An Oracle-based system used to administer grants for the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) was not up to the task of monitoring the billions of dollars which has passed through it over the years, the federal auditor-general has said.
IT security company CA (formerly Computer Associates) has made 31 staff redundant from its Melbourne-based research labs.
Software and services giant CA has appointed an insider to replace its former Australia and New Zealand managing director Tony Armfield, who resigned from the role in October.
After two years at the top and 12 years with the company, BMC Software Australia and New Zealand country manager Mike Davies has left the group to return with his family to his Kiwi roots.
Global software giant CA today revealed its local managing director Tony Armfield had resigned his position to pursue what the company described as "other interests".
With each passing day Twitter gains more momentum, more users and more influence. For users of the micro-blogging service, the option of using a leading open-source client is one that is sorely lacking.
If there's fibre running to the node down my street by the end of 2009, I'll eat my own shoes with mustard sauce.
Last week's blog on why consumers might be confused by contradictory messages on computer security from banks drew a few objections from interested parties ones that I thought would be worth responding to this week.
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.
Software vendor CA recently took me for a tour around their AV research centre in Melbourne, where I got to visit their "live virus" room, which was the only place in the building I saw a Mac.
Stephen Conroy's opus on the future direction of Australia's Digital Economy mainly curates existing success stories and government policies, and does little to demonstrate any form of roadmap to take the nation out of the Dark Ages.
Over the last few years we've made a few statements about the requirement for ICT to make it onto the national agenda as a foreign policy issue. Two clear areas stand out as worth exploring.
Gershon's recommendations are consistent with those of other jurisdictions that have undertaken similar reviews, and are aimed at giving the ICT centralisation/decentralisation pendulum a shove back towards the centre. This is, however, easier said than done.
How feasible is it that you could escape paying hefty licensing fees by using software subsidised by advertisements?
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?
Strong passwords are not necessary for online banking, explains Bill Cheswick from AT&T Labs.
Bill Cheswick from AT&T Labs used to be optimistic when it came to security and Windows Vista...
CA's Melbourne office includes one of the largest antivirus research labs in the southern hemisphere. Part of that is a little room that contains numerous filing cabinets stuffed full of 5.25-inch and 3.5-inch disks, each of which contains a "live virus".
Software vendor CA plans to move its Melbourne-based antivirus labs to a new facility after exhausting the space and energy resources at its current location -- by consuming as much power as an average metal-welding factory.
Which OS would you use when you knew your computer would live in the same room as a few hundred thousand viruses?
The StorCenter Pro NAS 450r is a generously-specified appliance running Windows Storage Server 2003. While it scores on performance, it's pricey and lacks capacity.
An affordable intermediate backup device for SMBs who want to take advantage of iSCSI. And with seamless integration and good performance the D2D110 is an excellent addition to any existing backup system.
ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 7 offers a balance between best-of-breed security protection and ease of use, providing the home user with superior protection that's light on system resources.
CA Antivirus 2007 provides a good antivirus engine, adequately protecting your desktop from basic malicious viruses and worms. But the application has a few interface glitches and provides less-than-optimal technical support.
AVG Anti-Virus 7.5 Professional Single Edition is a pretty good, no-frills virus scanner. But you'll need to purchase antispyware software for complete malware protection.
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