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The federal government has paved the way for additional personal details to be placed on its planned health and welfare services access card, but the Minister for Human Services, Joe Hockey, said the government had "no desire" to access or control that information.
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We asked readers to respond with an email indicating what they thought about the government's plan to filter internet content at the ISP level the response was overwhelming.
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A AU$6 million integration project will soon give Victorian businesses easier access to the government departments they need. David Braue weighs in on one of Australia's largest single sign-on deployments.
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The chief executive of PGP, Phillip Dunkelberger, has hinted the company will release a secure instant messaging (IM) application following its re-launch of the brand in June last year.
Personalisation has become an accepted part of technological interaction, but what does the future hold?
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The new wave of hybrid PDA business phones are here. The gadget gurus from RMIT decide who talks the talk.
In this special review, we round up the various authentication devices on the market. From fingerprint scanners, to single sign-on software and biometric technology -- we have the authentication market covered.
Always a contentious topic, we look server-based Internet content filters and some of the reasons why your organisation might want one, or not.
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In this exclusive video interview, Optus chief information officer Lawrie Turner speaks to ZDNet.com.au about being the IT head for Australia's number two telco.
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