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Logica beefs up in Canberra

Logica beefs up in Canberra

IT services provider Logica has added 26 new jobs in its Canberra division, announcing that this will be the first in a series of expansions to "grow the Canberra office" throughout 2010.

April 28th, 2010 in Logica by Colin Ho Comment 1 Vote

Vic Justice Dept in IT hiring spree

Victoria's Department of Justice flagged plans to hire a slew of senior information technology staff as it attempts to flesh out its newly restructured IT department.

January 4th, 2010 in Architecture by Renai LeMay, and Suzanne Tindal Comment Vote

Former Bob Hawke staffer to lead DBCDE

The Federal Government has ousted Patricia Scott from her role leading Stephen Conroy's broadband department, installing former Bob Hawke senior staff and Victorian public servant Peter Harris in her place.

August 13th, 2009 in Peter Harris by Renai LeMay 1 Comment Vote

Conroy's dept mum on Scott's departure

Stephen Conroy's Department of Communications, Broadband and the Digital Economy has declined to comment on multiple reports its secretary Patricia Scott will move to another government role.

August 13th, 2009 in Patricia Scott by Renai LeMay Comment Vote

All-in rumble for $80m NT govt tender

Virtually every large technology goods and services provider in Australia has thrown their hat in the ring as the Northern Territory Government prepares to overhaul its ICT contracts in an $80 million whole of government purchasing initiative.

July 27th, 2009 in Darwin by Renai LeMay Comment Vote

G2009: Microsoft needs to regain trust

We've got our own open source versus Microsoft stoush going on in New Zealand, with the government as a key player.

June 16th, 2009 in Government by Juha Saarinen Comment Vote

Auditor slams WA Govt IT security

Western Australia's Auditor General Colin Murphy late last week delivered a scathing report into the security of state government IT systems, billing it as a "wake-up call" to departments and agencies.

April 15th, 2009 in Audit by Renai LeMay Comment Vote

Centrelink testing Windows 7

Welfare agency Centrelink has praised early test versions of Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 operating system, saying they show a jump in quality over the much-maligned Windows Vista.

April 8th, 2009 in Centrelink by Renai LeMay Comment Vote

Backups are fine, claims CenITex

Victorian Government IT shared services agency CenITex has rejected claims that its backup systems are riddled with problems.

March 24th, 2009 in Cenitex by Renai LeMay Comment Vote

Gershon pumpkin will vanish at midnight

The long-term net impact of Gershon's idealistic review will realistically be negligible at best and at worst will prove to be a distraction for years to come.

February 3rd, 2009 in Agimo by Renai LeMay Comment Vote

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RT @juhasaarinen: NBN users opt for 100Mbps http://t.co/T7uk1hbK by @joshgnosis

Poor Oracle, poor, poor Oracle, I feel so sorry for them. I really hope they don't go bust, for at least another 5 or 6 months. Sucked in...

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The point of pilot schemes is to determine the best practice and save money in the broader picture. The Tasmanian rollout planning actua...

30 minutes ago by GregoryB1 on NBN's Tassie upgrade to cost $1.3 million

I think that a CBA is unlikely because with the high proportion of customers now electing for the highest rate (50% of connections in Apr...

45 minutes ago by GregoryB1 on NBN cost-benefit analyses are so 2011

Pentaho adds native integration with MongoDB http://t.co/uJCqDA9B

RT @pussyeatingclub: Why you should pay for porn. A good read. http://t.co/PfhedCQs

DDoS works because you have enough compromised machines to clog the pipe or servers of the victim. If, the victim's pipe is widened by a ...

1 hour ago by GregoryB1 on National Botnet Network coming: Earthwave

Please stop with the analytical, common sense and facts, Gregory. Those opposed to the NBN don't want to hear such things, which is why ...

1 hour ago by Beta on Blowing the digital dividend on wireless NBN

But, yet again, Turnbull is clearly in error when he says that other companies cannot roll out copper. In South Brisbane Telstra chose to...

1 hour ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

Not much point running fiber back to the exchange if that exchange itself is connected by copper. It is access to fiber backhaul that de...

1 hour ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

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1 hour ago by Beta on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

So instead you want these estates wired up with fiber and then left, unconnected with no service, until the fiber rollout reaches them in...

1 hour ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

@paulbrislen @juhasaarinen Prices compared here: http://t.co/WnZzXP5Z

RT @joshgnosis: @paulbrislen @juhasaarinen Prices compared here: http://t.co/WnZzXP5Z

Water, roads and electricity were all rolled out by government because there private companies weren't interested as the ROI in the early...

1 hour ago by GregoryB1 on Five pros and cons of the NBN

NBN users opt for 100Mbps http://t.co/T7uk1hbK by @joshgnosis

Chrome beats Internet Explorer in global Web browser race | ZDNet http://t.co/3XfMdUXM

The case you outline, South Brisbane, is in fact the coalitions prefered model. They WANT the incumbent telco, Telstra, to provide the f...

1 hour ago by GregoryB1 on Five pros and cons of the NBN

Cybersecurity #collaboration between the US & Australia. http://t.co/p2uKLSBi

So, over time, the Coalition policy will cost much much more than Labor's because they intend to subsidise the broadband of farmers and t...

1 hour ago by GregoryB1 on Malaysia held up as NBN king

Any form of science training counts against you as a politician, in the coalition parties, doubly so. There may be others who keep quiet...

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Qld govt IT to be cleaned up by audit http://t.co/r4oNuNW8 #qldpol

Travel Tech Q and A: Skyscanner's Ewan Gray http://t.co/7ZfXZk19

Microsoft is serious about open source: 10 proof points | ZDNet http://t.co/2OtDR11D

Sorry HC, what is meant by "Cinders "?

3 hours ago by Doubt on NBN users opt for 100Mbps

Thanks Beta, I could hear the nurse walking down the corridor as you posted. Much better now.

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Q&A of the Week: 'The current state of the cybercrime ecosystem' featuring Mikko Hypponen http://t.co/6lUYFs0X

You say that the golden age of cyber crime will be over by 2014/2015. I would like to differ. I believe that cyber criminals are getting ...

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Before accusing me of fudging the figures, that was the percentage in April, the latest available. It seems that as the advantage of the ...

8 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

Currently about 50% of connections are at the 100Mb/s rate.
As a consequence, ARPU is significantly higher than the projected figures.

8 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

Currently about 50% of connections are at the 100Mb/s rate.
As a consequence, ARPU is significantly higher than the projected figures.

8 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

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NBN users opt for 100Mbps: Customers are picking the top fibre plan that is available on the National Broadband ... http://t.co/sjtFSU3g

"Customers are picking the top fibre plan that is available on the National Broadband Network (NBN), more than a... http://t.co/M3P24Htn

RT @CorrieB: An iPad for every child: Inevitable or impossible? http://t.co/I7uS8l9s Thx to @timbuckteeth for this; http://t.co/jxkqIRIp

RT @MADinMelbourne: roxon "will enable more families to access credit" @MLolderandwiser: Privacy Act amendments http://t.co/Mv4c7PC2 via @zdnetaustralia

NBN users opt for 100Mbps - ZDNet Australia http://t.co/fLfHMzPn #australia #technews

RT @konradski: Whaddayaknow - turns out Wi-Fi CAN interfere with a plane's navigation systems http://t.co/ospQCU2S

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Biometric bugs too dangerous for public? http://t.co/8JLz5tdF via @zdnetaustralia

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War talk dominates #AusCERT 2012 - http://t.co/SlBpMj0c - #security #cyber

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Which Windows will make for a better tablet? http://t.co/4mAHg850

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