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  • Australia sends troops to combat Microsoft prices

    The Department of Defence's CIO Group, headed up by Greg Farr, will represent the Commonwealth of Australia when negotiating a procurement template for all government agencies.

  • Defence's tech big spenders lock in CEO

    The man in charge of the organisation undertaking one of the largest IT projects in Australia has had his contract extended by the Department of Defence.

  • Defence picks Telstra for exclusive $162m contract

    Telstra is celebrating a victory on two fronts after winning a $162 million contract with the Department of Defence while also denying its rivals a slice of the action, but the telco should consider itself lucky to be part of the natural ebb and flow between multi-sourcing and single-sourcing, according to one analyst.

  • Telstra, CommBank, DoD in secret cyberwar games

    In an unknown location, a handful of Australia's best known companies and government agencies are undertaking secret tests in a mock cyberwar, as the country's infrastructure comes under attack in a simulated online war named Cyber Storm II.

  • Aussie monitoring increases broadband bandwidth

    A NICTA spin-off company, Monitoring Division, has developed a new fibre optic monitoring system that could help bring Australia broadband users closer to the rest of the world.

Features and Case Studies (11)

  • Department of Defence: Greg Farr, CIO (part two)

    In the second part of his interview, Defence CIO Greg Farr talks about outsourcing, the skills crisis and reveals his most urgent IT priority.

  • Department of Defence: Greg Farr, CIO (part one)

    Australian Department of Defence CIO Greg Farr spoke to ZDNet.com.au about how the organisation's networks are kept secure and why virtualisation and green issues are high on the agenda.

  • US Air Force Reserve Command: Colonel John Hayes, CIO

    Colonel John Hayes, chief information officer of the US Air Force Reserve command talks about tapping into the technology expertise of its recruits for the development of innovative ideas, like the military's new 'Emergency Notification' system.

  • 10 critical physical security measures

    When it comes to IT security, physical security is the foundation for our overall strategy. We take a look at 10 of the most essential security measures you should implement now, if you haven't already done so.

  • Defence spending boosts local software firms

    Two Australian software firms are laughing all the way to the bank after inking separate deals with the US and Australian defence departments.

Videos (12)

  • Department of Defence: Greg Farr, CIO (part two)

    Defence CIO Greg Farr (part two) talks about outsourcing, the skills crisis and reveals his most urgent IT priority.

  • Mac clone -- out of the box: Psystar Open Computer

    While the desktop is still legal, Rich Brown unboxes the first Mac clone in years: the Psystar Open Computer.

  • Difference Engine No. 2

    Considered one of the most startling achievements of the 19th century, Charles Babbage's Difference Engine No. 2 has come to life 150 years later. CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi visits the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, to see the machine in action.

  • Department of Defence: Greg Farr, CIO (part one)

    Australian Department of Defence CIO Greg Farr spoke to ZDNet.com.au about how the organisation's networks are kept secure and why virtualisation and green issues are high on the agenda.

  • Mozilla goes mobile

    At the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, Mozilla Foundation Chairman Mitchell Baker talks about the company's plans to enter the smartphone market with Fennec, a mobile version of its Firefox browser. She also discusses how the new, open platform will encourage Web 2.0 application development.

Reviews (5)

  • Can GPS work for your business?

    The GPS system originated as a military application; its business uses now have CIOs interested. How can it can help your business with tracking applications?

  • Search and deploy

    ZDNet Australia looks at software deployment packages designed to help you reduce network administration costs.

  • Microsoft's security chief gets serious

    Scott Charney's carreer has taken him from prosecutor in Bronx County to vice chairman of the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board. Now he's literally looking for trouble as Microsoft's chief security strategist.

  • Network management and debugging

    Because networks increase the number of interdependencies among machines, they tend to magnify problems. As the saying goes, "Networking is when you can’t get any work done because of the failure of a machine you have never even heard of."

  • Clock Your Connection Speed

    Is your ISP delivering on its promises of fast Internet connectivity? Use NetPerSec to call its bluff.

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