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  • Microsoft, telcos in firing line as Feds tighten IT belts

    Australian government CIO Ann Steward has outlined new regulations and procurement strategies aimed at preventing government agencies from making poor investment choices in ICT.

  • Dirty data: IT, it's not your fault

    The blame for poor quality data is too often laid at IT's door, when it should be the business taking responsibility, according to analysts.

  • Defence overhauls HR systems in war-fighting effort

    Recently appointed Defence CIO Greg Farr will target Defence's "short of perfect" HR system as the first major tech overhaul he will head up.

  • Outsourcers warned 'go green or get dumped'

    Outsourcing vendors are running the risk of being dumped by customers if they don't have any green policies or are perceived as environmentally unfriendly.

  • OOXML 'tool of monopoly lock-in': OSI founder

    The Open Source Initiative's (OSI) founder Eric S Raymond is very unhappy with Microsoft for trying to force a "divisive" and "technically bogus" specification through as an international standard.

  • Defence reaches security "milestone"

    Department of Defence officials and Australian government CIO Ann Steward have heralded the agency's gaining of the highest available level of public key infrastructure (PKI) accreditation, key to its network centric warfare vision.

  • CeBIT: Complete coverage

    Many firsts were achieved at the recent IT trade show, CeBIT Australia 2007, in Sydney. Find out more plus check out our full coverage of the event.

  • CeBIT: Day Two highlights

    Electronic government took centre stage on the second day of CeBIT Australia 2007 in Sydney, with Ann Steward, chief information officer for the Australian government and special minister of state Gary Nairn addressing a full house. Extras: video and photo gallery.

  • CeBIT: e-Govt backup needs more work?

    The federal government has more work to do in ensuring the business continuity of its e-government strategy, according to Ann Steward, Australian government chief information officer.

  • Government CIOs to mentor smaller agencies

    Australian government CIO Ann Steward and Centrelink CIO John Wadeson are set to mentor their peers at smaller agencies in an extension of a program to help combat the shortage of soft skills in IT.

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Features and Case Studies

  • Harvard Medical School: John Halamka, CIO

    Dr John Halamka, the CIO of Harvard Medical School, is an early adopter of RFID technology -- he's got a chip implanted in his arm. These tags can keep track of personal medical records, as well as hospital equipment. Halamka talks with ZDNet.com editor in chief Dan Farber about recent advances in patient care, and electronic prescriptions.

  • Sun's chiefs on the hot seat

    Scott McNealy sees glory days ahead for new CEO Jonathan Schwartz. Are they cut from the same cloth?

  • PeopleSoft's last hurrah?

    Thousands of customers attending what could be PeopleSoft's last independent annual conference want to know: Will Oracle prevail?

  • A new handshake for mini hard drives?

    Intel, Hitachi, Toshiba and others propose CE-ATA, a new interface for miniature hard drives used in consumer electronics.

  • Vint Cerf: Net's moving into Iron Age

    ICANN chairman and MCI Senior Vice President Vint Cerf shares his hopes for the Internet's future.

  • Who controls the IT department?

    The last few years have seen a definite shift in the balance of power between the IT department and the rest of the organisation. CIOs can remain complacent and let this trend continue or take Tim Landgrave's advice and regain control.

  • The real future of Linux

    For Linux to grow, a more traditional model of capitalism must be implemented. Red Hat is attempting this move with recent changes to its licensing and support policies. Find out how this might affect future distributions.

  • CIO's code of ethics for managing electronic data

    As chief steward of your company's data, you need to enact strict controls over customer and employee data. You also have to educate employees about the responsibilities of ethical data management.

  • W3C brushes up SOAP standard

    Standards body the World Wide Web Consortium has indicated that it is close to finalising an upgrade to an important Web services protocol called SOAP.

  • Is your career still on the critical path?

    Project managers often spend long hours planning projects and managing team goals but often fall short when it comes to their own career.

Blogs

  • Corporate Portishead mashups wouldn't be dumb

    You hear a lot about mashups in Web 2.0 -- where one data source is combined with another to produce a new application where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts -- but the musical version of the term is far more apposite to corporate uses of 2.0 techniques than anything which relies on Google Maps APIs.

  • "Randy" Lynch vibrates at CeBIT

    I spent enough time at CeBIT last week to know the telecommunications industry was well represented ... but not always without controversy.

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    Celebrity comes with its perks — free alcohol, better-looking partners, lots of holiday time — and disadvantages — constant media intrusions, being forced to appear in films with Eddie Murphy for the long-term good of your career, and having to do mindless radio interviews with angry men who've been awake since 4am.
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    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.
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    Sometimes, a well-placed and well-timed letter can make all the difference. Other times, it can make no difference at all — and even hurt your case. This week's missive by the Competitive Carriers' Coalition, I would suggest, falls into the latter category.
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