Computerworld Australia's hot jobs round-up: 9 January 2012
A look at the hot IT jobs around Australia this week
Stories by Computerworld Staff
Govt launches new website to extinguish bushfire arson
The Federal Government has unveiled a new website aimed at reducing the number of deliberately lit bushfires in Australia.
Top 10 Influential: Australian data centres, Cloud expansion
While data centres and Cloud computing are not new kinds of technology, they did generate plenty of stories during 2011 as operators began to turn fresh ground for new data centre sites while faced with the Gillard Government’s incoming Carbon Tax.
ACMA releases discussion paper on numbering system
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) released a discussion paper seeking comment on three proposed changes to Australian phone numbers.
Top 10 Influential 2011: NBN
No technology topic (with the possible exception of the Cloud) has generated more Australian headlines and stories in 2011 than the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Tel.Pacific and gotalk to merge
Telecom service providers Tel.Pacific (ASX:TPC) and gotalk are to attempt a merger following a deal announced to the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) today.
Tasmanian Dept of Education opts to secure with Symantec
The Tasmanian Department of Education has chosen security vendor Symantec’s Endpoint Protection solution to secure schools.
Top 10 Influential 2011: Apple vs. Samsung
Two of the world’s largest contenders in the consumer electronics arena, Apple and Samsung, have kept audiences all over the globe hanging on every detail in their legal battle over the infringement of a number of patents. The court case is far from over but has continued to occupy the news agenda this year, qualifying it as one of top ten stories for 2011.
Update: Galaxy Nexus 4G LTE finally goes on sale Thursday
The Galaxy Nexus, the first phone to run the latest version of Android, will finally go on sale Thursday from Verizon.
Optus to offer iPad 2
Australia’s number two telco, Optus, has finally jumped on the iPad 2 bandwagon making the device available for Australian customers from today.
Lenovo ThinkPads to be deployed across NSW students
Lenovo will distribute its new ThinkPad X130e laptop to more than 60,000 students across NSW in 2012.
In brief: Latrobe City Council acquires Open Windows on the Azure Cloud
Latrobe City Council in Melbourne has selected contract software management company, Open Windows, to provide end-to-end contract management solutions on the Windows Azure Cloud to replace its manual contract and tender processes.
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