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How to ride the waves of the Storage Tsunami
The proliferation of email however it arrives is causing storage headaches for service providers.
[ + ]Smith goes from HDS to NBN in a marketing role
NBN Co has appointed Tim Smith to the role of General Manager Marketing. [ + ]
Beyond the EHR: telehealth technologies in Australia
Recently in Voice+Data we looked at the plans for Australia’s national e-health network and, in particular, the politics that have delayed its introduction. This month Andrew Collins takes a look at the actual technologies involved, the benefit they bring to remote areas and obstacles to their adoption. There is hope but there is a long way to go.
[ + ]Is your ‘cloud’ delivering the expected performance?
Cloud services are all the rage now and becoming increasingly so, but how do you actually measure performance? Daryl Cornelius, Director Enterprise EMEA, Spirent Communications, asks: How do you know until you test it? What are the complexities of measuring virtual systems?
[ + ]Rural e-health trailblazer goes virtual
Bruce Winzar says, “It’s a complete misnomer that you have to be good at maths to pursue a career in computing.” Winzar has certainly seen the pace of growth in computing and applications for business grow unabated. This is one of the main reasons he is still stimulated by what technology can do. He started his computing career as a student at Bendigo Institute in 1971 on an ICL 1901 which used punch cards for programming and data input.
[ + ]Intelligence at the edge - wireless networking
The NBN has certainly engendered debate about fibre versus wireless. Motorola’s Roy Wittert enters the debate and charts the future of wireless networking in Australia.
[ + ]IPscape appoints two senior executives
IPscape appoints two senior executives: Emma Dart and Steve Roknic. [ + ]
NetSuite expands to Melbourne
NetSuite has announced the opening of a new office in Melbourne to provide sales, support and services to meet the growing demand for NetSuite's cloud solutions. [ + ]
Five business practices that allow cybercriminals to access company data
The reality of cybercrime is that many businesses make it easy for both malicious and inadvertant breaches of company IT security to occur. Rigorous adoption, implementation and enforcement of in-house security guidelines can help limit the threats to data security. These five tips are a good place to start.
[ + ]GlobalConnect Australia appoints new National Sales Manager
GlobalConnect Australia has appointed Rodel Fortunado as National Sales Manager. [ + ]
Silver Peak Systems expands to Melbourne and Sydney
Silver Peak Systems has announced the opening of offices in Sydney and Melbourne, with Wayne Neich leading the company's strategic growth. [ + ]
EMC names new president of RSA
Tom Heiser has been named as President of RSA, the security division of EMC. [ + ]
NZ call centre Telnet awarded Australian Accreditation
New Zealand’s largest privately owned call centre Telnet is the first call centre in New Zealand to achieve accreditation by the Australian Teleservices Association (ATA). [ + ]
A decade of cybercrime
Since 2000, the number of internet users has grown fivefold from 361 million to 2 billion in 2011. We’ve also seen explosive growth in services and products available online. Today, almost any activity - from personal banking to shopping and social networking - can be carried out over the internet. As such, it has become a treasure trove of money and information that cybercriminals can exploit for their personal gain.
[ + ]The road to unified communications
After the global final crisis, 2011 is looking brighter on the economic front and companies are still looking for smarter ways to streamline their internal IT structure - unified communications is one of those areas.
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