Stories by Jenna Pitcher

Qld Opposition calls for IT minister’s head

Queensland’s State Opposition has called for the head of the state’s IT minister, Robert Schwarten after a string of delayed and problematic government technology projects yesterday became a fiery issue in parliament.

By Jenna Pitcher | 07 October, 2010 16:10

Tags: eamil, exchange, queensland, Robert Schwarten

Atlassian acquires code hosting site Bitbucket

Australia-headquartered software company Atlassian has made its first buy since taking $60 million in venture capital investment in July, picking up Bitbucket.org, a free code hosting site with some 60,000 users.

By Jenna Pitcher | 01 October, 2010 11:19

Tags: atlassian, bitbucket, mergers and acquistions

iPad trials hit Tasmanian schools

The Tasmanian Department of Education and Training has revealed over 30 iPads are being trialled in a number of schools across the state, with plans in the works to also examine the potential for Android- and Windows-based tablets to be used as an education device.

By Jenna Pitcher | 28 September, 2010 17:01

Tags: iPad, mobility

QLD schools latest to pick up iPad

Queensland’s Department of Education and Training has confirmed centrally controlled trials of 50 iPad devices in two state schools will begin in October, adding that some schools were already independently trialling Apple’s tablet device, as well as the smaller form factor iPod Touch.

By Jenna Pitcher | 24 September, 2010 11:55

Tags: education, iPad, QLD Department of Education

Optus joins the private cloud

Optus’s business division and its subsidiary Alphawest today announced the launch of a new scalable commercial enterprise ‘cloud’ service — Optus Cloud Solutions — which will be available to enterprise customers from 1 October.

By Jenna Pitcher | 14 September, 2010 14:46

Tags: optus, private cloud, virtual private cloud

ATO e-tax software hit by potential security holes

The denizens of global security mailing list Bugtraq have started discussing whether the Australian Taxation Office's e-tax 2010 software -- currently being used by millions of Australians to submit their tax returns -- has a security hole in it, due to the way it deals with remote Secure Socket Layer (SSL) certificates.

By Jenna Pitcher | 14 September, 2010 07:17

Tags: Australian Tax Office, e-tax, Secure Socket Layer (SSL), security

Borders signs Foursquare for customer loyalty push

Borders has announced that it has partnered with location sharing platform Foursquare in a move designed to increase customer loyalty.

By Jenna Pitcher | 13 September, 2010 16:36

Tags: borders, e-books, Foursquare, geolocation

Aussie developers talk Windows Phone 7

The impending launch of Windows Phone 7 handsets before Christmas period represents another rich option for Australian mobile application and game developers. But what is it like developing for the new Microsoft platform?

By Jenna Pitcher | 06 September, 2010 14:54

Tags: Microsoft, WP7

Conroy: I'm not responsible for IT

Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has told press at the launch of a new $5 million Macquarie Telecom call centre that he doesn't consider information technology to be part of his portfolio.

By Jenna Pitcher | 08 July, 2010 07:29

Tags: Kim Carr, macquarie telecom, Senator Stephen Conroy

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