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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 […]

I have just read your Darren Pauli's article 'Telcos bungle triple play bundles' on your Web site (www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php?id=489388039). I agree that we are behind the world, but please I wish […]

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 […]

The article reports on the stand on Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) regarding the reduction of costs in its framework. According to Chris Murray of IDC, the ITIL framework cannot cut costs, free resources, or speed up processes, however it will do the opposite. He added that information technology (IT) struggles to get business to sign ITIL for they lack the skills of persuasion and discourse.

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 discusses key findings of a study, which examined concerns about legacy IT. The study found that more organizations today are building on existing systems rather than looking for totally now technology to transform the enterprise. They have moved away from IT-centric considerations, such as cost savings and platform consolidation, as their primary focus, and are now more concerned with business issues such as real-time access to legacy data, agility, and the flexibility to meet business demands.

The national police support agency Crimtrac has moved its DNA databases into CCTV-monitored pods at hosting provider Canberra Data Centres. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It is bad enough that a thousand hijacked computers can attack a network and take a business offline, but a security professional proved a single person can do the job. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The IT community has blasted the Federal Government's proposed mandatory Internet filter, and remains cautious but warm to the $43 billion National Broadband Network (NBN). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An informal, low-lying group of sharp minds might be the world's best defence against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, but legal uncertainty is hindering their capabilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Optus spokesman Maha Krishnapillai has told Telstra to "get out of the way" of the National Broadband Network (NBN) adding it will succeed without its help. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Telstra (ASX: TLS) has used colourful language to describe a report that claims it is not required for the success of the National Broadband Network (NBN). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Up to 800 Melbourne Telstra workers took part in a strike over pay and staff cuts today, cutting off access to a T-Life shop and vowing to continue action across the country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sales of the iPad have bashed through the one million mark just 28 days after the device first became available in the US. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Melbourne Telstra workers will strike Wednesday morning in opposition to the telco's pay rise offers and a pending decision to axe 900 jobs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The real social media work in Federal Government will come from agencies and public servants rather than high-level bureaucrats, according to author of the Government 2.0 Taskforce report. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

St George has apologised to customers affected by a technical problem affecting its Internet banking system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

St George Internet banking appears to be intermittently inaccessible for desktop and mobile customers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

iiNet chief regulatory officer, Steve Dalby, has poured cold water on so-called "conspiracy theories" about the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A Perth-based not-for-profit will offer its enterprise in-house built e-health smartphone application for cost-price to hundreds of aged care facilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The controversial three-strikes ban in the secretive Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) appears to have been dropped. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Communications Alliance has release a draft technical paper on the passive fibre infrastructure behind the National Broadband Network (NBN). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An online activist group will use a flash mob on April Fools Day to raise its concerns about the Internet content filter to the general public. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Exetel has filed legal proceedings against Telstra in the Federal Court of Australia for alleged misleading and deceptive conduct. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The National Broadband Network Company (NBNCo) has poured cold water on reports it will contact the employers of prospect executives who attempt to jump ship from other telecommunications providers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An Australian scientist has created an iPhone application to help debunk climate change sceptics' theories. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The communications watchdog has threatened home insulation installers with fines of $2200 if they contact numbers listed on the Do Not Call Register. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Millions of people in developing countries could receive access to free or low-cost telephony services thanks to a new locally-developed wireless mesh network. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

OzLotto's Web site is jammed by punters trying to avoid lengthy newsagent queues for a chance at tonight's $90 million jackpot. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The new Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) chief has poured cold water on claims the organisation is resisting a break from alleged US oversight. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Melbourne company Kogan Technologies will release its Google Android-powered mobile phone by year's end after its attempt to launch the Agora phone last year was crushed by technical problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck has arrived in Sydney from LA to push his US$180,000 application bid to own the .food top level domain name which will brand his restaurant empire. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

NSW Police will have access to a new forensic information database within nine months along with a suite of centralised records management and field imaging systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Eight Australians and five Kiwis have made the cut for the 2009 Google Summer of Code, announced today. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Australian scientific agency the CSIRO reports that a $12 million upgrade to its radio telescope, which will boost bandwidth from 128 MHz to 2 GHz, is almost completed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Debian, Joomla!, PHP, OpenSUSE, Gimp and more! [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports that the Commonwealth Bank of Australia's online portal Netbank Inc. came out to be offline. According to the article, some of the users who attempted to use the system were redirected to an error page while other enjoyed the unimpeded access. It further notes that the portal has been offline to at least some customers and was last offline in December 2008 due to system errors.