With plans to double its annual iron production capacity in the coming years and a shortage of train drivers ahead, Rio Tinto has decided to invest AU$371 million in unmanned trains.
Rio Tinto is spending $371 million on automating its iron ore railway over 1,300km worth of track in WA's Pilbara, in a move that will herald the advent of driverless trains.
The greater Sydney region is to receive a smart card system encompassing its entire public transport network, the NSW Minister for Transport Carl Scully revealed today.
The Western Australian Government has decided to bin its plan to roll out a statewide broadband network.
A number of Queensland schools within the state's Department of Education and Training (DETA) have started trialling IP telephony solutions, networking vendor 3Com revealed yesterday.
The CIO of a rather large Australian company recently told me that the firm was happy with its security set-up but then quickly made a U-turn. Would that statement, on record, effectively lay down a hacker challenge?
It comes at no surprise to learn that HR people use IT certifications to choose between candidates when hiring, but in some organisations it can also inhibit career advancement.
I wasn't surprised when I heard about the uproar up in Queensland over a proposed government model for hiring contractors. Sure, it seemed to take the industry by storm and they're peeved, but there's definitely an underlying issue here that something needs to be done about an issue which has made itself into a monster on the sly.
Time will tell how the rest of the NBN Co board shapes up, but it's hard to dismiss the credentials of its two most high-profile appointments so far.
South Australian distributed backup start-up Memory Box splits up users' data and spreads it in encrypted form across many customers' PCs. But can the company build trust amongst customers who could be worried about their data being stored on other people's hard drives?
Poorly trained staff and human error are the main causes of network security breaches, according to a recent survey.
Future career success can hinge on making wise decisions about what skills to add or polish. Here are some considerations you need to take into account when choosing courses.
The right skills are important for IT professionals either looking for work or progressing in a company. ZDNet Australia looks at some tips on how to skill up.
Attending the right industry conference can make everything better--from product rollouts to your bottom line. Here's how to go about choosing the best conference for you and your staff.
From faulty satellites nearly causing World War III to the Millennium Bug, poorly executed IT has had a lot to answer for over the years
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We look at three hardware tools and one software tool for network maintenance.
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