The network strikes back
New-breed network management vendors are currently locked in a war of words over how to best manage intrusion detection with some of the IT industry's most seasoned security product vendors.
Stories by Julian Bajkowski
Zoo sticks neck out for VPN
Putting a Webcam to work at Sydney's zoos means animal keepers can swap a night on concrete floors for the comfort of their own homes. A virtual private network will let the keepers monitor their charges via the camera.
Remote West gets mobiles boost
As the election thermometer rises, Telstra has upped its expansion of mobile services in Western Australia and launched its network's first solar-powered mobile base station which will deliver CDMA coverage to the Roebuck Plains area in the state's north west.
Vendor top cats on takeover prowl
The relentless march toward consolidation in the IT industry has pundits betting on which computer giants will be here in 2006 and which is a likely takeover target.
Howard seizes control of ICT agenda
With only months until a federal election, Prime Minister John Howard is understood to have brought the strategic control of Australia's telecommunications and IT policies back under the wing of his department.
Privacy Commission slams tenancy database operator
The Federal Privacy Commission has aimed a broadside into the residential tenancy database industry ruling that one of Australia's largest tenancy database operators, TICA Default Tenancy Control Pty Ltd, has breached the Privacy Act and must rectify its information-handling practices.
Banks' e-fraud code of silence stymies action
Australian banks which stubbornly refuse to provide law enforcement authorities and government with comprehensive figures on the incidence of electronic fraud is impeding the fight against cyber crime. It may even encourage e-crooks to target Australia, a conference on ATM security was warned last week.
NSW traffic authority switches to Macs
In what may well be Apple Computer's largest coup in the Australian enterprise space, the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) will deploy 1200 Apple G4 iMacs across 140 registry offices.
Comms Authority considers more wireless broadband spectrum
The Australian Communications Authority (ACA) is to consider opening up more wireless broadband spectrum in metropolitan and regional areas across four frequency bands and is calling for comment from interest parties from industry and interested parties.
Williams to quit as PM takes control of ICT
After only six months in the post, Communications, IT and Arts Minister Daryl Williams will not contest his lower house seat in the forthcoming elections "for family reasons" and has effectively ceded control of the national ICT agenda to the office of the Prime Minister, John Howard.
IT's Hammer time
Getting value out of turfing your old IT kit can be as much about knowing what you have as putting it under the hammer. Julian Bajkowski reports
Spin collides with economic reality
Vendor spin coupled with pressure from CEOs and CFOs to create savings has led to poor offshoring decisions that do not live up to expectations.
IT security strengthens in public sector
Australian enterprises are at substantial risk of being sucker-punched by hackers because of their overly relaxed attitude to IT security the regional director of Check Point, Scott Ferguson, told the inaugural CIO Government Conference in Canberra this week.
Unix heads for regrowth
When it comes to gazing into the crystal ball of the future of IT, few organizations spend as much time or effort as the Brisbane-based Distributed Systems Technology Centre (DSTC), which holds the mantle of Australia's national IT research and development centre.
Service provider eyes SME sector
An all-in-one converged IP business hosting platform is offering small to medium enterprises the opportunity to roll their service provider bills into one as it goes head-to-head with carriers and resellers.