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Qantas Airways Ltd. last week disclosed that it has eliminated its CIO position as part of a corporate restructuring. The Mascot, Australia-based company said that departing CIO Jamila Gordon's duties […]

Telstra has urged its customers to make the switch from CDMA to Next G following its announcement that the network has 25 per cent more coverage than its predecessor. The […]

The Australian Department of Defense has poached a senior officer from the Australian Tax Department, Second Commissioner Greg Farr, to fill its chief information officer position, which has been vacant […]

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA -- The Australian government last week launched a critical-infrastructure protection system that was created to improve national responsiveness to major infrastructure outages. Work on the $20 million Australian […]

S Central Pty., an IT services vendor in Melbourne, Australia, has acquired network services provider ExpressApps Pty. in Keys-borough, Australia. Managing Director Peter Mavridis said the addition will deepen S […]

The Australian Customs Service is set to roll out a $4.1 million Australian ($3.37 million U.S.) document and records management system that will replace a 20-year-old application. Built by London-based […]

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA LOGICACMG PLC this month opened an RFID-based warehouse in Sydney that it said will allow businesses to simulate and evaluate radio frequency identification projects. Its Innovation Warehouse, adapted […]

Sage MicrOpay Pty., a payroll application vendor in Chatswood, Australia, has acquired Kew-based rival Australian Flagship Pty. in for an undisclosed sum. Sage MicrOpay will incorporate Flagship's Wage Easy Payroll […]

Mincom Ltd. has acquired Perth, Australia-based software maker Karjeni Pty. for an undisclosed sum. Brisbane, Australia-based Mincom said the deal is part of its effort to expand through acquisitions. In […]

BlueScope Steel Ltd. in Melbourne, Australia, has awarded a four-year contract worth $480 million Australian ($379 million U.S.) to Computer Sciences Corp. to provide consulting, application development and support, disaster […]

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Nokia Corp. said it was awarded a seven-year contract worth $297 million Australian dollars ($230 million U.S.) to continue providing engineering, operations and field maintenance services for Vodafone Group PLC's […]

Telecommunications research firm Market Clarity has launched a local consumer, business and wholesale VoIP directory. The directory, called the Aussie VoIP List is free of charge and lists more than […]

The University of Melbourne in Australia has signed an internship and hiring agreement with Satyam Computer Services Ltd. in Hyderabad, India. Each year, Satyam will provide up to 10 software […]

Cognos Inc. in Ottawa has opened a virtual innovation center for customers in Australia and New Zealand. It will employ one full-time worker and provide a forum for large customers […]

An exploit specifically targeting corporate Computer Associates users has been created some three weeks after a critical vulnerability was identified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information technology-related news briefs. Gateway Inc. has planned to acquire Packard Bell BV in the U.S. A Critical Infrastructure Protection Modeling and Assessment (CIPMA) program has been launched by the Australian government to improve national responsiveness to major infrastructure outages. Helsinki, Finland-based Jaiku Ltd., manufacturer of Jaiku Mobile, has been acquired by Google Inc. in October 2007.

The article offers global news briefs related to telecommunication industry. Nokia Corp. has been awarded with seven-year contract for Vodafone Group PLC to continue its service in providing engineering, operations and field maintenance. Micron Technology Inc. and Intel Corp. announces the development of the NAND flash memory devices to be employed in Singapore. Hewlett-Packard Co. and SAP AG created a research organization that will focus on hardware and software virtualization.

The article offers world news briefs related to information technology vendors. The New South Wales Department of Education and Training has received $150 million Australian dollars due to contracts made by Microsoft Corp. The India-based Satyam Computer Services Ltd. plans to select a winning bidder for a majority stake on April 30, 2009. The Mascot, Australia-based Qantas Airways Ltd. has eliminated the position of Jamila Gordon, the company's chief information officer (CIO).

The article offers news briefs related to information technology. SanDisk Corp. in Milpitas, California, has made an agreement of acquiring competing flash memory developer M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers Ltd. in Israel for $1.6 billion in stock. A panel of Taiwanese judges found two top executives and an engineer innocent of industrial espionage. Cognos Inc. in Ottawa has opened a virtual innovation center for customers in Australia and New Zealand.