Corporate & government IT
Coalmining simulator
The Virtual Reality Training System is a high-tech $1 million tool designed to teach coalminers how to deal with emergencies without putting them in danger.
Models for emergency planning
This technology developed by the University of NSW blends video game technology and architectural models to replicate cities and plan for emergencies.
Apple fingered for app failure
A senior Victorian public servant has warned that governments trying to design helpful apps for iPhones and iPads should expect Apple to act as a major hurdle.
Dell chief defends transfer pricing
One of the country’s most senior technology executives has broken the industry’s silence as pressure mounts over the level of tax paid locally by global companies.
Tax Google like Twiggy, says Conroy
Stephen Conroy says tech giants such as Google will be hit by tax laws designed to stop them transferring profits out of Australia, a step he compared with the government’s policy on wealthy mining entrepreneurs.
Technology One’s forecast fails to impress
Shareholders hoping that Technology One’s better than expected half-year result would give the stock a fresh leg-up would be disappointed.
Technology outsourcing increases globally
Revenue for the Australian technology outsourcing market grew 6.4 per cent in 2011, to hit $7.2 billion, with IBM the most successful technology supplier, according to new data presented by research firm Gartner.
eHealth to save $11bn for budget
The Federal Government has claimed its troubled electronic health programs will save more than $11 billion over the next 15 years as its guns for a budget surplus.
Information is everything, no question
Capturing and interpreting the increasing wealth of information is becoming the most crucial of business skills.
CeBIT faces demolition threat
Giant computer trade show CeBIT Australia cannot guarantee that the event will remain in NSW as the convention area faces a $1 billion facelift.
Australia, US sign cyber security deal
Australia and the United States have formalised closer relations on cyber security that will allow for greater sharing of information.
Hewlett-Packard to axe up to 30,000 jobs: reports
Technology giant Hewlett-Packard set to cut a wide swathe through its workforce, laying off as many as 30,000 employees as part of a radical restructuring plans, according to a report.
Dicker’s debt and dividend dilemma
Dicker Data feels like a round peg in a square hole as it offers investors a very high yield and relatively low earnings growth.
Privacy restrictions to cost cloud users
Australian customers will be forced to pay more for cloud services if new laws restricting the shift of data overseas are passed, according to technology chief executives and experts.
Fujitsu unveils $60m data centre upgrade
Japanese technology giant Fujitsu has formally completed the $60 million expansion and refurbishment of its Melbourne data centre, Noble Park, which began eight months ago.
Intel chief plays down tech spending fears
Intel chief executive Paul Otellini said he is not seeing unexpected weakness in enterprise technology spending that Cisco CEO John Chambers cited when he forecast quarterly earnings below estimates.
Cost-cutting improves Cisco earnings
Cisco Systems reported higher earnings for the first quarter, as cost-cutting measures undertaken a year ago continued to aid profitability and demand for video over the Internet continued to climb.
Ditch the paper
The assumption that paper-based documents are the primary means of communication needs to challenged.
Budget cuts ‘positive’ for IT suppliers
The federal budget has confirmed previously flagged cuts to information technology spending but still contains hidden gems for IT companies that put work into finding them.
Microsoft aims to be carbon neutral by mid year
Microsoft has committed to going carbon neutral, joining the growing list of tech companies trying to reduce their environmental footprint.
Take the train? You’re taking the Myki
Dunckley | I was a late adopter of Victoria’s new public transport smart card, but Me and Myki have already fallen out of love.
Honest mistake, put it down to IT trial and error
We’ve got a few things wrong, so in a bid to come clean we’ve looked back at past columns to identify and correct blunders.
BlackBerry 10: Research in slow motion
BlackBerry has lost traction and so has Research In Motion. A new model’s in the making but all good things take time.
Headhunter who likes to keep things simple
The passion to be an early adopter of technology formed the backdrop to a career from teenage journalism to executive search.
Public service IT jobs at risk
Thousands of technology staff working for the NSW government will know within 12 to 24 months whether their jobs are secure.
IT pain tipped to follow federal gain
Technology services could be one of the bigger losers outside of the resources space from tonight’s federal budget with the government scrambling to find more than $20 billion to fulfil its promised surplus.
AMP extends contract
AMP has signed a $220 million technology contract extension with Computer Sciences Corporation, for it to provide support to the merged operations of AMP and AXA Asia Pacific Holdings.
NSW technology strategy released
The NSW Government today released its final report on how it will buy and use billions of dollars in technology for the next ten years.
BlackBerry won’t kill off the keyboard
Research in Motion says future BlackBerry models will still offer physical keyboards, despite unveiling an iPhone-like touchscreen smartphone on Tuesday.
