The Commonwealth Scientific Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the Queensland government today stumped up AU$20 million in funding for the Australian e-Health Research Centre (AEHRC), which focuses on developing new ways to improve healthcare using ICT.
Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has come one step closer to defending its patent relating to several Wi-Fi standards, with defendant Buffalo Technology losing a US appeal on the matter.
Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard has pledged the government's ongoing support for a substantial CSIRO innovation program, after reports late last week that it intended to lower the organisations budget by cutting hundreds of millions of dollars out the initiative.
CSIRO has launched a new research department "Minerals Down Under" to keep the Australian resources industry and its employees at the cutting edge up to 2030.
Drug smugglers and terrorists beware: CSIRO has struck an agreement to commercialise scanning technology that uses radiation to x-ray freight in the hunt for narcotics and explosives.
I spent enough time at CeBIT last week to know the telecommunications industry was well represented ... but not always without controversy.
Researchers at the CSIRO are working on a virtual storage technology, designed to improve the security of private documents.
Increasingly sophisticated Web-based collaborative environments are the result of the convergence of a number of different fields. They promise to revolutionise work, research and play.
Storage area networks are redefining the way data is managed within Australian businesses. Find out how SAN will change the way you work.
Can a national ID card protect Australians against terrorist attacks? And can citizens' details be protected by Public Key Infrastructure? We look at the types of hardware and software employed to combat terrorism, and how ports and other critical infrastructure are protected.
It's a business truism that success comes through growth and growth comes through innovation -- but how can you innovate in your use of technology without risking funding, reputation, and your entire infrastructure? Angus Kidman investigates.
Despite showing occasional signs of strain, the Internet has become an integral part of all kinds of business and consumer technologies. How will it change in the years ahead to meet with new demands? We identify some key areas to watch out for.
Nanotechnology is constantly finding itself in the headlines. But are microscopic machines an inevitable part of our future, or just another hype-heavy get-rich-quick ruse?
Australian technology firm, cap-XX, may give the global mobile electronics industry the charge it needs to enable next generation portable computing and wireless devices. Perched on the northern edge of Sydney's silicon strip at Lane Cove, the company has designed a portable power source that will let you operate your mobile phone, laptop or PDA for longer than a conventional battery but charge it in a matter of seconds.
CSI Tracing, Ballmer hunting and Bobcats -- Club Builder
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Australian Govt funds IT start-ups
Google should come clean on datacentres
US shows what OPEL could have been
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