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Articles by Byron Connolly
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Catch of the Day breach may harm brand
Catch of the Day’s failure to inform users of a data breach that occurred three years ago suggests the online retailer didn’t have a response plan, and may do the brand some harm.rn
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University of Queensland to roll out high performance computer
The University of Queensland will soon deploy a new high performance parallel computer cluster to support intensive data modelling in advanced materials, vaccines, systems, and technologies in several research areas.
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TechOne rollout will save CQUniversity $900K
Queensland’s CQUniversity expects to save up to $900,000 on software maintenance over the next two years after deploying a new student management system.rn
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Being a CIO in a business built on innovation
Not so long ago, Brian Lillie wanted to become a CEO. Instead, on the advice of a recruiter, he decided that being a CIO was perhaps a better fit.rn
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ANSTO tenders for SAP upgrade
The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) has gone to tender for an integrated SAP system to support its expanding requirements, including a new nuclear medicine facility.rn
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Fingerprints still too unreliable for banks
Biometric technologies such as fingerprint scanning have not taken off in the financial services sector because they are still too unreliable, particularly as an identifier at banks’ ATM machines.rn
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The rise of the personal cloud
Meet the people who say they are putting users back in control of their own data management and privacy.rn
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Sydney ‘warbiking’ exposes insecure wireless networks
Almost one-third of 34,476 wireless networks in central Sydney had no security encryption or were using easily broken WEP security, according to a novel study by security vendor Sophos.
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Tech spending to hit $76B
Technology spending in Australia will reach $76 billion in 2014, an increase of 2.3 per cent over last year, according to Gartner’s latest quarterly forecast.rn
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Updated: NSW govt opens door to startups
The NSW government is asking startups to bid for short-term contracts worth up to $250,000 in a reform of ICT procurement policy.
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APRA to take risk management to cloud
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) will soon abandon manual processes used to determine its risk and manage compliance requirements in favour of a system delivered from the cloud.rn
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Mainframe app dev and testing being outsourced for compliance
One-third of CIOs in Australia and New Zealand are outsourcing mainframe app development and testing to meet new industry regulations.
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Updated: Global private cloud claims to restore Internet privacy
Respect Network is asking people to register for what it claims to be the world’s first global network for trusted private data sharing, in its bid to restore privacy on the Internet.rn
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Financial services firms are laggards online
Many financial services firms are still not transacting online, despite rapid changes in the sector, including the development of Internet banking.rn
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What the Internet of Things will mean to you
Still unsure about what the Internet of Things (IoT) actually is? Well, it’s going to be big. IDC says there will be 9.2 billion connected or IoT devices shipped worldwide this year, rising to 27 billion by 2020.rn
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Digital Post Australia will shut down
Digital Post Australia will cease operating over the coming weeks due to lack of demand from consumers and businesses for its electronic post service.rn
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$6.5 million to be tipped into e-mental health
The Federal Government has allocated $6.5 million for a program to train primary healthcare staff to use e-mental health therapies and associated technologies.rn
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$5.4m big data boost for resources and energy industries
Sydney University is fronting an international research group using big data sets and high performance computers to better identify exploration targets in basins in remote Australia.rn
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The perils of shadow IT
It’s happened to many CIOs: End users, thinking they know better, whip out their credit cards and buy technology services without consulting anyone in the IT team. This is exactly what occurred at NRW Holdings.
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Are you protected against cyber attacks?
Three security specialists discuss the best ways to secure corporate networks and educate users about the risks of cyber attacks.
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Victoria to tip $3M into IT
The Victorian government today announced a $3 million package aimed at attracting people to IT jobs to drive innovation and growth across the state.rn
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One in 10 lose $1M or more from cyber crime
One in 10 Australian organisations have lost more than $1 million after falling victim to cyber crime in the past two years.
