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SA Health's journey to e-health

Implementing e-health services for an entire state is a daunting task, but, as South Australian Health manager for e-health services, Bill Le Blanc, has revealed, even the preparation steps are complicated tasks.

4 days ago in E-Health by Michael Lee Comment Vote

Narrower definition for filtered content

The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has released the report from its review of classification in Australia, recommending that the definition for "Refused Classification" (RC) be narrowed down, and paving the way for the Federal Government to restart plans for a mandatory internet filter.

March 2nd, 2012 in Filter by Josh Taylor 1 Comment Vote

Be vewy quiet: we a-hunting white ewephants

Greed and idiocy have pushed Africa's black rhino to extinction — but Namibian poachers aren't the only ones training the sights of their elephant guns. As we wrap up a busy 2011 for the NBN, Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull will regroup, and, no doubt, reload their white-elephant guns. But are they right in opposing the NBN-driven industry restructure? Or are they just shooting blanks?

December 23rd, 2011 in White Elephant by David Braue 3 Comments 1 Vote

Failed IT could ruin Defence reform

A report published today by the Australian National Audit Office has said that failing to implement IT reform puts a significant amount of the overall Defence Strategic Reform Program at risk.

December 20th, 2011 in Government by Suzanne Tindal Comment 3 Votes

Greens keep pushing full account portability

Greens MP Adam Bandt has applauded the government's commitment to streamlining the way customers switch banks, but believes that a full account number portability system is still necessary to improve competition, despite enormous projected costs.

August 23rd, 2011 in Government by Luke Hopewell 1 Comment Vote

Privacy commissioner pushes for powers

Australian Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim has said that proposed changes to privacy legislation will provide him with greater powers to force organisations to do something about their security in the wake of data breaches, but in the meantime he still has his hands tied.

July 27th, 2011 in Security by Michael Lee Comment Vote

Veda gears up for credit info flood

An impending legislation change around credit reporting has driven Veda Advantage to overhaul its data management system for the impending flood of new information.

May 20th, 2011 in CIO by Luke Hopewell Comment Vote

Microsoft outs patent reform goals

As the holder of more than 25,000 patents and pending patent applications in the United States, Microsoft knows a thing or two about getting them. And a long history of litigation is further proof of its intent on defending such intellectual property.

February 4th, 2011 in Microsoft by Josh Lowensohn Comment Vote

Bendigo knows best on account portability

Managing director of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, Mike Hirst, has told a Senate inquiry today the bank has its own ideas on how to tackle account number portability.

December 15th, 2010 in Government by Luke Hopewell 1 Comment 1 Vote

Govt targets bank account portability

Bank customers would have the option of moving their deposit accounts and mortgages while retaining their account number under broad financial reforms, announced Treasurer Wayne Swan yesterday.

December 13th, 2010 in Government by Luke Hopewell 5 Comments Vote

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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...

42 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...

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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

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

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

1 hour ago by paulbrislen on twitter, retweet

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

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

1 hour ago by ChrisChinch on twitter, retweet

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

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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...

2 hours 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...

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

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

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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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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 ...

4 hours ago by Staden on Cybercrime golden age over in two years?

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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