After accountant bodies issued the Australian Taxation Office an ultimatum to dramatically improve its poor online and telephony services, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) sped up the launch of a new tax portal.
EDS' profit warning last month caused analysts to warn clients to keep an eye on the service provider. However, local major customer Commonwealth Bank remains quiet on the issue.
The Australian Computer Society wants the Federal Government to acknowledge and strive to improve the level of professionalism within its IT staff.
Web site defacement is on the rise and IT departments are finding their resources stretched in dealing with the issue, according to security experts.
User power looks like it's making an impact.
In recent months large software vendors, such as Oracle and Microsoft, have tried revising licensing models that could see a dramatic rise in costs for their customers. However, it's been a month of progress for the customer resistance movement.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics confirmed the IT&T industry activity was significantly depressed for 2000 to 2001 with profits falling compared to figures recorded for the sector between 1998 to 1999, according to figures released Thursday.
Australia's low, and slipping, levels of intellectual property and technology production has increased the ICT balance of payment deficit.
For IT managers who have risen from the ranks of the technical professional, leading other technical gurus can be a daunting task.
Beware of vendors that offer entire product suites for "next to nothing". It is a trap that snares IT managers into paying high maintenance costs that spiral each year.
In the face of harsh criticism from the Federal Opposition, Department of Defence CIO Patrick Hannan admits there have been mistakes at conception of IT projects that have lead to them running late and over budget.
Whilst facing an Upper House Inquiry into child protection systems, the NSW Department of Community Services (DoCS) has appointed consultancy firm Accenture to replace a 15-year old "outdated" system.
Antivirus software vendors are at an impasse on whether virus threats are up or down.
Big business is pushing its desktops way beyond the average three-year lifecycle due to cost and time pressures.
Microsoft is 18 months ahead of its rival Sun Microsystems with its Web services products, but developers still have some way to go in getting their head around the technology, according to president of Microsoft .Net users group, Adam Cogan.
Microsoft is 18 months ahead of its rival Sun Microsystems with its Web services products, but developers still have some way to go in getting their head around the technology, according to president of Microsoft .Net users group, Adam Cogan.