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    National Australia Bank took the knife to its long-time chief information officer Michelle Tredenick this week, but was this a reflection of her perceived incompetence or simply a consequence of the manoeuvring at higher levels that seems endemic in Australia's incestuous banking IT community?

  • Darwin hacker jailed for three years

    A Northern Territory IT worker who caused millions of dollars of damage to government systems has reportedly been jailed for three years.

  • NT hacker blames 'segregation'

    A Northern Territory hacker who allegedly caused millions of dollars of damage to government systems this week blamed segregation and 'stress' for his crime.

  • HP/EDS meeting with troubled UK workforce

    HP's UK division said it and subsidiary, IT outsourcer EDS, were meeting with employees to discuss where jobs would be cut following yesterday's announcement that 3,378 UK jobs will go over the next two years.

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    Despite its clear benefits in stock tracking and the success of early, isolated pilot tests in tracking high-value assets, RFID technology is still spinning its wheels as ongoing high costs and unclear return on investment continue to keep once-enthusiastic customers away in droves.

  • Joe Biden's tech voting record

    US vice presidential candidate Joe Biden has a mixed record on technology, spending most of his Senate career allied with the FBI and copyright holders. His anti-privacy legislation was actually responsible for the creation of PGP.

  • UK: Data breach offences deserve jail time

    Top executives should face prison if their organisations are found to be responsible for losing customer data.

  • Q&A: Dr Jim Goodnight, CEO, SAS

    Dr Jim Goodnight, CEO of SAS -- the world's largest privately owned software company -- to discuss his company's strong commitment to R&D, his thoughts about the best way to fill the skills gap and his feelings on Bill Gates and Microsoft.

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    How is it that lumps of silicon can get under our skin so very easily?

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    Building on the success of its 8500 predecessor, the Inspiron 8600 combines state-of-the-art components with a proven design to deliver an excellent multimedia-orientated desktop replacement notebook.

  • ACA rules out lifting ban on mobile jammers

    The Australian Communications Authority has ruled out legalising mobile phone jammers, or making an exception for Australian prisons.

  • ACA considers jamming prisoners' mobile phones

    The federal government has formally asked the Australian Communications Authority to investigate the feasibility of allowing state governments to jam mobile phone signals in jails.

  • CES: Tech gets cooking

    It's a microwave oven! It's an Ethernet port! At the Las Vegas show, gadget makers decided the hottest tech niche was in the kitchen and put the "appliance" back in "Internet appliance."

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