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  • National Australia Bank group CIO to retire

    The National Australia Bank's group chief information officer (CIO) Ian MacDonald has flagged his intention to retire next year as restructuring at the institution sees his responsibilities distributed among regional CIOs.

  • National Australia Bank replaces CIO

    The National Australia Bank has replaced chief information officer Ian Crouch with the current executive general manager of financial services Australia, Ian MacDonald as part of a management restructure designed to rebuild the reputation of the financial heavyweight.

  • Lawoko lands key National Australia Bank CRM role

    The National Australia Bank has consolidated responsibility for customer relationship management projects across its retail banking and wealth management arms in Australia under one senior executive.

  • Acer bags NAB PC deal

    The National Australia Bank has awarded Acer a contract to supply up to 20,000 desktops and notebooks under a refresh project that is also seeing the institution shift to a Windows XP standard operating environment (SOE) across its Australian business.

  • IT: What's keeping the NAB busy

    The National Australia Bank's information technology operation is targeting leadership skills and enhanced project delivery as crucial elements of its turnaround program, according to a senior company executive.

Blogs (22)

  • Read the blog post - Liam Tung

    Lovesick money mules or guilty conspirators?

    It's official: Australia is an easy target for Russian crime gangs some are even turning Aussie lonely hearts into money mules. But are those "victims" actually guilty?

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Westpac's online failures expose weak points

    Westpac, one of the biggest banks in Australia, experienced multiple hardware failures on Monday and at the end of last week, which caused its online banking service to fall over for hours at a time. What happened to its backup systems?

  • Read the blog post - Steven Deare

    Web 2.0: Emperor's new clothes?

    Commonwealth Bank CIO Michael Harte this week publicly pondered popular Web technologies most IT managers must be looking at and asking "how can these make/save me money?"

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Citibank helps phishers improve their bait?

    It took help from three security experts, Citibank's spokesperson, dozens of e-mails and almost a full working day of investigation to confirm that an e-mail I had seen from Citibank was not actually a clever phishing attempt.

  • Read the blog post - Liam Tung

    Aussie PCs valuable for all the wrong reasons

    When foreign markets are willing to pay twice as much for your exports, it's usually a good sign. Unfortunately for Australia, the goods being traded are compromised PCs but why are Australians worth twice as much as Americans?

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  • Lawoko lands key National Australia Bank CRM role

    The National Australia Bank has consolidated responsibility for customer relationship management projects across its retail banking and wealth management arms in Australia under one senior executive.

  • NAB takes AU$200 million writedown on failed ERP project

    The National Australia Bank has taken a pre-tax writedown of AU$409 million on its software assets for the year as botched initiatives such as its notorious global enterprise resource planning project take their toll on the financial institution's full-year bottom line.

  • HSBC Australia CIO talks bank tech

    Most of Australia's major banks are just beginning massive IT projects which will see them refresh their core banking systems. But as HSBC's Australian CIO Brenton Hush tells ZDNet.com.au, the global bank's local operation is already ahead.

  • Aussie banks: your new security vendor

    It is quickly becoming the norm for Australia's largest banks to offer discounts on or completely free computer security software to boost internet banking security. The question is, why?

  • Analysis: CommBank alone on voice biometrics

    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.

Videos (7)

  • Commonwealth Bank: Michael Harte, CIO

    ZDNet Australia meets with Michael Harte, CIO of the Commonwealth Bank to find out his views on security and sourcing (both out- and open-).

  • Westpac CISO on defence-in-depth

    In this special report, ZDNet Australia presents a three-part exclusive video interview with Westpac Bank chief information security officer, David Backley, in addition to tips and reviews for businesses to thwart security attacks.

  • Westpac CISO on halting phishing

    In this special report, ZDNet Australia presents a three-part exclusive video interview with Westpac Bank chief information security officer, David Backley, in addition to tips and reviews for businesses to thwart security attacks.

  • Westpac CISO on identity theft

    In this special report, ZDNet Australia presents a three-part exclusive video interview with Westpac Bank chief information security officer, David Backley, in addition to tips and reviews for businesses to thwart security attacks.

  • Microsoft denies OOXML has 'proprietary hooks'

    As Australia and various other nations prepare to vote on whether Microsoft's Open Office XML becomes an ISO standard, the Redmond giant is attempting to downplay fears that OOXML adopters will be hooked into the company's technology.

Reviews (50)

  • Helping the public travel smarter

    Smart cards are anticipated to be the next generation in public transport ticketing systems. What are the obstacles faced in implementing them?

  • Mobile Mania: 10 phones reviewed

    ZDNet Australia puts 10 of the best phones on the market today under the reviews microscope. Whatever your mobile needs are, we've got a phone to ponder for you, as well as a look at the first 3G phone on the Australian market.

  • HP Compaq Presario v3000

    An attractive multimedia notebook that won't break the bank.

  • Banking on broadband

    Thousands of SMEs are expected to move to DSL broadband by the end of the year. ZDNet Australia examines the industry and shows how to navigate this competitive and confusing market.

  • Australians leading the world as m-banking wannabes

    A new survey has revealed Australians are more prepared to use m-commerce than most of the world.

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