Industry News
IT outages do little for confidence in health systems
A new Australian survey conducted by Compuware shows that healthcare IT outages compromise patient safety and disrupt clinicians.
[ + ]Aussie mobile giants agree to merge
In an unexpected move that could be a sign of the times, Hutchison and Vodafone will merge their telecom operations to form a 50:50 joint venture
[ + ]Government websites do not meet accessibility guidelines
UsabilityOne reports that Federal governent websites prove to be inaccessible for some Australians.
[ + ]A SaaS service to suit the times
Document creation and generation without the need of the IT department has to be a winner. Intelledox has released its SaaS version.
[ + ]Australian technology in global health toolkit
CSIRO is helping to address an issue vexing the health system worldwide — the need for quality, accurate information in electronic health records.
[ + ]Data centre opens and closes
Polaris, the disaster, terrorist and earthquake proof centre that will host mission-critical ICT systems for government departments and corporate enterprises, will open and close tomorrow.
[ + ]Storage power measurement specification
The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) has put out its initial green storage power measurement specification which is designed to classify storage systems.
[ + ]CSIRO wireless research partnership with China
A research partnership between CSIRO and China into wireless technologies is an exciting development which should bear fruit in the 4G and 5G mobile networks arena.
[ + ]Vein ID technology coming to an Aussie ATM near you
Finger vein authentication technology, developed by Hitachi following several years of R&D, uses the vein patterns of one's fingers to verify individual identity.
[ + ]Fonterra rings in changes to telephony services
Gen-i has won the Fonterra WAN and telephony services for Fonterra supplanting outsourcer EDS.
[ + ]Government receives NBN bid review, but won't release it
The panel judging bids for the National Broadband Network has made its final submission to the federal government — but the government refuses to reveal any of the findings.
[ + ]Beware botnet-bearing Barack
A wave of emails claiming that Barack Obama is refusing to accept the US Presidency is actually an attack carrying the Waledec botnet, say experts from Marshal8e6.
[ + ]Nortel's bankruptcy an opportunity for "industry rebalancing"
Nortel's bankruptcy filing will spur a new wave of competition in the telecommunications industry, according to Ovum.
[ + ]Telcos are the biggest 'Do Not Call' offenders
More than half of complaints about violations of the Do Not Call Register are about telecommunications companies, ACMA has found.
[ + ]Nortel files for bankruptcy, local operations unaffected
One of North America's biggest telcommunications equipment suppliers, Nortel has filed for bankruptcy but purportedly the local operations are unaffected.
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