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  • Fraud assault sparks Aust interest in biometrics

    An intensifying assault on the security of Australians' identification and financial information should push government and industry to embrace biometric technologies, a leading expert in the area said today.

  • Gateway to a pure solution

    Keeping a firm focus on the bottom line has always been a high priority for Australian financial services provider Pure Commerce. And it's paid off, quite literally, as the company continues to grow despite a tough economic climate.

  • Accenture UK cuts staff

    Accenture UK has confirmed it is to cut 300 to 400 jobs in the wake of the downturn in the financial services sector.

  • Microsoft reshuffles financial services execs

    Microsoft has reshuffled executives in its US financial services group to improve its responsiveness to customers' needs in the banking, capital markets and insurance industries.

  • HP aims to better manage business services

    Hewlett-Packard stepped up its commitment to the emerging area of service-oriented architecture Monday, announcing consulting and software that draw heavily on its acquisition of Mercury Interactive.

  • Tata buys Aussie banking systems specialist

    Indian services company Tata Consultancy Services announced today it had purchased Sydney-based core banking solutions vendor Financial Network Solutions for about US$26 million.

  • Networking CIOs

    A compelling force has come to the fore, with its eye set on products and services.

  • Commonwealth Bank renews financial software contract

    In a deal worth over AU$1 million, financial software company IWL has increased its contract with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, a move that will keep one of its divisions open.

  • Beware the XML blob

    Unless we start doing something to bring it under control, the XML blob could engulf the world's corporate networks and smother everything in its path.

  • J D Edwards' Ian Hodge: Straight to the source

    What sets J D Edwards apart from the likes of Siebel and PeopleSoft? We speak with Ian Hodge, managing director Australia/New Zealand, about the future of business software and services.

  • Oracle bulks up for NAB work

    Global software giant Oracle has commenced a recruitment drive for specialists to help deliver on a contract it inked several months ago to deliver the first step of a new core banking system to the National Australia Bank.

  • Accenture Australia escapes job cuts

    The Australian office of technology consulting company Accenture has no plans to lay off staff, despite outlining significant redundancies in its UK office in response to the global financial services crisis.

  • IT hiring freeze blamed on Gershon

    A new survey has found that IT companies expect to hire less staff in the coming quarter while they await the impact of the Federal Governments spending reviews and monitor the current crisis in the US financial services sector.

  • London Olympics gets CIO

    A chief information officer has been appointed to deliver the technology behind the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.

  • Banking IT ignores credit crisis

    Australia's major banks will continue to pursue huge technology projects that will fuel local IT spending for the next few years despite the global financial crisis, according to a leading local analyst.

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