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Stories by: Rodney Gedda

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    SBS looks to Cloud services 16 September, 2011 08:49:00

    When Klaus Schelp started at SBS at the beginning of this year he focused on business outcomes ahead of technology operations. As the head of information technology at the national broadcaster, Schelp was met with increasing business demands for online collaboration without the on-premise infrastructure to support it. A journey to Cloud services looked increasingly compelling.
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    Beyond today’s Cloud to Outsourcing 3.0 12 September, 2011 11:50:00

    Today’s public Cloud services will combine with on-premise virtual private Clouds to deliver business services in the form of ‘Outsourcing 3.0’, according to IT industry analysts.
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    Linux Australia sorts out finances, keeps membership free 04 August, 2011 11:40:00

    Australia's peak body for Linux and open source software, Linux Australia, will change its constitution and financial year arrangement this month and has committed to offering free memberships for anyone interested in the organisation's programs and events.
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    OPEL would be serving bush broadband today: Turnbull 03 August, 2011 14:37:00

    Federal opposition communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull has used his National Press Club address to argue the decision to scrap the Howard government’s OPEL network for an NBN has denied the bush broadband services over the past three years.
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    Enterprise data warehouse key to national health reform 03 August, 2011 10:01:00

    The federal government’s Department of Health and Ageing is seeking information from suppliers in preparation for the upcoming national health reform enterprise data warehouse (NHR EDW) program.
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    Maritime Safety Authority eyes $10M storage upgrade 02 August, 2011 15:31:00

    The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) will spend upwards of $10 million on storage infrastructure and services over the next five years.
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    Hyundai goes all virtual, desktops next target 01 August, 2011 15:49:00

    Virtualisation is still growing strong among IT departments, but at the Australian operations of Hyundai cars, the company is running a 100 per cent virtual infrastructure and the IT head is liking the lack of support calls.
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    NBN costs 'thousands less' than today's fibre: Quigley 29 July, 2011 11:01:00

    At the launch of the next trial site of the National Broadband Network in Kiama, NSW today, NBN Co chief Mike Quigley said concerns about pricing for Internet access are unfounded as fibre connections cost "thousands" already.
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    Optus releases femtocell mobile 3G 'base station' 28 July, 2011 15:59:00

    Optus has released a portable 3G “hot spot” based on femtocell technology that can be used by its mobile service customers to get full coverage in areas without a regular base station nearby.
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    KDE releases 4.7 for refined user experience 28 July, 2011 10:24:00

    The KDE open source project has released version 4.7 of its KDE Software Compilation (SC) suite debuting support for the new Telepathy unified communications infrastructure and a new level of user experience, according to its developers.
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    Virgin Mobile: The telco without a CIO unifies IT, customer service 27 July, 2011 15:55:00

    While most Australian telcos have CIOs presiding over dedicated IT departments, mobile network operator, Virgin Mobile, has unified its project management, IT and customer service business units under the guise of its chief operating officer, Matt Anderson.
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    Barclays launches internet banking in wake of Postbank cyberheist 07 February, 2012 08:12:00

    Security concerns rise in Africa as financial institutions face repeated hacking attempts
    In the wake of last month's $6.7 million cyberheist from Postbank, Barclays Bank has launched Internet banking services and intends to invest more money in the next five years to make Web-based products accessible for free to the public.
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    Copyright lawsuit targets owners of non-secure wireless networks 07 February, 2012 08:15:00

    Failure to secure routers may let others download copyrighted content, Liberty Media contends
    A federal lawsuit filed in Massachusetts could test the question of whether individuals who leave their wireless networks unsecured can be held liable if someone uses the network to illegally download copyrighted content.
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    Symantec releases faster next-gen NetBackup, Backup Exec software 07 February, 2012 00:26:00

    Upgrades all about faster backups, snapshot management, eDiscovery and cloud storage.
    Symantec on Monday unveiled new versions of its flagship NetBackup enterprise-class and Backup Exec midrange backup applications -- Backup Exec 2012 and NetBackup v7.5.
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    The in-depth guide to data destruction 07 February, 2012 02:21:00

    A key part of any information security strategy is disposing of data once it's no longer needed. Failure to do so can lead to serious breaches of data-protection and privacy policies, compliance problems and added costs.
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    Mobile device management: Apple's extra little tricky requirement 07 February, 2012 06:29:00

    Anyone wanting to buy mobile-device management (MDM) software to manage Apple iOS devices will find they need a special digital certificate from Apple to activate it, a requirement that doesn't apply to the same MDM software that would be used to manage Google Android devices, for instance.
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