Westmead Children's Hospital sign with Lexmark
Printer manufacturer Lexmark has signed a five-year contract with Westmead Children's Hospital to supply 260 printers and multifunction devices as part of an effort to improve patient safety.
Stories by Darren Pauli
Manufacturing, communications and media to lead CRM adoption by 2011
As CRM becomes mobile, Australian adoption rates remain under 10 percent and still lag behind the US. However, Goldmine senior director Paul Petersen says the technology is less than two years from mass-market appeal, and says consumers are beginning to realize CRM's benefits, such as lead generation, by deploying it over multiple systems.
Users scoff at Microsoft's Linux IP claims
IT managers have slammed Microsoft's claims that Linux source code infringes on its intellectual property, and have criticized Novell's deal with the company saying it grants validity to the claims.
Payment provider streamlines processes with ITIL
New Zealand business transaction and payments systems provider Synergy is implementing an ITIL and ISO framework to improve its IT governance, enterprise architecture, and to manage its integrated service management processes.
Vic councils can spam with network device
Hobsons Bay City Council in southern Victoria has deployed two Ironport C100 e-mail security appliances to assist the IT department to meet its SLAs by reducing mail routing times.
NAB to roll out 30,000 new Eftpos terminals
The National Australia Bank will roll out some 30,000 Sagem Monetel EFT930 Eftpos terminals over the next year.
Innovation: panacea or pitfall?
Are you or your business an innovator? Would you be prepared to invest time and money into large-scale innovation projects to give the whole company a makeover? If so, you could be killing your business. Industry expert Jan Kolbusz (ex-Sealcorp Holdings, Ernst & Young, Baxter, Asgard, WA Treasury and Education Department) discusses the pitfalls of the enterprise-wide initiative.
Forensic medicine institute deploys asset management tool
To ensure compliance with international laboratory standards, the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (VIFM) has deployed a cross-platform asset management solution.
ACT land authority maps out spatial compliance
The ACT Planning and Land Authority (ACTPLA) has purchased a hosted mapping service to improve application development and access to local spatial data.
Local Microsoft boss vamooses to the US
Microsoft is looking for a local managing director to replace Steve Vamos as he moves to the company's online division in Seattle in April next year.
The ICT talent war
The ICT battlefield has shifted from a war for talent to a war for resources; and you better be prepared. ICT recruitment firm Best International managing director John McVicker says the solution is three fold; create a workplace that encourages IT-skilled people to work for longer, make the IT industry more attractive to generation Y and skilled workers from other industries by offering greater flexibility, and capitalize on overseas talent.
Diary co-op extends IT outsourcing contract
New Zealand diary exporter Fonterra Co-operative Group has extended its seven-year $480 million outsourcing contract to 2015.
NZ Telecom upgrades to speech IVR
Telecom New Zealand has implemented new-generation speech recognition IVR technology with a $40,000 pilot project aimed at streamlining call centre operations.
Users taking advantage of falling tape prices
Despite quadrupling earnings in the last quarter, Hewlett Packard's storage business grew by just one per cent.
Sydney Foreshore Authority standardizes data suite
Spiralling support costs forced the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority to standardize its software and replace an old CRM application that was based on Lotus Notes.