News (182)

  • Australian students win global software competition

    A group of Australian students have just been crowned winners of the Imagine Cup, a global competition in software design.

  • Coonan to launch new IT society

    Come October 24, technology professionals will have the opportunity to join IT Pro Australia, an organisation established by powerful US-based lobby group, CompTIA.

  • Interview with Alan Cox

    One of the head programmers behind Linux, Alan Cox talks exclusively to Builder Australia about the uptake of Linux, Microsoft's plans to share its source code and his Linux predictions.

  • WA Central Tafe picks Live@edu

    Central TAFE in Western Australia has decided to go with Microsoft's free hosted email system Live@edu for its 15,000 students and its experience with the email will determine whether other Western Australian TAFEs will also decide to go with the system.

  • Australia: Watch out for Web services

    You may not be widely deploying Web services, but industry experts think you will in the near future. Before you make a move, know the pros and cons.

Blogs (3)

  • Read the blog post - Brad Howarth

    Punchcard: 3D modelling for the rest of us

    Adelaide-based start-up Punchcard is hoping to bring 3D modelling skills to the masses with VideoTrace.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Long a PC, can Telstra become a Mac?

    Last year I opined that, even if Telstra did launch Apple's iPhone 3G, conflicting goals meant it couldn't afford to seriously back the product. This year, Telstra proved me right, and the reason is simple: Australia's biggest telco just wants to be a Mac.

  • Read the blog post - Liam Tung

    Banks are confusing consumers on PC security

    Banks obviously have an interest in making consumers feel safe. They are there to protect the customers' money. They want customers to use their online services, too, because the channel offers a lower cost per transaction than a branch. But giving away free security software to make customers feel safe is probably doing more harm than good.

Features and Case Studies (94)

  • 10 ideas for Australian ICT policy

    There is currently a great deal of gloom and doom about the state of the Australian ICT sector. Here's 10 ideas for moving ahead.

  • Australia: ERP in government

    Phase two of government ERP implementations is set to take off. What can you expect? Also: Find out why one local city council had to ditch Oracle.

  • Using tech to slice spam

    A coalition aiming to junk e-mail unites behind a US law but stumbles over a technology solution.

  • CIO profile: Peter Nikoletatos, Curtin University

    It's been just over 12 months since Peter Nikoletatos moved west to take over the role of CIO at Perth's Curtin University of Technology. Since then, he's been working to manage the inevitable complexities of university IT while making sure he has enough time to keep his head in the clouds.

  • Salmonberry or Samba? What's in a name for Tridge

    Andrew "Tridge" Tridgell, Samba author and recipient of the mantle for Australia's "smartest man in IT", tells how Samba was nearly named Salmonberry, and what the SMB 2 protocol can do.

Reviews (42)

  • Four mid-range servers compared

    What's the best mid-range server on the market? We put machines from Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Lenovo through their paces in our labs.

  • Palm Pre

    With webOS, Palm goes past matching its competitors and offers something more. The Pre might not be a home run, but it is an indication of good things to come.

  • McAfee Internet Security Suite 2008

    McAfee Internet Security 2008 trounces Norton Internet Security 2008, offering a better designed product with more security tools.

  • Microsoft push e-mail demystified

    Even if you've got an older Windows Mobile 5.0 smartphone, push e-mail may just be a download away.

  • Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006

    In this review, we take a look at BizTalk Server 2006 and how well it fits as an EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) and workflow tool for the enterprise.

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