items tagged with Governments
1Spatial signs with govt company, opens in Australia
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Government
2009-11-01 01:25:22
UK geospatial data management vendor, 1Spatial, has signed a “landmark” agreement with Australian Government-owned public company, PSMA, that will establish a dedicated 1Spatial office in Australia and provide local access to technical expertise in 1Spatial products.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Government
2009-11-01 01:25:22
UK geospatial data management vendor, 1Spatial, has signed a “landmark” agreement with Australian Government-owned public company, PSMA, that will establish a dedicated 1Spatial office in Australia and provide local access to technical expertise in 1Spatial products.
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Data warehouses expanding as info needs grow
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-29 01:56:20
There’s a growing trend amongst businesses in the Asia Pacific region towards ‘real-time’ information needs as companies continue to grow their data warehouses (DWs) to cope with increasing requirements for data analysis, and to meet compliance requirements and enable fact-based decision making.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-29 01:56:20
There’s a growing trend amongst businesses in the Asia Pacific region towards ‘real-time’ information needs as companies continue to grow their data warehouses (DWs) to cope with increasing requirements for data analysis, and to meet compliance requirements and enable fact-based decision making.
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Minister welcomes Telstra productivity report
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2009-10-22 21:31:58
Lindsay Tanner, Federal Minister for Finance and Deregulation, has welcomed a report on government productivity commissioned by Telstra. It contains "some very useful insights," he said.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2009-10-22 21:31:58
Lindsay Tanner, Federal Minister for Finance and Deregulation, has welcomed a report on government productivity commissioned by Telstra. It contains "some very useful insights," he said.
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Taking online security to new heights
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-18 22:10:13
America takes national security very seriously and that applies, too, to Internet security, with no-less than President Obama going online with a video address calling on all Americans to heed a cybersecurity call-to-action and for government, the private sector and everyday citizens to focus on their own responsibilities for security on the net.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-18 22:10:13
America takes national security very seriously and that applies, too, to Internet security, with no-less than President Obama going online with a video address calling on all Americans to heed a cybersecurity call-to-action and for government, the private sector and everyday citizens to focus on their own responsibilities for security on the net.
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Victoria University joins state government ICT skills program
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Education and Training
2009-10-11 17:49:05
Two ICT students at Victoria University will benefit from a state government program to promote skills development. Netsolutions is providing the opportunities for industry experience.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Education and Training
2009-10-11 17:49:05
Two ICT students at Victoria University will benefit from a state government program to promote skills development. Netsolutions is providing the opportunities for industry experience.
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$3 million Vic. Government contract for IT services group
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Government
2009-10-07 22:22:38
Western Australian IT services provider, Empired, has secured a $3 million infrastructure outsourcing services contract with the Victoria Government’s Department for Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD).
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Government
2009-10-07 22:22:38
Western Australian IT services provider, Empired, has secured a $3 million infrastructure outsourcing services contract with the Victoria Government’s Department for Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD).
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The NBN is dead – long live the new Telstra powered NBN?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-09-15 09:14:08
Australia’s federal government has come out with an offer that Australia’s dominant and supposedly independent telco, Telstra, seemingly cannot refuse: structurally separate the company or the government will do it for you.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-09-15 09:14:08
Australia’s federal government has come out with an offer that Australia’s dominant and supposedly independent telco, Telstra, seemingly cannot refuse: structurally separate the company or the government will do it for you.
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Sybase appointment targets government
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology people
Category: Appointments
2009-08-20 03:38:03
Sybase has made a new appointment in a move which the company says will underpin its targeting of government at the federal and state level in Australia.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology people
Category: Appointments
2009-08-20 03:38:03
Sybase has made a new appointment in a move which the company says will underpin its targeting of government at the federal and state level in Australia.
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Mobile broadband ‘no threat’ to fixed broadband services
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-08-16 00:53:18
Fuelled by regional government broadband initiatives, including Australia's NBN, Asia-Pacific fixed broadband subscribers are expected to grow 17.3 percent to reach 182 million users by the end of this year, with total industry billings for the region estimated to top US$44.9 billion which will be 13.3 percent more than billings in 2008.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-08-16 00:53:18
Fuelled by regional government broadband initiatives, including Australia's NBN, Asia-Pacific fixed broadband subscribers are expected to grow 17.3 percent to reach 182 million users by the end of this year, with total industry billings for the region estimated to top US$44.9 billion which will be 13.3 percent more than billings in 2008.
