The man in charge of the organisation undertaking one of the largest IT projects in Australia has had his contract extended by the Department of Defence.
Microsoft said on Wednesday that it has bought Kidaro, a company that helps businesses manage their collection of virtual machines.
Australia's software piracy rate is dropping, but not as aggressively as some in the industry would like.
The Department of Defence is seeking proposals from vendors to provide extensive systems upgrades, services and support for its military integrated logistics information system, an IT project it has described as one of the largest currently underway in Australia.
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Just a week out from Remembrance Day, the Australian War Memorial has announced that Alphawest will overhaul its content management systems and is on the prowl for storage platforms to preserve 100 terabytes of data.
Woodside has signed a three-year AU$30 million deal with IT services outsourcer CSC.
PC maker Dell will spend around US$340 million, on a software asset-management company, in a bid to simplify dealings with its customers.
Chinese authorities, with the assistance of the FBI, have cracked a piracy ring allegedly responsible for manufacturing and distributing more than US$2 billion-worth of counterfeit Microsoft software.
Constructing a new head office was a natural step in Bendigo Bank's growth. However, the bank's IT team was forced to do some creative thinking in figuring out how to upgrade and move its 20 terabyte storage area network (SAN) to the new data centre at the bank's new headquarters.
ZDNet Australia meets with Michael Harte, CIO of the Commonwealth Bank to find out his views on security and sourcing (both out- and open-).
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Leasing computer equipment makes sense in a lot of situations, but the process needs to be managed as carefully as an actual purchase. These tips will help your organisation make sound leasing decisions.
New technology gains legitimacy when it solves real business problems, but becomes indispensable when it offers to take that business in completely new directions. Such has been the case at Maroochy Shire Council, where a quite conventional thin-client rollout is now facilitating new ways of working for employees in the office and on the road.
Most critical business processes now depend on IT to some extent so it's no surprise that companies are recognising they must have effective control over technology. IT Service Management (ITSM) is increasingly being used as a framework for bringing IT in line with business strategy.
Maintenance work is a major expense for BlueScope Steel but thanks to a $1.1 million investment in resource management software by its primary maintenance contractor, Transfield Services, things have been looking up.
Today's smart phones are less about ring tones and more about extending your corporate applications well and truly into the field. Say goodbye to the deskbound worker -- and hello to a potential data and security nightmare, warns David Braue.
To winemaker De Bortoli, Linux has provided the opportunity to save money and free up IT staff.
Intel vPro promises to ease desktop management for IT managers but does it really stack up? We review Optima's first vPro machine to find out.
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.
This imaging work-flow application isn't the Holy Grail many hoped it would be, but Apple Aperture could make life easier for photographers who need to sort through large numbers of photographs quickly and efficiently.
SQL Server 2005 will cost more but why aren't customers complaining?
Does your company's human resource management functions need to be automated? We look at what you need to consider, and three packages to help you do it.
If your company needs to manage a large collection of multimedia files, FotoWare's solution is powerful, quick and easy to use.
Security patches are a big worry: they come out at odd times, they suck up your bandwidth, and just occasionally they break things. We look at patch management packages to ease the burden.
Sure you know how many PCs are on your network, but can you say for sure how many have out-of-date licenses or pirated software?
video An SD Card slot add-on that turns a Palm device into a bar code scanner.
ZDNet Australia looks at software deployment packages designed to help you reduce network administration costs.
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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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