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• Aussie ICT guidelines embraced as world standard

  Guidelines on the corporate governance of ICT developed by Standards Australia have been adopted as an international standard by the ISO (International Standards Organisation).

• OOXML result: Will it matter in Australia?

  Microsoft's OOXML document format has accrued enough votes for recognition as an international standard, but one observer believes the change will make little difference to users in Australia.

• Australia abstains on final OOXML vote

  Standards Australia has maintained its "abstain" vote on Microsoft's attempt to attain international standard status for its Office Open XML file format.

• Ignore the open source hot heads, CIOs told

  Efforts to increase the adoption of open source software are being derailed by the efforts of a "loud minority" within the community that have stooped to making personal attacks on those deemed to be enemies, according to one of the open source movement's strongest advocates.

• Australia stalls OOXML vote as NZ scratches head

  With the countdown on to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) ballot on OOXML, Australia and New Zealand's representatives are keeping their cards close to their chests on which way they will vote.

Blogs (1)

• Lies, damned lies and telco stupidity

  Earlier this month, Telstra put out a press release trumpeting that it's come up with a new phone coaching service to help people who are "bamboozled" by their mobiles. Another excellent example of wrongheaded thinking from the mobile industry.

Features and Case Studies (9)

• War rages on over Microsoft's OOXML plans

  What is it about Microsoft's proposed OOXML standard that has boffins hurling death threats at each other?

• Food authority cooks up top CIO role

  One of the government's regulatory agencies is on the hunt to fill a newly-created head of IT position, bucking the trend for technology outsourcing in public services.

• Open source vs open standards

  Customers and government bodies should focus on products with open standards and realise the pitfalls of open source, argues Scott Petty, Dimension Data Australia COO.

• Criminal intent

  Cybercrime potentially costs Australian businesses millions in unrealised profits and exposes organisations to significant risk but very few victims will admit to being "mugged".

• Down and out in Australia

  Do Australian companies really need a business continuity plan? ZDNet Australia finds out what all the talk is about in disaster recovery and continuity planning.

Reviews (2)

• Helping the public travel smarter

  Smart cards are anticipated to be the next generation in public transport ticketing systems. What are the obstacles faced in implementing them?

• Toshiba Tecra 8200

  The latest notebook to jump on the wireless-LAN bandwagon, Toshiba's Tecra 8200 outfits a midsize corporate notebook offers much but definitely stretches the IT budget.

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