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Why Governments must make voting systems open source
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-08-13 09:33:43
Premier Election Solutions, formerly known as Diebold, patched a security weakness in its electronic vote tabulation software this week. Nice, but how many flaws are required before governments mandate open source solutions?
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-08-13 09:33:43
Premier Election Solutions, formerly known as Diebold, patched a security weakness in its electronic vote tabulation software this week. Nice, but how many flaws are required before governments mandate open source solutions?
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Jobs rebound imminent, says leading headhunter
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-07-30 09:02:57
There’s good news on the job front, with the dramatic decline in demand for Australian executives late last year coming to a halt and new forecasts of a rebound and recovery over coming months in the wider employment market.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-07-30 09:02:57
There’s good news on the job front, with the dramatic decline in demand for Australian executives late last year coming to a halt and new forecasts of a rebound and recovery over coming months in the wider employment market.
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NBN coming to Tasmania: first tender called
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2009-07-16 01:00:57
The first stage of the National Broadband Network (NBN) deployment is about to begin in earnest with the release of a tender for the supply of fibre optic cable.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2009-07-16 01:00:57
The first stage of the National Broadband Network (NBN) deployment is about to begin in earnest with the release of a tender for the supply of fibre optic cable.
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A billion reasons to be wary of emails from Australia!
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-07-07 03:35:05
A staggering one billion malicious emails orginate from Australia every day of the week as spammers push out their emails to Internet users, enticing them to buy discounted pharmaceuticals, replica watches, greeting cards, or to sneak a peek at naked pictures of pop star Rhianna.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-07-07 03:35:05
A staggering one billion malicious emails orginate from Australia every day of the week as spammers push out their emails to Internet users, enticing them to buy discounted pharmaceuticals, replica watches, greeting cards, or to sneak a peek at naked pictures of pop star Rhianna.
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Internet boost for remote indigenous communities
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-07-02 03:07:55
Federal, state and territory governments have agreed on a program to improve internet access and provide basic computer training for remote indigenous communities.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-07-02 03:07:55
Federal, state and territory governments have agreed on a program to improve internet access and provide basic computer training for remote indigenous communities.
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Take me at face-value say NT MPs
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-25 04:28:54
The Able Security group has deployed a facial recognition system in the Northern Territory parliament building in Darwin in what the company believes to be a first in biometric security access for an Australian parliamentary building.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-25 04:28:54
The Able Security group has deployed a facial recognition system in the Northern Territory parliament building in Darwin in what the company believes to be a first in biometric security access for an Australian parliamentary building.
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Trust your vendor? Not really: report
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-23 23:14:42
IT users are far too trusting of the information given to them by vendors when it comes to making purchasing decisions. Yet according to at least one respected research group, it seems ICT vendors are about as trustworthy as used car dealers and should be treated with caution.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-23 23:14:42
IT users are far too trusting of the information given to them by vendors when it comes to making purchasing decisions. Yet according to at least one respected research group, it seems ICT vendors are about as trustworthy as used car dealers and should be treated with caution.
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Look to Asia Pacific, urges Austrade
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-15 04:26:40
Australia’s trade promotions organisation, Austrade, says opportunities are opening up for Australian IT companies to take advantage of increased technology spend by Asian companies, despite the global economic downturn.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-15 04:26:40
Australia’s trade promotions organisation, Austrade, says opportunities are opening up for Australian IT companies to take advantage of increased technology spend by Asian companies, despite the global economic downturn.
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Breathe into this, sir - proprietary software fails DUI test
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-05-18 04:37:30
A remarkable court case in New Jersey saw the source code for the Alcotest 7110 MKIII-C reviewed by an independent software firm. The findings showed terrible bugs and technical deficiencies raising serious questions about the reliability of the devices and previous judgments issued. This is why open source is a must for accountability.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-05-18 04:37:30
A remarkable court case in New Jersey saw the source code for the Alcotest 7110 MKIII-C reviewed by an independent software firm. The findings showed terrible bugs and technical deficiencies raising serious questions about the reliability of the devices and previous judgments issued. This is why open source is a must for accountability.
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Government computers caught up in monster botnet
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-22 16:13:06
One botnet, two months, six crooks, 77 government domains, 1.9 million computers. Now that's what you call a malware infection.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-22 16:13:06
One botnet, two months, six crooks, 77 government domains, 1.9 million computers. Now that's what you call a malware infection.
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Adobe grabs its share of Rudd schools laptop largesse
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-21 00:18:38
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-21 00:18:38
Adobe is set to grab $20 million of revenue from the New South Wales Government’s schools’ laptop program.
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