Stories by Julian Bajkowski

ACA locks up broadband spectrum

The Australian Communications Authority has imposed further restrictions on the use of wireless broadband spectrum, with assignments for the 3575 through to 3710MHz spectrum band "embargoed" until further notice.

Oracle reinvigorates JD Edwards brand

Applications and ERP managers who are sick of changing brand names in the wake of acquisitions can breathe a sigh of relief, with Oracle coming good on its promise not to kill off the JD Edwards (JDE) brand name.

National spyware tour to bend Coonan's ear

Australian IT managers fed up with purging their networks of spyware are being encouraged to front up and tell officers of the federal Department of IT, Communications and the Arts (DCITA) how bad the situation really is.

Research collapse sours IT jobs lift

Unemployment amongst IT professionals in the research and development and education sectors has nearly tripled in the last two years, taking the gloss off a wider IT jobs recovery.

SAP mulls value-based licencing overhaul

Applications and ERP juggernaut SAP is considering substantial licensing changes and appears set to start experimenting with blended licensing models based on a combination of user headcount and transactional volume across a range of industry sectors.

Intel quietly ships Pentium D with DRM

Microsoft and the entertainment industry's holy grail of controlling copyright through the motherboard has moved a step closer with Intel now embedding digital rights management within in its latest dual-core processor Pentium D and accompanying 945 chipset.

Coonan board cold shoulders overseas vendors

Overseas vendors seeking to influence government IT and communications policy have been publicly frozen out of the policy-making loop, with IT and Communications Minister Senator Helen Coonan opting for a blend of research and business brains in the selection of her ICT Advisory Board.

ABC digital TV bandwidth strained to maximum capacity

Unstable data compression compounded by a lack of high-definition television (HDTV) digital broadcast spectrum has forced Australia's national broadcaster to choke the quality of its digital signal to free-to-air digital television viewers.

Some vendors still fail Kiwi education test

Australian IT managers looking to crack the whip on vendors hoping to reshape enterprises in their own image may care to take a lesson in diplomacy from across the ditch.

Privacy law review tells feds to go it alone

The biggest review to date of Australia's privacy laws has recommended the federal government consider legislating over the top of the states, and finds the current legal situation to be inconsistent, fails in its objectives and negatively impacts on business efficiency.

CSIRO vows to defend US vendor IP raid

Australia's government science organization, the CSIRO has vowed it will defend its international property rights to the hilt following a major legal attack over a patent from multinational wireless networking players Microsoft, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Apple and Netgear.

Parliamentary paperless coup aborted

Australia's elected representatives have shown just how ugly IT cost-cutting exercises can become if users are not consulted. An opt-in option has produced an uneasy truce over attempts to force-march senators onto electronic documents and away from paper.

Beyond average intelligence?

Service oriented architecture is now almost ubiquitously embedded in analytics platforms. Julian Bajkowski takes a look at where the next business intelligence battles may be fought.

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