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  • ANZ launches contactless Visa card

    Australia and New Zealand Banking Group and card provider Visa have launched a new transaction card that can make small payments without the need for a personal identification number or signature or even touching an EFTPOS terminal.

  • Queensland Health fires CIO

    Queensland Health has fired its chief information officer Paul Summergreene, following reports in June that he was being investigated over expense claims.

  • Oyster outage hits London travellers

    Travellers in London were forced to pay full price fares on Saturday as the computer system for the Oyster travel smartcard encountered technical problems during the morning.

  • Chipmaker sues researchers to hide smartcard flaws

    Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors has sued a university in The Netherlands to block publication of research that details security flaws in NXP's Mifare Classic wireless smart cards, a market leading product used in public transport and building entry systems around the world.

  • London's Oyster card easy to hack?

    A Dutch researcher rode free on the London transit system, having hacked the public transit's card system; he used a clone of a paying passenger's transit cards. His point? The transit smartcards, which are used by millions worldwide, are vulnerable to attack.

Blogs (3)

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    Saying ta-ta to software development

    Aussie smartcard vendor ERG has decided to outsource to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), and you can't help but think of the Qantas example.

  • Read the blog post - Steven Deare

    Those pesky vendor sales reps

    Ever been frustrated by calls from a vendor sales rep spruiking a technology that's obviously not relevant to your operations? Bartercard chief information officer Jason Van is.

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Bill Gates: The wizard of murk

    Kicking off the RSA security conference in San Jose last week, Microsoft's chairman Bill Gates told the masses of security folk that the next version of Windows will mark the beginning of the end for passwords.

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  • Government CIO spotlight on: Security

    How do four of Australia's largest government agencies protect their networks from attackers? To find out, ZDNet.com.au went to Canberra and spoke to the CIOs of Customs, Centrelink, Defence and the Australian Tax Office.

  • Who guards the guards: Security

    Who predicted the death of the password -- and spam? Why is PKI not ubiquitous? Who makes these daft predictions anyway? ZDNet.com.au looks at how the security market was supposed to shape up, according to so-called "experts".

  • 10 critical physical security measures

    When it comes to IT security, physical security is the foundation for our overall strategy. We take a look at 10 of the most essential security measures you should implement now, if you haven't already done so.

  • Protecting our borders: IT stands guard

    Can a national ID card protect Australians against terrorist attacks? And can citizens' details be protected by Public Key Infrastructure? We look at the types of hardware and software employed to combat terrorism, and how ports and other critical infrastructure are protected.

  • Banks inch towards voice authentication

    Banks are slowly moving towards deploying voice-authentication technologies in order to add an extra layer of security for their online and telephone banking customers.

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Reviews (31)

  • Windows Server 2008

    Windows Server 2008 is easier to install and manage than previous versions, and has many new and improved features that should encourage organisations to upgrade.

  • Fujitsu LifeBook E8410

    Fujitsu E Series LifeBooks are designed to offer desktop-level functionality in a notebook format. Its screen is outstanding in terms of both resolution and image quality, and this alone makes it a viable desktop replacement system.

  • Acer TravelMate 6592

    This is an affordable notebook that should suit anyone looking for a capable, mostly desk-bound system. The webcam is a nice extra, while fingerprint recognition is fast becoming a 'must have' feature for business users.

  • Dell Vostro 200

    The Vostro 200 is the latest Dell desktop from a highly customisable series aimed at business. Overall this is a very attractive and functional machine, which will serve well in any office environment.

  • Fujitsu Lifebook T2010

    The LifeBook T2010 qualifies as a middle of the road offering from Fujitsu. It'll do the job, but you'll want to poke around at its competitors first.

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    So how many of you have bought a 3G iPhone? Do you feel like a sucker? If you don't, maybe you will once your first bill arrives.
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