Two cards containing microprocessors that generate one-time passwords are being touted to Australian banks as possible replacements for tokens and passwords delivered by SMS — and one is already being trialled by Visa.
The Intel-backed Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI) program is now active in Australia, but participating vendors concede the hardest work still lies ahead as the green-focused consortium pursues the program's goal of slashing Australia's IT-related greenhouse emissions by 50 per cent in the next two years.
SAP has revamped its certification program, introducing an e-learning option — although students who want to sit the course at home will be disappointed.
NAB has followed ANZ by taking the plunge into mobile banking, introducing a text message banking service which has already signed up 1,100 users since its introduction yesterday.
It is more important for online banking to make customers feel secure than make those customers actually secure, according to the head of technology at Commonwealth Bank's New Zealand subsidiary, Auckland Savings Bank (ASB).
Hypervisors are just the skirmish before the virtualisation war proper, according to vendors and analysts, with virtualisation management set to pull in the big bucks in years to come.
The mainframes at the heart of some companies are decades old, but removing them is a massive ordeal which one HP exec likens to a heart transplant — a necessary yet painful operation many companies are loath to undergo.
Foreign dignitaries, guests of major sponsors and Olympic officials alike will be given a modified PDA at this years Beijing Olympics, which will allow organisers to track their movements and make it easier to arrange a cab.
The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has announced that current CEO, Sheryle Moon, will be departing at the end of this week.
Sage has announced a strategy revamp which it hopes will take the CRM debate beyond hosted-versus-on-demand.
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The Commonwealth Bank stands alone as the only top tier bank in Australia with its sights on biometrics as a means to improve security for its customers -- but critics say the technology is still too young.
Lenovo is moving away from its business origins with the launch of a new consumer oriented PC line, dubbed the "Idea" range, later this month.
Financial organisations are slowly embracing the notion of unified communications, but significant organisational hurdles remain
It's one thing to know your datacentre is important to your company's day-to-day functioning, but something altogether different to risk disrupting critical services worldwide when circumstances force you to move the entire infrastructure.
Company directors undervalue their IT staff and still believe that automation will help them cut IT budgets without affecting their core business, according to David Boyles, chief information officer of ANZ Bank from 1998-2004.
Networked storage solutions maker Network Appliance managing director Simon Green is set to assume a broader set of duties beyond Australia and New Zealand.
Data management provider CommVault Systems bagged a whopping 48 new customers in Australia and New Zealand between April and June, the company said in a statement.
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En route to Melbourne this weekend, Formula 1 team AT&T Williams' lead driver Nico Rosberg hopes to power ahead thanks to a new sponsorship deal with Lenovo.
Intel today launched the vPro desktop platform in Australia and New Zealand, claiming the technology will reduce support costs, improve hardware security and make PCs easier to manage. However, newly found partner Apple has no plans to include vPro in its line of offerings.
If you're looking to replace monitors or roll out new PCs, it's hard to go past one of these 15-inch LCD monitors. But is the 15-inch form factor in danger of becoming extinct?
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In recent months, wireless networks have received a boost as products based on the 802.11g standard--capable of 54Mbps--have come into the mainstream. Are you ready for fast wireless?
You've got a lot invested in that current infrastructure, but there are those who are telling you it's time to upgrade. When is really the right time?
Personalisation has become an accepted part of technological interaction, but what does the future hold?
Prices are dropping, quality is improving, and vendors are even starting to offer warranties on dead pixels. Next time you upgrade monitors, flat panel LCDs are definitely worth a look. Read our Australian review.
Few managers consider it a sexy area, but well-planned storage systems are critical to the functioning of businesses of all sizes. How has storage technology evolved and how can you plan the right system at the right price?
Satyam Computer Services has taken a big step towards dispelling fears that foreigners will eventually takeover Australia's IT industry.
Salesforce.com CRM continues to attract converts, but has the competition caught up?
ANZ CIO Peter Dalton thinks the bank may have an answer to improve retention of key IT staff -- send them to other companies.
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In the second part of his interview, Defence CIO Greg Farr talks about outsourcing, the skills crisis and reveals his most urgent IT priority.
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