Smarter IT in Australian healthcare
27 July, 2015 by Natasha Gulati, Industry Manager, Frost & Sullivan Asia-Pacific Healthcare Practice | Supplied by: Frost & SullivanThe Australian healthcare sector needs more IT investment if it is to meet the expectations of healthcare workers and the public. The solutions must be scalable, measures-oriented, accountable and transformable, as well as provide real-time data access.
.au domain names pass the 3 million mark
27 July, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThere are now more than 3 million .au domain names under management, making Australia one of the top 10 countries in the world by domain name volumes.
$30m Huawei training centre for Sydney
24 July, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingHuawei's $30m National Training and Development centre in Sydney is in the final stages of construction and is scheduled to commence operations next month.
CSIRO releases 2020 innovation masterplan
23 July, 2015 by Technology Decisions StaffThe CSIRO has released a masterplan to improve Australia's record in innovation and help the country respond to global changes and digital disruption.
Supercharged supercomputer for Bureau of Meteorology
22 July, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Department of the Environment has ordered a new supercomputer for the Bureau of Meteorology that is 16 times more powerful than its current system.
End-to-end delivery - the role of service management
20 July, 2015 by Alan Hollensen, CEO and Marketing Manager, itSMF Australia | Supplied by: itSMF AustraliaService management involves end-to-end management that extends beyond the 'project' phase and into the ongoing operational phase of the business cycle, providing a blueprint for the implementation and subsequent support for the provision of IT services.
iiNet hit by DDoS; Have your say on ACMA review; BlackBerry fuels Android phone rumours
16 July, 2015 by Andrew Collins | Supplied by: iiNet LimitediiNet users speculate DDoS attack that cut off services, public submissions are encouraged to decide the future of ACMA, and there may be a new smartphone in the works for BlackBerry based on the Android mobile operating system.
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 9 July 2015
09 July, 2015This week: Virtual reality monitor can manipulate projected holograms, NASA scrambles to fix communications with Pluto spacecraft and a scorpion robot to enter Japan's damaged nuclear reactor.
Agile systems needed to ride the wave of disruption
08 July, 2015 by Rob Stummer, Managing Director, IFS Australia & New Zealand | Supplied by: IFS AustraliaNo industry is immune from the Uber effect. In order to benefit from disruption and not fall victim to it, you must know your business; be agile and respond quickly; and employ low-drag systems that don't hold you back.
WA government releases Open Data Policy
07 July, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe WA cabinet has used GovHack 2015, the nationwide competition to design innovative apps and services using public sector data, to announce a whole-of-government Open Data Policy.
Brother PDS-5000 and PDS-6000 desktop scanners
07 July, 2015Brother International Australia has released the PDS-5000 and PDS-6000 desktop scanners for high-volume scanning needs, featuring increased speed and throughput as well as improved image processing and compatibility through drivers and bundled software solutions.
Big data software market to grow sixfold by 2019
07 July, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingBig data and business intelligence are among the fastest-growing segments of the overall information management software market, Ovum estimates.
Digital Pacific acquires fellow hoster, Crucial
06 July, 2015 by Technology Decisions staffWeb hosting provider Digital Pacific has expanded its operations by acquiring Crucial, another of Australia's most established hosting providers.
Converged infrastructures vs SDN: integrate or disaggregate?
06 July, 2015 by Wilson Lai, Technical Director, Asia-Pacific and Japan, Extreme Networks | Supplied by: Extreme NetworksWhich is best - getting networks up and running quickly with the most converged infrastructure available, or using SDN to promote open and dynamic systems that can leverage innovations faster?
Government appoints DTO CEO
02 July, 2015Paul Shetler, a former executive at the UK's Government Digital Service, has been appointed CEO of the federal government's Digital Transformation Office.
