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CQUniversity selects new student management software supplier
TechnologyOne has been awarded a multimillion-dollar contract with CQUniversity to replace the university's Oracle Peoplesoft system with new Student Management software. [ + ]
Vic govt commits $9.5m to revamp ICT procurement
The Victorian government has allocated $9.5m over the next four years for a project to create a central government ICT procurement marketplace. [ + ]
Australian BI spending hit $527m in 2013
Australia's business intelligence and analytics market increased 9.5% in 2013, outpacing the global growth rate of 8%, according to Gartner. [ + ]
Optus swings axe on 350 more jobs
Optus has announced plans to cut around 350 back-office jobs, in the latest example of Australian telcos' focus on improving efficiency in preparation for an NBN world. [ + ]
Big drop in Queensland government ICT staff
Queensland public sector ICT staff numbers have fallen by almost 25 per cent in less than two years, with further shake-ups likely to come. [ + ]
Startup Victoria aims to support high-tech sector
Startup Victoria, a non-profit organisation designed to support the state's high-technology startups, has launched with $100,000 in state government seed funding. [ + ]
Who's the boss of BPM?
Who should take responsibility for a business process management (BPM) initiative - management or IT? An ostensibly simple question with a complex answer. [ + ]
Monash project could lead to phones printed on shirts
Monash University researchers have designed a 'spaser' made of carbon, and the technology could eventually replace transistors in devices such as memory and displays. [ + ]
Online casinos used to launder cybercrime money
Due to the popularity and anonymity of online gambling sites, cybercriminals have started using them to launder money and pay for services on the black market, according to McAfee. [ + ]
Toyota adopts cloud-based backup platform
Toyota Motor Corporation has consolidated its disparate backup platforms into a single enterprise-wide system, using a cloud-based backup-as-a-service (BaaS) offering from Logicalis. [ + ]
Chinese spies had MPs' emails for one year; US judge rules on data sovereignty
Chinese spies that accessed Australia's parliamentary computer network in 2011 may have been in there for a whole year. Meanwhile, a US judge has ruled Microsoft must hand over customer data even though that data is stored outside the US. [ + ]
Google, Apple settle conspiracy lawsuit for "a pittance"
Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe will together pay just US$324m to settle a class-action lawsuit over bilateral agreements not to poach each other's staff, avoiding potential damages of up to US$9 billion. [ + ]
Kaspersky leads anti-malware ranking
Kaspersky, Emisoft, Avira and BitDefender all blocked 99.8% of malware from live malicious URLs during a comparative test, and Kaspersky also scored highest on detecting malicious files. [ + ]
Bring your own PC (BYOPC) is necessary, but licensing may be costly
Some organisations are allowing employees to bring their own PCs onto the network, as part of formal BYOPC programs. But these schemes can carry hidden licensing costs. [ + ]
UXC, Senetas team up on data security
UXC and Senetas have formed a partnership to offer tailored encryption products for government and enterprise customers. [ + ]