption to message security

IronPort Systems’ customers are now able to automatically receive messaging encryption features to their existing email security appliance after purchasing an additional license.
Negar Salek Sep 18 2007 3:32PM Security
New features boost PGP email encryption product

New features boost PGP email encryption product

PGP Corporation has unveiled a new set of encryption features for its Universal Gateway Email product.
Fiona Raisbeck Sep 14 2007 10:06AM Security

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