Defence gears up to deploy 90,000 thin clients following successful pilot
The Department of Defence has received government approval to roll out secure thin clients to 90,000 Defence personnel across Australia following a successful pilot.
Stories by Byron Connolly
We want people who understand business: ING Direct CIO
ING Direct’s technology boss, Andrew Henderson expects to hire more staff with commerce and arts degrees than strictly science-based qualifications as the $64 billion lender and savings bank invests heavily in private cloud infrastructure.
Water treatment giant bridges language divide
Global water treatment organisation, MWH is planning to deploy an extension to its Microsoft Lync deployment that translates instant messages between staff across 180 offices in 35 countries.
Henley Properties Group solves document control woes
When Jeremy Bree arrived at Henley Properties Group as CIO in 2010, one of his first tasks was to bring some order and control to clunky methods of managing millions of documents.
Vodafone to cut 500 jobs
Vodafone Australia has confirmed that it will cut around 500 jobs, about 10 per cent of its workforce, as part of a restructure announced today by CEO Bill Morrow.
IBM unveils local enterprise cloud service
IBM has launched a new local enterprise cloud computing service – hosted at its data centre in Baulkham Hills in Sydney – suitable for organisations wanting to deploy hybrid cloud models.
Australian Red Cross gets $3M IT boost
Australian Red Cross will deploy new enterprise software as part of an initiative to consolidate its business systems and improve its retail and fundraising services under a $3 million contract.
Australia Post trademark appeal a “tempest in a teapot”
Australia Post’s appeal last month over the Federal Court’s decision that competitor Digital Post Australia has infringed on its trademark is a “tempest in a teapot”, said Digital Post’s CEO Randy Dean.
AARNet helps students and staff cut the cable in Qld hospitals
Australia’s Academic Research Network (AARNet) has expanded its “eduroam” high speed wireless network in several hospitals across Queensland.
ANZ Bank grappling with system issues
ANZ Bank experienced core system issues this afternoon, which impacted its online, goMoney mobile banking and ATM and EFTPOS services across the country, a bank spokesperson has confirmed.
Telstra talks up expanded 4G coverage
Telstra will spend $1.2 billion in fiscal 2013 to extend 4G mobile network coverage to two-thirds of the Australian population, as the telco looks to add to an existing base of more than 500,000 4G customers.
Telstra reports 26 per cent drop in customer complaints
Telstra experienced a 26 per cent reduction in customer complaints in fiscal 2012 and 30 per cent of its interactions with customers are now online, Telstra CEO David Thodey told shareholders this morning at the company’s AGM.
Tasmanian health agency gives external contractors the flick
Tasmania’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has saved hundreds of thousands of dollars by using technology to upgrade its enterprise software in-house rather than spend vital funds engaging costly external IT consultants.
Australia Post's digital mailbox investment ‘speculative’: Analyst
Australia Post is being “attacked by the forces of disruptive innovation” and its investment in a new digital mailbox service – a response to online competition – is quite speculative, according to a Gartner analyst.
PC sales decline as buyers wait for Windows 8
PC shipments across Asia-Pacific declined by 5.6 per cent quarter-on-quarter as buyers wait for Windows 8 and purchase alternative products such as tablets, according to preliminary Gartner figures.