Complaints against the telecommunications industry rose a whopping 54 per cent in the 2008/09 financial year, prompting the industry ombudsman to issue a warning to business and consumers.
Arjen Lentz, executive director of Brisbane-based company Open Query, has become a member of the interim board of directors for the Open Database Alliance (ODBA) an organisation intended to promote the ecosystem around free and open source databases.
The National E-Health and Transition Authority (NEHTA) has today released its strategy for 2009 to 2012, listing priorities and timelines to enable e-health, including developing an "office" model for health identifiers by December.
E-health software provider InterSystems today revealed it had completed the initial deployment of its TrakCare platform to some 22 community health agencies in Victoria as part of the $360 million HealthSMART project.
The Melbourne International Film Festival's site was reportedly hacked by pro-Chinese protesters over the weekend, but police aren't following up the crime.
Melbourne-based Web start-up 2Vouch yesterday launched the first public beta of what it dubs its "social recruiting platform".
Are Australia's privacy laws slowly killing Australians by preventing medical professionals gaining access to patient information?
The key for organisations wanting to learn how to best utilise Twitter lies in understanding the subtle differences between it and other social networking tools.
Alan Noble is the engineering and site director for Google Australia. ZDNet.com.au sat down with him to find out about the future of Web, and what Google really thinks about Microsoft's move into online applications.
Don't let having a mobile workforce break down your communications. In Australia, some organisations, through the use of wireless integration, have increased their lines of contact, and not just out in the field.
Is Microsoft funding the SCO Group's legal fight against Linux? ZDNet hopes to shed some light and answer common questions swirling around the duo's relationship.
A Sydney-based start-up is offering a way for doctors to track and bill their clients for consultations over the phone and by e-mail.
If you're wary of Google knowing everything about your business and your web site, then Google Analytics is not for you. But for most, it's a useful ally in a challenging business climate.
Despite a rocky beginning, intrusion detection and prevention systems are an important part of any security arsenal. We road-test six hardware and software-based systems.
Apple Computer is gearing up for a campaign designed to convince users of its .Mac service to pay for another year.
Microsoft's Windows XP has received a fair amount of hype in the lead up to its release-Matt Lake and Josh Mehlman assess its usefulness for businesses.
If you're drowning in data, a new application called Enfish Onespace (beta) could be a lifesaver. By indexing data from multiple sources on your hard drive,"including appointments, contacts, e-mails and a variety of files on your hard drive,"Onespace allows instant retrieval of related data.
Telstra shareholders fear break up
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The long-awaited separation of Telstra
Google open-sources JavaScript tools
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