Archive for 'Information technology news - Enterprise'
The 2016 hit-list is getting longer
Published on January 4th, 2010.
A variety of banks are now reporting impact from the 2016 bug, along with phones based on the Windows Mobile platform.Filled under Information technology news - Enterprise, latest news. No Comments.
Bank of Queensland vs Y2K an update
Published on January 4th, 2010.
The Bank of Queensland has issued a work-around to all merchants, however the cause of the date error is still unknown.Filled under Information technology news - Enterprise, latest news. No Comments.
Remember Y2K? It bites again!
Published on January 3rd, 2010.
A decade after Y2K was considered 'done and dusted,' an echo is heard in Queensland (where else!)Filled under Information technology news - Enterprise, latest news. No Comments.
CIO, make 2010 your year of success
Published on December 21st, 2009.
A new year is about to begin. The worst of the global recession appears over and technology leaders ought to steel themselves now to make 2010 a year where technology...Filled under Information technology news - Enterprise, latest news. No Comments.
Management software speeds recovery of stolen notebook
Published on December 21st, 2009.
We've all heard of software that's designed to help track stolen notebooks. But the remote management software you're already using may be able to do the same job at no...Filled under Information technology news - Enterprise, latest news. No Comments.
Caterpillar dealer buys IBM data centre in a box (well, two boxes)
Published on December 16th, 2009.
Perth-based WesTrac has engaged IBM to provide a portable modular data centre (PMDC) to augment a crowded existing facility.Filled under Information technology news - Enterprise, latest news. No Comments.
NSW Emergency crews consider move to the cloud
Published on December 15th, 2009.
The NSW State Emergency Service is starting to explore its computing options in the cloud – taking the first tentative steps by switching to a financial computing application being hosted...Filled under Information technology news - Enterprise, latest news. No Comments.
Novell announces Intelligent Workload Management
Published on December 13th, 2009.
In a wide-ranging announcement, Novell has laid out plans to blur the boundary between on-premises and in-the-cloud computing.Filled under Information technology news - Enterprise, latest news. No Comments.
CenITex seeks youth boost
Published on November 30th, 2009.
Victorian Government IT services provider CenITex is looking to rejuvenate itself by hiring young graduates under a scheme developed in association with the Australian Computer Society.Filled under Information technology news - Enterprise, latest news. No Comments.
Offshoring: empowering or enslaving women?
Published on November 26th, 2009.
A regional summit being held in Melbourne next week will explore whether offshore outsourcing empowers or undermines the almost 2 million women who find work on such projects in developing...Filled under Information technology news - Enterprise, latest news. No Comments.
Top contractor earns twice as much as CenITex boss
Published on November 24th, 2009.
Despite a concerted push to reduce the proportion of IT contractors it employs, Victorian Government entity CenITex is still paying its top contractor twice what it pays its CEO, Peter...Filled under Information technology news - Enterprise, latest news. No Comments.
Macquarie Telecom signs $250,000 call deal
Published on November 16th, 2009.
IP communications supplier Interactive Intelligence has edged out six other vendors to secure a 25 seat call management deal from Macquarie Telecom that it believes could eventually grow to a...Filled under Information technology news - Enterprise, latest news. No Comments.
Google Wave gets a Pulse
Published on November 8th, 2009.
Novell's newly-announced Pulse – an integrated communication, authoring and social networking platform now has full integration with Google Wave.Filled under Information technology news - Enterprise, latest news. No Comments.
3000 new business information management consultants at Capgemini
Published on October 29th, 2009.
Capgemini is to boost the number of its business information management consultants by 3000. This will be a 75% increase.Filled under Information technology news - Enterprise, latest news. No Comments.
Minister welcomes Telstra productivity report
Published on October 22nd, 2009.
Lindsay Tanner, Federal Minister for Finance and Deregulation, has welcomed a report on government productivity commissioned by Telstra. It contains some very useful insights, he said.Filled under Information technology news - Enterprise, latest news. No Comments.
Deloitte invests $10 million on cloud computing foundations
Published on October 1st, 2009.
Professional services specialist Deloitte is spending $10 million transitioning to a single consolidated data centre, and starting its journey toward developing an on demand cloud computing service for both its...Filled under Information technology news - Enterprise, latest news. No Comments.
‘Information Glut’ choking Australian organisations: report
Published on September 14th, 2009.
Australian organisations are choking on information, and need to step back and reconsider their processes and procedures, according to the company that sponsored a new piece of research.Filled under Information technology news - Enterprise, latest news. No Comments.
We eat our own cooking, says Symantec CIO
Published on September 11th, 2009.
Symantec believes IT can be used to meet business objectives, and we eat our own cooking to prove it to customers, group president and CIO, Symantec Services Group,...Filled under Information technology news - Enterprise, latest news. No Comments.
Virtualisation delivers big $ savings for Corporate Express
Published on September 2nd, 2009.
Virtualising both processors and power supplies has cut 140,000 tonnes of CO2 from Corporate Express’s carbon footprint, and sliced $23,000 a year off its electricity bills.Filled under Information technology news - Enterprise, latest news. No Comments.
Gershon savings could come from printing reforms not just jobs
Published on August 19th, 2009.
Overhauling Government departments’ printing and document management systems could deliver the savings required by the Gershon Report recommendations, and potentially save IT jobs.Filled under Information technology news - Enterprise, latest news. No Comments.