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SBS gears up for first live-stream Tour
Chris Jenkins
When the 2009 Tour de France rolls out in Monaco tomorrow night, Australian fans who want to watch the action online will for once find themselves in the right country.
ANZ group on platform to conquer
Paul Smith
As the executive responsible for the technology that will underpin Australia and New Zealand Banking Group's ambitious plans to expand to super-regional status, Brian Clark says he has the best technology job in the bank, and one of the world's most challenging enterprise technology jobs.
Costs mount for Defence payroll fix
Julian Bajkowski
Costs surrounding a long-running series of fixes and upgrades to the Department of Defence's troubled PMKeyS payroll application could climb to more than 10 times their original price tag.
SAP lifts Aust sales 34pc
Ben Woodhead
SAP Australia shrugged off a tumultuous close to the 2008 calendar year to deliver more than 20 per cent increases in revenue and net income for the 12 months to December 31.
Satyam in talks to reassure customers
Paul Smith
Senior executives from the new outsourcing entity Mahindra Satyam have met with some of Satyam Computer Systems' most prominent Australian customers as they attempt to rebuild the company's reputation following a $US1.2 billion ($1.48 billion) accounting scandal.
Cisco mulls challenge to Microsoft Office
Ben Woodhead
Cisco Systems may open a new front in its burgeoning battle with some of the world's largest computer companies by launching an online rival to Microsoft's Office suite.
Conroy kicks off blackspots program
Chris Jenkins
The federal government has named the first six areas to get a share of its $250 million backhaul blackspot funding that was announced alongside the National Broadband Network.
CSG signed for Ultranet
Julian Bajkowski
Listed technology services company CSG has inked $65 million in agreements to provide the Victorian government's Ultranet online schools management system.
Phone makers agree on universal charger
Paul Smith with AFP
The mobile phone industry has agreed to roll out a new pan-European standard phone charger from next year that supporters hope will be taken up around the world
Report puts e-health back on table
Julian Bajkowski
A push to tie federal health funding to the adoption of electronic health and medical records could become a reality by the end of this year after a key report on hospital reforms was handed to Health Minister Nicola Roxon yesterday.
IT dashboard charts US spending
Chris Jenkins
The US government has unveiled a new "IT Dashboard" website which graphically illustrates how much money Washington is pouring into information technology
CBA suspects DOS attack
AAP
Problems with the Commonwealth Bank's internet banking website are due to a high level of traffic, some of which may be malicious, the bank says.
New NBN bill surprises utilities
Chris Jenkins and Dominic White
Enabling legislation for the national broadband network is concerning other groups, write Chris Jenkins and Dominic White.
Year-end spending lifts tech
Chris Jenkins
It might be licking its wounds from a brutal year, but Australia's information technology sector will still deliver the traditional fourth-quarter sales kick, even if it is not as big as previous years, experts predict.
CBA glitch 'not hackers'
Julian Bajkowski
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has ruled out an attack by hackers as the cause of an unexpected shutdown of its main retail banking portal, NetBank.
ATO extends EDS' tenure
Chris Jenkins
The Australian Taxation Office has extended agreements with US IT service group EDS to the tune of $604 million to give the agency room to sort out the remaining two tranches of its technology and communications procurement renewal program
New ICANN chief eager to act
Paul Smith
New ICANN chief executive Rod Beckstrom says there is an enormous amount of work ahead if the organisation is to succeed in its plans to launch new generic and international web addresses.
Online networking has fresh face
Joanna Mather
Universities are beginning to take websites like Facebook seriously, writes Joanna Mather.
Filter plan 'hopeless'
Paul Smith
The Australian government risks embarrassment if it presses ahead with its controversial plans to filter internet content, the chairman of the internet's governing body has said.
Upgrade should deliver savings
Julian Bajkowski
IT platforms used to run law courts and legal practices are facing their biggest shake-up in a decade after two states outlined intentions to upgrade ageing court technology.