Industry News
Government websites do not meet accessibility guidelines
UsabilityOne reports that Federal governent websites prove to be inaccessible for some Australians. [ + ]
A SaaS service to suit the times
Document creation and generation without the need of the IT department has to be a winner. Intelledox has released its SaaS version. [ + ]
Australian technology in global health toolkit
CSIRO is helping to address an issue vexing the health system worldwide — the need for quality, accurate information in electronic health records. [ + ]
Data centre opens and closes
Polaris, the disaster, terrorist and earthquake proof centre that will host mission-critical ICT systems for government departments and corporate enterprises, will open and close tomorrow. [ + ]
Storage power measurement specification
The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) has put out its initial green storage power measurement specification which is designed to classify storage systems. [ + ]
CSIRO wireless research partnership with China
A research partnership between CSIRO and China into wireless technologies is an exciting development which should bear fruit in the 4G and 5G mobile networks arena. [ + ]
Vein ID technology coming to an Aussie ATM near you
Finger vein authentication technology, developed by Hitachi following several years of R&D, uses the vein patterns of one's fingers to verify individual identity. [ + ]
Fonterra rings in changes to telephony services
Gen-i has won the Fonterra WAN and telephony services for Fonterra supplanting outsourcer EDS. [ + ]
Government receives NBN bid review, but won't release it
The panel judging bids for the National Broadband Network has made its final submission to the federal government — but the government refuses to reveal any of the findings. [ + ]
Beware botnet-bearing Barack
A wave of emails claiming that Barack Obama is refusing to accept the US Presidency is actually an attack carrying the Waledec botnet, say experts from Marshal8e6. [ + ]
Nortel's bankruptcy an opportunity for "industry rebalancing"
Nortel's bankruptcy filing will spur a new wave of competition in the telecommunications industry, according to Ovum. [ + ]
Telcos are the biggest 'Do Not Call' offenders
More than half of complaints about violations of the Do Not Call Register are about telecommunications companies, ACMA has found. [ + ]
Nortel files for bankruptcy, local operations unaffected
One of North America's biggest telcommunications equipment suppliers, Nortel has filed for bankruptcy but purportedly the local operations are unaffected. [ + ]
Are internet data centres inefficient power hogs?
Dr Steve Hodgkinson, Research Director at Ovum, raises the question: Should it one day be green to shun the internet? The answer is, of course, that data centres need to be more efficient but there is also a 'catch 22' scenario that he explores. [ + ]
'One laptop per child' initiative suffers severe setback
The 'one laptop per child' initiative that started with great hopes has been hit by the financial storm. [ + ]
