News (1923)

  • Amazon's Kindle comes to Oz

    Amazon's hyped e-reader Kindle is coming to Australia, with plans for the device to begin shipping on 19 October.

  • Just 5 agencies can use datacentre panel

    Not all federal government agencies can apply for datacentre resources under the newly formed interim datacentre panel. In fact, only five have been cleared to do so, according to the Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO).

  • Microsoft unveils web Office preview

    Microsoft has unveiled a technical preview of its newly christened Microsoft Office Web Apps services.

  • Alcatel exec wins NBN CFO role

    NBN Co chief Mike Quigley has announced the appointment of two new executives, including Alcatel Lucent's former chief financial officer.

  • CentOS developers threaten mutiny

    Offering a free clone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux turned out not to be such a simple matter after all.

  • Australia must spend $1.2 to $1.9b on e-health

    Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Health Minister Nicola Roxon released a report on the nation's hospitals today by the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission which recommends a $1.2 to 1.9 billion spend on e-health.

  • Up to $500k CenITex salaries cause uproar

    Victoria's opposition has slammed state government IT shared services agency CenITex for hiring contractors to lead its operations at rates that likely made them the highest paid government workers in the state.

  • Bing to hit Australia next Wednesday

    The local versions of Microsoft's latest crack at Google, a new search engine called Bing, will go live in Australia and New Zealand on Wednesday in beta form.

  • Tanner looks for interim datacentres

    The Federal Government has called for expressions of interest for a panel of providers to supply datacentre space and services.

  • Hot Java injection for Google App Engine

    Support for Java and cron jobs, and database mobility improvements headline an update to Google's App Engine announced by the search giant today.

  • NZ plans NBN investment company

    The New Zealand Government has announced plans to create a state-owned investment company that will spearhead its $1.5 billion National Broadband Network initiative.

  • Backups are fine, claims CenITex

    Victorian Government IT shared services agency CenITex has rejected claims that its backup systems are riddled with problems.

  • NZ kills copyright amendment

    New Zealand's controversial amendment to its Copyright Act, known as Section 92A, will be scrapped in its current form, NZ Commerce Minister Simon Power announced today.

  • ACMA cracks down on potential leaks

    The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) today said it was talking to the Internet Industry Association (IIA) about what action it needed to take to make sure its blacklist stayed private under lock and key.

  • RailCorp targets rogue iPhone app

    NSW state corporation RailCorp has threatened a Sydney software developer with legal action if he fails to withdraw a train timetable application that is currently the second most popular application in its category in Apple's App Store.

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