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The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has recently dumped an irregular array of network management servers using open source software for an appliance-based solution from vendor Infoblox.
The Queensland Police Service (QPS) will add a business intelligence (BI) layer onto its core records management system used for basic police duties.
Brisbane-based hospital group Mater Health Services has flagged a wide-ranging upgrade of its internal network as it standardises on kit from vendor Cisco Systems.
An Australian medical team's use of a mobile phone-based diagnosis system is bearing dividends in the tsunami-devastated Indonesian region of Banda Aceh, with 70 patients processed to date.
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.
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Non-profit organisations are keen to take advantage of emerging technologies such as social networking for fundraising and software as a service for administration, but a lack of perceived support options is keeping them away from open source software and focused on traditional providers such as Microsoft.
Microsoft is gearing up to hold another series of security summits in Australia amid concern over a serious IE flaw and criticism of the time taken to deal with security issues.
Microsoft wants customers to "overcome their fear" regarding security and proceed with wireless implementations.
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