The technology sector is still the most trusted industry sector in Australia, as revealed in a global survey which found that last year people in countries around the world blamed their governments, more than any other institution, for the financial and political crisis they endured, including in Australia where only one-third of the general population trust the institution of government to do what is right.

Fuji Xerox has won a competitive tender to provide the federal government’s Department of Human Services with dynamic content publishing software and services to be used by Centrelink, Medicare Australia, and Child Support.

Australian-listed enterprise software company, TechnologyOne, continues to win business with Government legal authorities, securing contracts with the Legal Aid Commissions of Western Australia and South Australia to modernise their legal aid grants management systems.

Stephen Conroy, the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, is reportedly foreshadowing changes in the legislation to stop Optus offering its TV Now service, following the company's court win last week. Any changes are likely to whittle away at the exemption we currently enjoy to time-shift programs.

Global IT services and technology provider, Smartmatic, has sealed a 10-year contract with Belgium's election authority, FPS Interior to supply its innovative automated election system, starting with local elections that will take place in Belgium in October this year.

The Competitive Carriers' Coalition says the exemption granted by the Federal Government to Telstra will mean thousands of Australians will not gain the full benefits of competition.

If someone tried to scam you, the Australasian Consumer Fraud Task Force (ACFT) and the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) want to hear from you.

Salesforce.com has appointed Vivek Kundra as its executive vice president of emerging markets.

Oracle has revealed that several big-name customers are using its locally-hosted SaaS CRM product.

Australia’s new government created national broadband company, NBN Co, has signed its 4000th customer, and while the company’s own internal projections had user numbers around ten times larger, the fact a government program hasn’t as yet lived up to its own projected milestones is a fact of life these days.