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    One of the world's largest computing grids, capable of streaming the equivalent of three million DVDs a year, was officially launched on Friday in Europe.

  • New CIOs for NHS project

    The UK Department of Health has named the new leadership team that will direct the future of its mammoth e-health initiative, the NHS National Program for IT.

  • Queensland Health fires CIO

    Queensland Health has fired its chief information officer Paul Summergreene, following reports in June that he was being investigated over expense claims.

  • Brazil joins OOXML appeal conga line

    Brazil is to appeal the International Organisation for Standardisation decision to ratify Microsoft Office Open XML, now known as ISO/IEC DIS 29500.

  • Spy chief warns business to tighten IT security

    The head of ASIO has urged business to assess IT security because individuals and nations are targeting the private sector to steal sensitive information.

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  • Can the government solve its IT woes?

    Whatever happens in the election, government departments at both state and federal levels are facing major changes to how they build and manage their IT infrastructure. Is the answer shared services, an increased focus on SOA, enhanced Web delivery -- or just telling everyone in your department to get a clue?

  • Exclusive: Queensland state CIO opens up

    Queensland interim state government CIO Peter Grant and CTO Bob Gurnett tell ZDNet Australia they're making progress on statewide ICT reforms announced last year.

  • What Telstra, others can learn from South Africa

    A mobile telecommunications revolution in Africa is bringing new economic opportunities to the world's most impoverished continent, while providing lessons that can help carriers around the world push into other low-value markets. Brad Howarth reports.

  • IT a blessing and curse: ex-MI5 boss

    Former MI5 boss Stella Rimmington talks about data security, tracking mobile phones and getting 'the tap on the shoulder'.

  • RFID to track army supplies in Iraq

    Australian army troops in Iraq will use radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to monitor the movement of equipment from early next year.

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