AGIMO releases Government 2.0 Primer
The Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) has unveiled a Government 2.0 primer document aimed at getting federal and state agencies up to speed on collaboration and Web 2.0 tools.
Stories by Hamish Barwick
Parliamentary Services on server consolidation drive
The Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) plans to consolidate its physical servers from 300 to 150 by 2011.
SOA rewards available, just not immediate: Westpac CIO
Westpac CIO, Donna-Maree Vinci, has urged her counterparts to persist in implementing service-oriented architecture (SOA), even if the rewards aren't available immediately.
In pictures: CeBIT IT Security Conference 2010
The annual CeBIT security conference brought together IT experts from companies as diverse as Qantas and AMP.
Woolworths embraces social media
Getting on the social networking bandwagon was a long time coming for Woolworths Group (ASX:WOW), admits information security manager, Peter Cooper.
Family Court to replace IBM database servers
The Melbourne Family Court of Australia is undertaking a rip and replace of its midrange IBM pSeries database servers which support business systems including Family Law Casetrack, Federal Law Casetrack and Finance One.
TechnologyOne takes on Cloud competitors
ASX-listed business software provider TechnologyOne (ASX:TNE) has restructured its business as it sets its sights on winning Cloud business from overseas vendors such as SAP and Oracle.
WA Attorney-General embarks on telephony rip and replace
The Department of the Western Australian Attorney-General in Perth is looking at options to replace its aging PABX telephony setup.
Global Switch to build second Sydney data centre
Data centre provider Global Switch has received approval from the NSW Department of Planning to build a $300 million data centre in Sydney.
Unisys: Consumerisation of IT to drive mobile security investments
Increasing levels of cyber crime, compliance requirements, and an explosion in usage of consumer devices and applications in the workplace will drive investments in security offerings in 2011, according to a Unisys report.
Centrelink rolls telco contracts into one
Centrelink has made the decision to bring together several telecommunication contracts including telephony services, carriage services, managed contact centre and video conferencing.
Immigration Department moves to electronic visa processing
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) is considering a move to electronic only visa and citizenship applications.
New mobile service provider justifies entrance to market
Latest Australian mobile entrant Amaysim claims there is room for the company in the crowded mobile service provider market.
Pike River NZ mine robot reconnaissance hits snag
A military robot sent into the collapsed Pike River mine on New Zealand’s West Coast to survey conditions for the 29 trapped miners has broken down, mine officials have said.
TechnologyOne posts full year revenue of $135.8 million
A number of customer wins and sector specific software development has boosted TechnologyOne’s (ASX:TNE) full year results for the year ended 30 September.