Apple has finally granted the wish of business users who have craved the coolness of the iPhone but couldn't live without push e-mail.
More and more governments around the world are requiring their agencies to use free or open source software and use proprietary software only as a last resort. Microsoft is working overtime to quell the revolution.
The NSW government has detailed progress on its plans to implement a four-year state-wide information and communications technology (ICT) plan and reform e-procurement as part of a wider strategy to save the state AU$2.5 billion in public sector costs.
The Queensland Government has signed a whole of government memorandum of understanding with Microsoft for the future purchase of software and services from the Redmond-based giant.
In the hopes of getting a larger slice of the Federal government pie, IT services company CSG Limited has bought Canberra-based outsourced printer management business ATI Group.
A reader suggested a key test to structural separation to compare shareholder return for BT with that of Telstra, providing a presumptive analysis of whether separation was a Good Thing or a Bad Thing. This was a great idea that I had to try.
With all the excitement over the iPhone, few people have noticed that 1 July was the 11th anniversary of the deregulation of Australia's telecommunications market.
What a difference a decade makes.
As expected, Senator Stephen Conroy -- who made a career out of picking holes in the actions of his predecessor Helen Coonan -- was named to Kevin Rudd's front bench, bearing the interesting new title of Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (BCDE).
Last week, a family friend rang for some technical help. "Telstra sold me this wireless Internet service and they promised it would work both at my home and at my office," he said. Said home is in the Melbourne CBD, and said office is in Kyneton, a lovely town about an hour away from Melbourne.
Australian Customs CIO Murray Harrison dislikes SLAs and runs away if a vendor talks to him about innovation. In this interview, he also explains why getting excited about gadgets can be dangerous and talks about how Customs' outsourcing strategy has evolved.
In the second part of his interview, Defence CIO Greg Farr talks about outsourcing, the skills crisis and reveals his most urgent IT priority.
Centrelink, Australia's welfare payment organisation, deals with millions of transactions and billions of dollars every week. CIO John Wadeson recently spoke to ZDNet.com.au about the challenges of running one of the country's largest IT infrastructures.
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?
Candidate calls for more "innovative economy".
At RSA 2008 in San Francisco, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff discusses a new directive focusing on an early warning system to identify cyberattacks before they start.
Google Docs is a fantastic free online application that offers some exciting features. However, by virtue of being an online application, users with a slow connection will experience lag, and Docs still doesn't contain enough functionality to be a replacement for today's mainstay office suites in most businesses.
The prices are coming down which means LCD monitors are fast becoming standard on the desktop. And business-grade 19-inch monitors are holding their own when it comes to the desktop market. We review 10 flat-panel models.
Once simply alarm systems for the network, Intrusion Detection Systems have evolved to encompass a whole lot more. We review six sophisticated security devices.
Vodafone users will be able to send multi-media messages across the Tasman in September following a deal with Ericsson.
They can print, copy, scan, and fax but can they open tins? We put multifunction devices to the test and find out.
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