News

• Apple 'head and shoulders' above phone rivals in satisfaction survey

  By Gregg Keizer | 17 May, 2012 04:39

  Apple debuted in the top spot among mobile phone makers in a US customer-satisfaction survey, receiving a record-high score for the category.

• Consumer love for mobile sparks discontent with Microsoft's software

  By Gregg Keizer | 15 May, 2012 21:02

  Satisfaction with Microsoft's software slipped last year, part of an industrywide downturn driven by U.S. consumer discontent with traditional PC programs, a national survey said today.

• Apple dominates other smartphone vendors in consumer satisfaction

  By Brad Reed | 15 May, 2012 14:38

  The latest American Customer Satisfaction Index has found, not surprisingly, that people really like their iPhones.

• Texas sets Vblock as 'preferred' tech

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 17 March, 2012 06:46

  The state of Texas has entered into new data center contracts, worth more than $1 billion, to run its massive consolidation project.

• NEWS GRAB: the latest from ACS, WD/Hitachi GST, Meru/Wavelink, Macquarie Telecom, SafeNet/Cryptocard, WatchGuard, and Sophos

  By Hafizah Osman | 16 March, 2012 08:18

  Harte as ACS ambassador for 2012, WD acquires Hitachi GST, Meru/Wavelink expand offerings, Macquarie Telecom employs partner for IC2, SafeNet acquires Cryptocard, WatchGuard Elite 2012 competition for partners/resellers, Sophos becomes 'leader'

• Smart move: ACT team to represent Australia in Microsoft’s Imagine Cup finals

  By Hafizah Osman | 06 May, 2011 12:17

  Team UCEGG has won the Microsoft-hosted Imagine Cup national finals and now moves on to the worldwide finals of the student innovation competition.

• State pays ACS US$7.25M to settle software project suit

  By Chris Kanaracus | 19 March, 2011 05:10

  Minnesota's Department of Human Services has agreed to pay ACS US$7.25 million to settle a lawsuit the systems integrator brought against it in connection with the development of HealthMatch, a system for determining a person's eligibility for health care.

• yARN: Is Turnbull just a little bit of history repeating?

  By David Ramli | 08 October, 2010 19:06

  When Malcolm Turnbull emerged from the post-election Coalition reshuffle as our new Shadow Communications Minister, the tech industry breathed a collective sigh of relief. But despite early hopes for a fresh start and new approach, he’s mostly delivered more of the same.

• Excom Education goes into liquidation

  By Julia Talevski and David Ramli | 25 August, 2010 18:00

  Liquidators have been appointed to IT training provider, Excom Education.

• ACS settles out of court with disgruntled Denham

  By David Ramli | 17 February, 2010 17:25

  The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has agreed to an out-of-court settlement with former CEO, Kim Denham.

• Update: ACS says ISP filtering is not enough

  By David Ramli | 12 October, 2009 12:59

  The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has called for more filters and measures on top of the Government’s controversial plans for an ISP filter, stating that it alone will not stop illegal content.

• Australian ICT companies still keen on exports

  By Trevor Clarke and Matthew Sainsbury | 30 September, 2009 11:38

  Australia’s ICT trade deficit may have plunged from $5 billion to $28 billion last year, but technology exporters have expressed confidence in overseas market action. According to the Australian Computer Society’s (ACS) Australian Trade Update Report 2009, based on data gathered from 2008, ICT exports hit $6.6 billion.

• Xerox will buy business process outsourcer ACS for $US6.4bn

  By Peter Sayer | 28 September, 2009 23:41

  Xerox has agreed to buy business process outsourcer Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) for US$6.4 billion, in a move it hopes will allow it to expand beyond the field of document management.

• ACS warns of cyber crime threats

  By David Ramli | 08 July, 2009 10:39

  The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has called on the Federal Government to work closer with tech vendors to fight rising rates of cyber crime.

• ICT workers experience sluggish salary growth

  By Spandas Lui | 19 June, 2009 16:25

  The growth in ICT salaries has dropped for the first time in six years.