Commonwealth Bank of Australia's extended internet banking outage earlier this year affected the remuneration of its top technology tsars, including chief information officer Michael Harte, the executive revealed today.
Nortel's outgoing Australia and New Zealand chief today said he thought the company's Asia-Pacific operations were in good stead to weather the economic storm ahead, but he wasn't prepared to guess how rough it would be.
Troubled network hardware maker Nortel Networks today said it had made the role of its Australia and New Zealand chief Mark Stevens redundant and he would not be replaced.
Nortel has reassured Australian customers that it's business as usual for its local operation, despite filing for bankruptcy protection in North America and entering administration in the United Kingdom.
Mining giant Rio Tinto has released a statement saying it intended to "postpone" its $371 million automated train project in WA in response to an economic slowdown.
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The major security flaws suffered by the Big Brother Web site are the most recent example of an apparent "launch first, fix later" approach within Channel Ten. But a chequered history with the Web may help explain the problems.
In the second part of his interview, Defence CIO Greg Farr talks about outsourcing, the skills crisis and reveals his most urgent IT priority.
When you're in charge of buying 2,000 desktops should you go for an assortment of vendors, or stick to just one? City of Melbourne's desktop services manager, Ashe Potter, says using a single supplier is cheaper, easier and less hassle to manage.
Will the increasing popularity of the Firefox open-source browser propel it into mainstream businesses or will Microsoft up its game to compensate?
Andy Hertzfeld, co-creator of the Macintosh, talks about his work on the Mac, his reasons for writing a book on it and the reaction from his former co-workers.
A new security problem that exploits Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser has shaken the online banking community. Perhaps it's time to explore other options?
A little late to the party, Apple's redesigned 17-inch MacBook Pro joins the 15-inch model with a redesigned aluminium body, new trackpad with expanded functionality, and a dual graphics set-up for either longer battery life or better performance.
The much-hyped Google Android phone operating system will hit Australia on 29 January 2009, in the form of the Kogan Agora and Agora Pro. At first glance, this looks to be one of the most exciting products of the year.
The Dell Inspiron 13 is great for those hampered by a tight budget, but who still want a competent and power-efficient thin-and-light notebook with a decent design.
A handheld with good features for the business user, but those who want the latest HSDPA and GPS options may have to look elsewhere.
With a faster processor, the Xda Zinc has a slight performance edge over the Dopod 838 Pro but falls short by a slight margin in terms of aesthetics. Unless you're looking for a QWERTY handheld, there are more options out there.
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