Stories by: Andrew Hendry

When an organisation has an ageing network infrastructure with no redundancy and is losing money maintaining old equipment prone to failure, it’s time for an overhaul. That was the scenario facing a government agency of 200 users, who turned to technology consultant and network solution provider, MatrixCNI, to deliver a new network infrastructure. Being part of government, the agency also had to be seen to be adopting energy efficient hardware that was as environmentally friendly as possible.

Australia will lead a new international working group to develop and harmonise international standards on corporate governance of IT.

An information security expert claims the government has the wrong approach to Internet filtering, and should focus on protecting Australians from technical risks rather than content.

CA has announced a partnership with VMware to launch its global Alliance Affiliate Initiative.

The principal investigator of the OpenNet Initiative (ONI) has labelled the federal government’s proposed mandatory Internet filtering scheme “frightening” and typical of non-democratic regimes.

BMS Solutions has unveiled a new carbon emissions reporting software product that it is touting as the first to integrate emissions reporting into businesses’ activity management.

Microsoft Financing will offer 0 per cent interest over 36 months to new purchasers of selected Dynamics ERP and CRM solutions.

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) and UNSW are assembling e-security and ISP filtering experts to examine the merits of the government’s proposed Internet content filtering scheme.

Fujitsu, BT, HP and IBM are the greenest ICT vendors, according to analyst group, Gartner.

Telstra has announced the latest partnership for its T-Suite SaaS platform, adding Jamcracker to deliver on-demand business applications under the T-Suite brand.

IT&T employers say they are not being affected by the current economic climate, but expectations have dipped and the focus has shifted to the passive job market.