A report by NSW auditor-general Peter Achterstraat has criticised Sydney Water's implementation of a Siebel customer relationship management system which is running $34 million over budget and one-and-a-half years over schedule.
Australian Attorney General Robert McClelland yesterday launched an in-depth Cyber Security Strategy for the nation, supported by a new Computer Emergency Response Team to rival the existing AusCERT.
James Packer has indicated he wants to continue the fight over the collapse of One.Tel, maintaining he was "profoundly misled" about the financial position of the company.
NSW Minister for Education, Verity Firth, today said that the government had signed on Telstra to bring fast broadband to over 1.2 million students.
A landmark court ruling over the One.Tel collapse has brought its special purpose liquidator closer in his pursuit of Lachlan Murdoch and James Packer on behalf of creditors.
The government needs to stop looking at IT as a necessary evil or the place to remove costs when the Treasurer comes calling.
As we know, farmers are such bleaters. They bleat as much as the four-legged woolly things in their paddocks. If it's not the weather, it's the strength of the dollar! Nothing is ever right. Likewise with rural broadband.
For Australian start-ups looking for venture capital, 2009 was a very bad year. 2010 may be no better.
It was interesting to witness Conroy's recent enthusiasm to spruik the NBN's role in supporting the Smart Grid, Smart City initiative. What a pity that Conroy hadn't yet seen the damning report from the Victorian auditor-general about that state's smart-meter roll-out.
In the second of our two programs looking at the Senate Inquiry into the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment Bill, we hear from shareholders, bureaucrats and industry groups.
Federal finance minister Lindsay Tanner says the government will beef up the independence of the Future Fund to remove doubt over its ability to make its own decisions, particularly on Telstra.
When you really get down to it, former Victoria Police chief information officer Valda Berzins and her offsider John Brown aren't so different from many other IT managers in the public sector.
Antivirus software manufacturers all claim to protect us against threats, but how well do they actually perform? We put six popular business internet security packages to the test.
Boss of internet service provider Exetel, John Linton, says the National Broadband Network should be handed to the only company that can build it Telstra and he's not impressed by NBN Co chief Mike Quigley.
Australia's IT services market has come through its relatively mild financial crisis relatively unscathed, and certainly in much better shape than it could have ever anticipated.
Sue Gardner, executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation, defended Wikipedia co-creator Jimmy Wales who is under fire for allegedly misusing foundation funds.
SCO is back from the dead with $100 million in funding, Bruce Schneier explains how infinite number theory relates to security and Dr Dan arrives to offer some Wii tips.
Merle Singer of Dimension Data and Kerrie Nelson, principle of the Giant Steps school, talk about their involvement with the IT Fund for Kids.
Antivirus software manufacturers all claim to protect us against threats, but how well do they actually perform? We put six popular business internet security packages to the test.
Nokia's E51 combines business functionality with a well appreciated serving of style, making it a highly desirable phone.
While the speed and pricing plans make it appealing for those who aren't deskbound, Unwired's Wireless Card is cruelled by the lack of true mobility and the Sydney-only coverage, which itself is undeniably patchy.
Databases are by no means an easy product category to understand. Many of the big players now offer free or "light" versions of their databases, but comparing them all is no easy task -- as we found out.
If you manage a lot of corporate desktops, then Novell's Linux Desktop is well worth a look -- particularly if you're happy with ZENworks. Linux pricing and Novell's corporate-style support could make this a useful option for business.
Google Chrome OS demonstration
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