Abolishing the previous government's national identity card dubbed the Access Card means Labor will save over AU$1 billion, according to the Federal budget.
The scope of a closely watched survey of computer crime and security in Australia has been expanded with critical infrastructure providers in particular urged by the Attorney-General's Department to participate.
The Auditor General's Office has teamed up with Queensland-based AusCERT to create a national information security alert scheme, to be launched on Thursday.
Victoria's RMIT University yesterday announced an overhaul of it's troubled Academic Management System (AMS).
The NSW budget has been even more lucrative to ICT than at first glance, according to a new analysis, which estimates the total tech expenditure for this year at almost AU$1.5 billion.
It looks like AusCERT and GovCERT have worked out their issues and are no longer stepping on each others' toes.
The ever-decreasing cost of storage might look like a useful development for the cash-strapped IT manager, but in fact the falling bucks per gigabyte figure can carry a hidden sting in the tail.
Ahead of the election, with promises for nationwide broadband networks and digital revolutions in schools, the ICT industry could hope the government was on their side. But now the glamour of a sparkling new government has worn off, how ICT-friendly is the Rudd government really?
John Turato, Vice President of Technology for Avis-Budget Group talks about managing technical operations for a rental fleet of more than 400,000 vehicles worldwide. Turato also discusses transformation at the rental car operator, and his other role, Chairman of the OpenTravel Alliance, a group of companies developing web 2.0 standards for the online travel industry.
Australian businesses are struggling to come up with innovative ways to deal with budgetary constraints, yet still fund the IT infrastructure they need.
It's becoming harder to meet expansion plans when the money pot continues to dry but IT manager Neil Lappage shares some tips on how you can continue spending despite a financial crunch.
Here are some great strategies for finding more time, money, and other resources when budget cuts and other restraints put your next project at risk.
Toshiba, who built one of the world's first notebooks, clearly has a head start in the race to put a laptop on every desk. The AU$1,210 Satellite M300 is a step in the right direction, being a modest, yet high quality desktop replacement at a reasonable price.
We set the specs and the price and had a look at what Australia's PC vendors could come up with in terms of performance
The Siemens A55 is a budget-level mobile phone with a suprising array of features for its price point. Check out our Australian review.
Need a new server but only have AU$2500 to spend? The range of options is surprisingly good as long as you're willing to do without some of the fancy features.
Sony's stylish 3-megapixel Cyber-shot DSC-P32 offers more versatile shooting options than you would expect from a budget camera.
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