Faced with a disparate IT landscape, increasing expectations for service delivery, and capacity-lagging infrastructure, Anne Dwyer, the University of Technology Sydney’s CIO, believed increased corporate governance would ensure the demands of a changing business climate could be met through technology.
Australia’s bioinformatics industry will increasingly rely on open source software as researchers look for inexpensive point solutions that are not just a “black box”, according to delegates at an Australian Technology Park Innovations bioinformatics symposium in Sydney.
Some 75 towns across New South Wales have started accessing the Internet through Linux-based satellite routers in what is said to be largest network of its type in Australia spanning upwards of 800,000 square kilometres.
Wireless LANs might have won fans as an inexpensive mobility solution, but mobile broadband services will attract more attention as they become pervasive over the next five years, according to Gartner Asia Pacific research director Robin Simpson.
With just eight weeks to build a new IT infrastructure, IT manager Brad Burden could choose whether to keep the NEC PABX or switch to new telephony with VoIP.
Linux is set to get an enterprise-grade IP telephony server as converged applications developer Performance Solutions launches its computer telephony integration (CTI) solutions to world markets under the name of IPFX.
Open source software will have to lift its security game if it is to match that of proprietary software, particularly if its use proliferates, according to representatives from global information security companies.
Monash IT managing director John Dowell has boldly declared Australia has an IT skills shortage and that outsourcing is simply a red herring.
After nearly 20 years of mission-critical service, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation will decommission four DEC VAX systems over the next three to six months in favour of commodity Intel machines due to dwindling support and rising maintenance costs.
The University of Tasmania is migrating its legacy ISDN videoconferencing system to IP enabling students to access lecture material from more remote locations, according to director of IT resources John Parry.
Big business might have given Linux a chilly reception in its early days, but interest is bounding ahead for a number of reasons, security and TCO not the least of them. Rodney Gedda looks at the market moves.
With the industry poised to undergo a transition from commodity 32-bit computing to 64-bit, Computerworld's Rodney Gedda spoke to key industry pundits about where the technology is headed
Productivity and business growth isn't just about linking the network to applications and processes but getting the sequence right, according to Cisco Systems' senior vice president of operations, processes and systems, Randy Pond.
There's little TCO difference between Linux and Windows, according to a hosting giant but its customers' preferences fall in favour of Windows.
Develop enterprise ERP applications in-house to avoid vendor lock-in and associated data integration issues, says AirRoad’s national client manager Phil Newman.