IBM and the US government are back in business after the lifting of a temporary suspension order which had banned IBM from being a part of new government contracts.
IBM has been indefinitely barred from entering into new contracts with the US federal government.
The information systems of Australia's Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) are at risk because the department has been flooded by 10,000 IT contractors, according to its director of protective security, Mark Handley.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, has announced that the first round of funding for Labor's digital education revolution has begun, and urged priority listed schools to apply for grants under the AU$1 billion initiative.
News and video from Gartner's Symposium event, which is being held in Sydney this week.
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As a number of horror stories reveal, corporate networks aren't the safe and tightly controlled entities they should be. Here we expose just how wrong it can go and ask leading industry figures to light the way towards effective network management.
The only shortage that exists in Australia's ICT landscape is insufficient assistance for jobless workers, said leading technology recruitment agency VTR Consulting.
Organisations face a host of security concerns driven by the power of technology and the vulnerabilities inherent in its use. IT pros have to be vigilant about all these issues, from system penetration threats to hardware portability to employee turnover.
The next-generation wireless technology could take us one step closer to the mobile nirvana of one bill for mobile, Wi-Fi and broadband connectivity.
Secrecy seems to shroud the data centre arena -- all well and good for security's sake, but not so great when trying to pick a provider. We pull back the curtains to find what data centre options exist in Australia.
Until recently, it's been difficult to use the words "secure" and "wireless" in the same sentence. Recent developments mean that's no longer the case. We look at six different options.
The Australian Communications Authority (ACA) has announced plans to introduce a range of premium mobile messaging numbers, facilitating the introduction of mobile commerce to the consumer market.
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802.11i is currently nearing completion and it adds two main blocks of improvements, improved security for data in transit, and better control of who can use a network.
History of British PCs
The cash-strapped UK National Museum of Computing is home to an exhibition of the evolution of British PCs.… Watch it now
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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Australian security: the lucky country
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