Rival Web development and hosting firms merge
Local Web development and hosting service Intervations has acquired rival firm Carl Bratcher Internet Services (CBIS).
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Hosted service launched for oil and gas industries
A hosted IT services offering for the oil and gas industries has been launched in Western Australia.
IT fights for flights
The exclusion of IT departments from the purchasing of self-booking travel applications is hampering adoption by employees, a survey has found.
Intel: processor performance up 300 percent by 2010
By 2010, processor performance will increase 300 percent per watt as users demand eight times more grunt for encoding.
Sydney airport undergoes massive data protection overhaul
The Sydney Airport Corporation knew it had to get serious about storage when it was taking two days to back up its Exchange Server database.
Water supplier labels CRM system a glorified address book
Superior Water Tanks has replaced its CRM system because the previous software was a "glorified address book".
ACS launches ICT certification program
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has launched its Computer Professional program which will offer postgraduate students with 18 months ICT industry experience an accreditation similar to a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA).
Chamber of commerce urges airports to accommodate laptops
ABL State Chamber has sent an open letter to the Federal Minister for Transport, Warren Truss, and the CEOs of Australian airlines seeking urgent storage provisions for laptops on planes.
Banks 'oblivious' to credit card compliance mandate
Widespread confusion in Australia's banking industry about new compliance measures has led to five breaches of the Payment Card Industry (PCI) data security standard.
E-waste lobby demands new laws by 2007
E-waste lobby group, Let's Do IT! has given NSW and Victorian governments until January 1 2007 to mandate computer recycling laws for industry.
Melbourne Uni students offered global employment
The University of Melbourne has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with IT consultancy firm Satyam Computer Services to provide a range of initiatives for students.
Integ swallows WA rival
Telco integrator Integ Communications has acquired rival Western Australian firm Icon Communications.
Australian managers labelled 'gutless innovators' with a fear of transformational change
New research has labelled Australian managers as "gutless" when it comes to transformational change with enterprises choosing to focus on incremental steps.
Jetstar's plight to Honolulu
For the second time this year, Jetstar Airway's Web site suffered downtime for up to an hour and was unable to take online bookings.
WA Water moves to VoIP
Western Australia's Water Corporation has installed 2600 IP telephony handsets in an upgrade of its existing PABX to VoIP.