Telstra announces premium SMS consumer safeguards
Telstra has moved to head off further industry regulation through announcing plans to implement new safeguards to protect its customers from unwanted subscriptions to premium SMS services.
Stories by Tim Lohman
NSW govt ups first home owners grant fraud detection
The NSW Government will soon have a new weapon to combat fraudulent claims for the First Home Owners (FHO) grant. The NSW Office of State Revenue (OSR) has announced it has begun implementing a new online name and address search application, Informatica Identity Resolution (IIR), which will allow it to dramatically improve its detection rate on FHO grant fraud.
SOA evolving thanks to cloud computing: Gartner
The growing prevalence of software as a service (SaaS), business process management (BPM) and cloud computing is helping drive service oriented architecture (SOA) adoption, despite a number of high profile failures, Gartner has said.
Thiess data consolidation project passes half way mark
Australian mining, construction and services contractor Thiess has announced it is more than half way through an IT consolidation process that will see it centralise data from some 200 operational sites into a single data centre location.
ACCC questions Hutchison, Vodafone merger
The ACCC has warned that the proposed merger between Hutchison and Vodafone, announced on February 9th, could lead to increased prices for mobile telephony and mobile broadband (MBB).
Telstra goes live with T-Suite SaaS platform
Telstra has announced that its software as a service (SaaS) platform T-Suite has gone live. The platform, launched in beta in November last year, allows organisations to lease software from the telco for a recurring monthly fee.
New phone-based Taxi payment service launches
Taxis.net.au has launched a new service which allows passengers to book and pay for taxi trips using a 3G-enabled mobile phone, PDA, Blackberry or via a PC Web browser.
Financial crisis to drive offshoring market: survey
The current economic crisis may push more Australian jobs overseas as offshore outsourcing becomes ever more attractive, a new study has found.
Internode pumps up Tasmania's data capacity
ISP Internode has announced will be boosting its data capacity between Tasmania and mainland Australia through a new deal with Basslink.
Vodafone, Lebara launch new pre-paid mobile service
Netherlands-based MVNO Lebara Mobile has partnered with Vodafone Australia to launch a new prepaid mobile SIM card service for local and international calls in the Australian market.
Bankwest to cut 400 staff
Bankwest has announced that a “handful” of IT staff and more than 50 IT contractors will be made redundant as the bank deals with the global economic crisis.
Hammond Care implements DR, WAN optimisation
Health care provider Hammond Care has implemented a business continuity solution designed to reduce traffic over its network while integrating with its virtualised server environment.
Cloud computing may spawn compliance as a service
With the growth of cloud computing, enterprises may soon be having conversations about compliance as a service as they seek to deal with the legislative and compliance requirements around protecting personally identifiable customer data.
New security threats, data integration, affecting cloud adoption
Questions around security, vendor openness and cost continue to hold back cloud computing adoption in Australia, according to analyst firm IDC.
Ten years after Melissa, malware, worms still haunt IT
She may be just about to turn 10, but the Melissa virus has given birth to many children since she was born on March 26, 1999.