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QLD to splurge $200M on health systems
The Queensland government has earmarked $199.8 million for ICT equipment and software to improve the state’s health services in its 2014-15 Budget handed down today.rn
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US tech firm enters Victoria, creates 300 jobs
US technology company Asurion has invested $3.7 million to setup two technical support centres in Victoria, creating 300 jobs in the state.rn
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Gosford Council gets fibre NBN over power poles
Gosford City Council has sidestepped the high cost of connecting to the national broadband network (NBN) by using a dark fibre network strung along electrical power poles.rn
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A head for business
Corrs Chambers Westgarth’s Jon Kenton talks about his elevation up the c-suite, how technology is transforming legal firms, and why CIOs think the way they do.rn
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QLD scientists play role in 3D printed kidneys
A scientific research firm in Queensland is playing a major part in creating human tissue with 3D printers.rn
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Queensland schools go mobile
Brisbane Catholic Education (BCE) will soon provide 137 schools in south-east Queensland with a mobile app that enables parents to view term dates and announcements, and their child’s exam results and rankings from their smartphones or tablets.rn
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Tech job market coming back
Australia’s ICT job market has picked up over the past quarter with the market for new skills standing at its highest point for more than a year.rn
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When social media strategies go wrong
We’ve all heard the stories: An employee calls in sick, doesn’t go to work and then posts photos on their Facebook page or another social media site while at the cricket. But what happens when a corporate social media campaign fails?rn
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Twitter, cloud help gauge the mood of a nation
People living in North America are the saddest and angriest of all nations while Australians are the most joyful but fearful.rn
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ATO to overhaul IT contractors
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) wants to revamp its IT contractor recruitment methods, which it describes as “inefficient, costly and unnecessarily complex".rn
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Budget 2014 – $10M for child safety online
The federal government will spend $10 million over four years to help improve online safety for children.
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Melbourne Airport in BPM transformation
Melbourne Airport has rolled out a business process management (BPM) system that it says has eliminated paper processes and modernised vital airport safety, security and environmental management tasks.rn
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We’re in a digital leadership vacuum
Only 1.8 per cent of Australian organisations have appointed a chief digital officer – compared to a 6.6 per cent global average – and we have created a ‘vacuum’ when it comes to digital leadership.rn
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IT worker overflow swells
A big increase in offshoring IT services to Asia and a slowdown in new tech systems investment has swelled the oversupply of IT workers.rn
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Vision and hearing impaired trialling Google Glass apps
Telstra staff with vision and hearing problems are trialling apps for Google Glass as part of an initiative to understand how to assist people with disabilities to become more independent at home and work.rn
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Govt needs to open door to cloud
Federal government agencies should stop putting all their eggs in one cloud computing basket, take some risk and open up the door for multiple local service providers to offer competing services inside each department.rn
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Govt should adopt ‘cloud first’ policy
The Federal Government should follow other sectors like banking and adopt a ‘cloud first’ policy for all low risk, generic IT services.rn
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Employers scramble to fill ‘in demand’ IT roles
The tech skills shortage continues to bite as employers scramble for the right candidates in numerous high demand areas like software development, infrastructure, and project management, according to the latest Hays Quarterly Hotspots report for April to June.rn
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The future of computing
Much research is being done in Australia and around the world to unlock the massive computing potential of quantum and nano systems. But which technology is most likely to power highly complex machines of the future?
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Mobile broadband boosts economy by $33.8B
The availability of mobile broadband services led to a $33.8 billion increase in economic activity in Australia last year, contributing 2.28 per cent to our total gross domestic product (GDP).
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Local firm claims world’s most secure cloud storage
A Brisbane firm has unveiled a cloud-based storage and document trading system that it claims is the "world’s most secure".rn
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Firefighting, mining sectors see future in drones
The Australian firefighting and mining sectors are showing interest in using drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for a range of applications.rn
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Don’t cross the ‘creepy line’ of data analytics
Gartner research VP Frank Buytendijk has called on organisations to be prepared to put the brakes on complex, high-level data analytics and get the basics right before the practice gets out of control and they cross the ‘creepy line.’rn
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Financial sector leads digital tech adoption
Australian firms are using digital technology to improve their global competitiveness and the financial services sector appears to be leading the charge, according to a new report.rn
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Health, education sectors hungry for IT skills
Employers in healthcare and education have been the hungriest for ICT skills over the past three months, according to the latest Peoplebank Salary Survey.rn
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New data privacy laws: What you need to do to comply
In just over a month, Australia will have a new set of data privacy laws with harsh financial penalties for individuals and companies found guilty of serious information breaches.rn
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