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NSW govt touts ERP as-a-service
The NSW government claims it will make it easier for technology suppliers to provide enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to agencies as part of its procurement reforms.rn
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True utility computing coming soon: Vic Winkler
True utility computing – where virtual machines are moved between competing service providers without an organisation's knowledge – is coming soon, according to Vic Winkler, CTO at data security provider Covata.rn
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NAB’s Lisa Gray to depart
National Australia Bank’s (NAB) group executive, enterprise services and transformation, Lisa Gray, is departing the bank following a management reshuffle announced Friday morning.rn
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Twitter received two emergency data requests from Australian govt
Twitter received two emergency requests from the Australian government for user data and none for the removal of content during the first half 2014, according to the social network site’s latest Transparency Report.rn
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HCF to provide remote health monitoring to 3,300 patients
Not-for-profit health insurer HCF is rolling out an initiative that will enable 3,300 people with chronic illnesses to use Internet-connected biometric monitoring devices to manage their health.rn
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Australia’s largest supercomputer turns one
Raijin, the Southern Hemisphere’s most powerful supercomputer, on Thursday celebrated its first birthday. It has been in production since mid-June last year.rn
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Suncorp Life CIO quits
Suncorp Life’s CIO, Fiona Floyd, has quit her post as the organisation embarks on an internal restructure.
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Vodafone uses low-band to boost 4G coverage
Vodafone on Tuesday announced it had reallocated its low-band 850MHz mobile spectrum to boost 4G network coverage – particularly indoors – for 1.5 million of its existing customers.rn
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Leadership lessons from a peacekeeper
Former Australian soldier Matina Jewell knows a thing or two about leading a team. She shared her experiences as a United Nations peacekeeper during the 2006 Lebanon War with attendees at this year’s CIO Summit.
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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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Australia ranks high for IT use and innovation
Australia has ranked 8th in the world in its use of ICT, according to the 2014 Global Innovation Index (GII) launched in Sydney today.
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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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Tech spending outside IT rising
A new report confirms what many in the IT sector have suspected – tech spending outside the IT department of Australian companies is increasing.rn
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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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David Buckingham new iiNet boss
iiNet has confirmed David Buckingham as its new CEO. Buckingham had been the acting in the position since November last year and was appointed by the ISP’s board of directors after an extensive worldwide search.
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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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Feds appoint new data centre panel
The Federal Government has added four suppliers to its Data Centre Facilities Supplies Panel as part of its program to cut costs and increase the efficiency of its technology infrastructure.rn
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Companies not investing in IT governance
Australian organisations are seriously under-investing in IT governance particularly at a time when they are highly dependent on technology systems across all operations.rn
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CQUniversity deploys student management system in record time
Queensland’s CQUniversity has deployed a student management system in nine months, which the institution claims is around half the industry average.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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Peter Grant joins IBRS
Former Queensland government CIO, Peter Grant, has joined research firm Intelligent Business Research Services (IBRS) as an advisor.rn
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Customs to deploy new Border Clearance System
Australian Customs and Border Protection Services (ACBPS) will roll out a new Border Clearance System with control room capabilities that support an increasing number of biometric eGates.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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CIOs not obsessed about customers
More than 70 per cent of tech budget decision makers across Asia-Pacific say improving customer satisfaction is a big priority this year but less than half are taking action to provide better outcomes for their organisation’s clients.rn
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Foreign IT worker influx would stifle wage growth: analyst
Allowing foreign financial institutions to ship “temporary” ICT workers into Australia will supress wage growth for domestic technology specialists, says IBRS analyst Guy Cranswick.
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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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‘Days of slothful and inert CIOs are over’: Mater Health’s Thatcher
The days of the slothful and inert CIOs are over and IT chiefs need to start moving away from being risk-averse if they are to get the attention of their boards.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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Male tech graduates out-earning females
The gender pay gap for graduates is alive and well in many industries across Australia and the tech sector seems to be an offender.rn
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David Gollan’s 10 IT fundamentals
David Gollan joined Western Australia’s largest health fund, HBF, as CIO in 2013. Since then, he has introduced a model to his IT team that identifies the 10 most important things a CIO must address during his or her tenure.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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Anaplan ramps up in Australia
Anaplan, a developer of a cloud-based planning and collaboration software, is ramping up its presence in Australia with a new A/NZ office, following a $100 million funding injection in mid-May.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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