Stories by Nadia Cameron

New MS program masters IT professionals

Aiming to give existing IT professionals a new way to further their skills and gain accreditation, Microsoft and Charles Sturt University have launched a Masters level program in Networking and System Administration.

.NET puts education admin on the Web

What do you get when you cross an education administration system with .NET? A scalable Web-based management solution applicable to an entire spectrum of educational institutions, Australian software developer MXL claims.

Australian ICT products and services get tested

Australian businesses looking to evaluate and ready their ICT products and services for the international market may have a way of certifying success, thanks to a new consortium of public, community and private organisations launched last week.

HP Australia pushes .NET

Aiming to become an architectural leader in the application development space, Hewlett-Packard is throwing its weight and investment dollars behind developing applications and infrastructure for Microsoft’s .NET framework over rival platform J2EE.

HP Australia pushes .NET

Aiming to become an architectural leader in the application development space, Hewlett-Packard is throwing its weight and investment dollars behind developing applications and infrastructure for Microsoft's .NET framework over rival platform J2EE.

Vamos selection a "natural progression of events"

Microsoft's decision to remove Paul Houghton from the Australian managing director's position and replace him with current ninemsn boss Steve Vamos has been described by industry analysts as an unsurprising turn in a natural chain of events.

Telstra invests $10 million into the bush

Following the results of the recently released Estens Inquiry, Telstra has announced it will invest $10 million into improving broadband services for its outer metropolitan and regional customers.

Employment Department takes on .NET

Providing greater functionality for the end-user by utilising the Web while ensuring the privacy of its employment information data were key factors in the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations’ (DEWR) decision to implement Microsoft’s .NET into its next-generation employment systems.

RC5-64 bit key's strength questioned

Distributed.net's successful attack on RC5-64 bit encryption code has cast a shadow of doubt across the effectiveness of 64-bit keys for securing sensitive data.

Controlling the atmosphere in Antarctica

Furthering its studies into global atmospheric change by implementing a new VHF radar at the Davis station, Antarctica, is one of many key initiatives the Australian Antarctic Division's (AAD) Atmospheric Sciences Division has scheduled in for this summer. Yet as researchers pool their concentration into deploying the radar and exploring the atmosphere, the division's technicians are hard at work crafting unique IT control systems which not only run the equipment, but also manage the volumes of information being generated.

Public wireless proliferates

A barrage of public wireless access services based on the 802.11 "WiFi" standard have hit Australian shores, with new retail hopefuls unleashing a plethora of products and services into the marketplace this month.

Connect hooks up customers to SHDSL

Traditional users of ISDN or DDS services and businesses looking for a reliable high-speed alternative will be the biggest winners from symmetrical broadband services, it is claimed.

Patrick takes asset management to the Max

Patrick Corporation is implementing a new asset management solution across its stevedore operations in a bid to improve its waterfront operations and lower asset maintenance costs.

Corel hatches licensing agreements of its own

Seizing upon negative market response to Microsoft's latest software licensing changes, Corel has announced a special trial offer of its WordPerfect 10 product for Microsoft Enterprise Agreement holders.

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