'Utegate' another reason for CIOs to check their e-mail
Security experts are warning that CIOs may need to revisit their e-mail security following the recent fracas around the ‘Utegate’ affair.
Stories by Tim Lohman
Dept Education, Employment and Workplace Relations set for hardware and services refresh?
A major hardware refresh may be on the cards for the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) following a request for tender seeking to establish a new panel of providers.
CIOs should learn to deal with cash constraint: Gartner
Having a positive ROI may no longer be enough to get your next major ICT project over the line, according to Gartner.
Want cloud success? Look for cloud failures
CIOs looking to find a reliable cloud provider should seek one whose service has already fallen over, according to Dan Foody, vice president at Web services management provider Progress Actional.
Telstra calls for new independent Telecommunications Adjudicator
Telstra has acknowledged wider telecommunications industry concerns about the need for greater equivalence and transparency in its submission to the National Broadband Network: Regulatory Reform for 21st Century Broadband discussion paper.
RailCorp CIO stood down
RailCorp CIO Vicki Coleman is understood to have been stood down following allegations of corruption against her.
Defence to spend $700m on ICT reform
Less than half of the annual $1.2 billion spent by Defence on its ICT is visible to its chief information officer, Greg Farr, a new report has revealed.
Cisco, EMC, VMware form private cloud pact
The current ratio of IT spend on maintaining IT systems against innovation has become unsustainable according to EMC’s Australian president, David Webster.
ACCC approves Voda-Hutch merger
Following a three month investigation, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has given the greenlight for the merger of Vodafone and Hutchinson to go ahead.
USQ turns to Web 2.0 to connect with students
The University of Southern Queensland (USQ) is increasingly turning to social media tools and virtual environments to attract students and improve its services.
Monash eyes video conferencing for collaboration boost
Monash University is upping its use of next generation, high definition video conferencing in an effort to foster greater collaboration between students, lecturers and researchers.
Global Recession an opportunity for IT organisations to skill up?
As the global financial crisis continues to bite and staff are laid off, the question of whether the recession presents an opportunity organisation to pick up some highly skilled workers at fire-sale prices has emerged.
EBay defends online ticket resales
EBay has defended its policies on the reselling of event tickets on its site following the mass posting of AC/DC tickets on its site just hours after the tickets went on sale, and promptly sold out, yesterday.
Ticketek Thunderstruck by AC/DC ticket sales demand
Online ticket sales site Ticketek was this morning paralysed by demand for tickets to AC/DC’s Black Ice Australian tour, which went on sale this morning at 9am.
Greater Dandenong City Council breaks down data silos with new ECM system
Greater Dandenong City Council has moved to breaking down its information silos and foster a more collaborative work practice with the roll out of a new electronic content management (ECM) system.