ACT energy utility ActewAGL has begun the search for a new chief information officer after incumbent Carsten Larsen left last Friday.
Project Phoenix, AGL Energy's four-year revamp of its billing and computer systems, has produced $25 million worth of savings for the gas giant, with 1.6 million customers migrated to the company's new billing platform.
The three Massachusetts Institute of Technology students who have been barred by a court order from discussing subway card vulnerabilities are now free to say what they want.
The federal Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research has flagged plans to replace a desktop computer supply contract held until recently by Dell, as part of a broader move to Windows Vista and Office 2007.
Indian IT outsourcing giant Infosys is building a massive campus in Hyderabad that will employ 25,000 people.
bootstrappr is a new blog that will track the fortunes of Australia's technology start-up scene. We'll hang out at Barcamp and keep an eye on twitter, test out the latest and greatest from Aussie entrepreneurs, and be the first to tell you when they fall in a heap.
Mobile phone companies have seen the green bandwagon go by and are flinging themselves on it faster than you can say "lazy, greenwash-spewing me-too merchants" but in the pantheon of would-be eco-friendly mobile makers, Nokia is coming up with some of the best and worst ideas on the market.
When creating a secure, locked down IT system for something that is directly responsible for handling cash transactions would you choose the most popular, most targeted operating system?
According to research firm Gartner, by 2010 75 percent of organisations will use "full life cycle energy" and CO2 footprint as mandatory PC hardware buying criteria.
The council rubbish truck didn't pick up my bin last week. Instead, the garbage contractor left a big yellow sticker highlighting exactly why my old egg shells, rancid fruit, microwave pizza boxes, an ancient and smelly pair of sneakers, and the odd brick had been left to rot on my property.
Despite having a quality management product on the books at Western Power, no one was using it, causing the energy company to have problems with software development quality.
In the world of processors, attention seems firmly focused on the fast-paced desktop and mobile markets. But that doesn't mean that there's nothing going on in server-land.
Green IT is all about saving the environment, or so we are told. In reality, 'greening' only became popular once companies realised that it provided a benefit they understand well saving cash. Discover everything you need to know about Green IT in this ZDNet.com.au superguide.
Lee Siegel is a cultural critic who has written for The New York Times, Slate and The Nation. However, he is perhaps best known for what happened in 2006 when writing for The New Republic.
In 2020, datacentres are estimated to be cleaner, greener and more flexible but will they be any safer?
Many datacentres and organisations are wasting energy on equipment that is plugged in but not in use. This is poor asset management, says Simon Mingay, research VP, Gartner. Energy consumption can be reduced by between five to 10 percent without investing a single cent, he says.
Most PCs are equipped with power management functions, but people turn them off. Turn them on, says Simon Mingay, research VP, Gartner. Savings can be achieved in datacentres also. Most companies run test and development centres constantly, but some are changing their ways.
Welcome to the CIO Vision Series and congratulations to Cesare Tizi, who was awarded the ZDNet Australia CIO of the Year award for 2007. Tizi was recognised for the work he did while successfully leading Australia's largest energy supplier, AGL Energy, through a period of intense change.
In the coming years, the conference table will be a computer, the whiteboard will be a computer, says Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates.
At the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Orlando, Florida, Dell CEO Michael Dell talks to Gartner research analysts about the company's vision for green IT. Dell explains his company's commitment to being carbon neutral, and his plan to build more energy-efficient desktop and server products.
Toshiba's updated R500 is a remarkably compact and complete machine, making it ideal for business travellers. However, at $3,300 you are paying extra for the privilege of a lighter load, and the screen is a little flimsy.
Dell claims its Vostro 410 is an energy efficient, high performance PC for small businesses. While Dell's efficiency claims seem to be hot air, the 410 is a sleek, zippy and good value PC.
The ReadyNAS range is a perfect addition to a household that needs not just storage, but control over that storage. Now if only Netgear could do something about the price.
The Eee is now faster, looks nicer, and has better battery life. It's also heavier and the keyboard is still too small, but we like it. A lot.
The Lenovo M57 eco is a small form-factor desktop that is promoted by the company as energy efficient. We found it to be a capable and powerful office performer for its size, but with limited upgrade options.
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