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Victoria Racing Club bets on new projectors

Members of the Victoria Racing Club (VRC) in Melbourne who want to watch horse races from the dining area will have a brighter view following the installation of new Panasonic projectors.

By Hamish Barwick | 18 June, 2013 14:20

Tags: projectors, Panasonic, Victoria Racing Club (VRC)

Mobile app data protection not our responsibility, say Australians

Companies are responsible for protecting data collected by mobile apps rather than the individual who uses the app according to an Australian survey conducted by Newspoll.

By Hamish Barwick | 18 June, 2013 11:20

Tags: mobile applications, security, mobile data protection, unisys, Unisys Security Index

Australians fleeced out of $93 million in 2012: report

Scammers continue to take Australians for a ride with losses of $93.4 million reported to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) last year.

By Hamish Barwick | 17 June, 2013 12:23

Tags: scams and hoaxes, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), eventvwr, Microsoft, scams

Rackspace Australia launches hybrid cloud service

Data centre provider Rackspace has announced that online retailer Kogan has taken up its hybrid cloud service.

By Hamish Barwick | 17 June, 2013 11:01

Tags: hybrid cloud, kogan, Rackspace OpenStack, rackspace

Some Aussie data centre operators not measuring power usage: survey

Thirty-nine per cent out of 100 Australian data centre employees surveyed by Campos Research & Analysis indicated that they were not measuring power usage in their facility.

By Hamish Barwick | 17 June, 2013 09:15

Tags: Campos Research, data centres, power and cooling, PUE, Digital Realty Trust

In pictures: iAwards NSW winners night

UXC Red Rock Consulting CEO Jonathan Rubinsztein was awarded ICT professional of the year at this week’s New South Wales state iAwards.

By Hamish Barwick | 14 June, 2013 13:52

Tags: ICT innovation, iAwards, nsw

ACMA calls for cloud code of conduct

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has come out in favour of a cloud computing code of conduct, arguing that it will improve consumer confidence in service providers.

By Hamish Barwick | 13 June, 2013 16:14

Tags: Chris Chapman, cloud providers, regulation, cloud computing, ACMA

AG asks Law Reform Commission to conduct privacy inquiry

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has asked the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) to conduct an inquiry into privacy protection.

By Hamish Barwick | 12 June, 2013 16:37

Tags: Mark Dreyfus, Australian Law Reform Commission, privacy act, attorney general, privacy

Qantas website experiences booking glitch

Qantas customers were unable to book flights online last night and this morning after the company’s website suffered a server outage.

By Hamish Barwick | 12 June, 2013 12:34

Tags: website glitch, Qantas Airways Ltd

Australian security market tipped to grow 12 per cent: Gartner

The Australian security technology and services market is forecast to hit $1.7 billion in 2013 due to the expansion of the technologies enterprises use to improve their security, according to a new Gartner report.

By Hamish Barwick | 12 June, 2013 12:11

Tags: BYOD, advanced targeted attacks, Gartner, security, big data

Unisys extends DIAC IT services contract

The Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has extended its IT services agreement with Unisys for another five years in a deal valued at $104.1 million.

By Hamish Barwick | 11 June, 2013 11:59

Tags: Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), Managed Services, unisys

UNSW graduate develops satellite circuit board

University of New South Wales (UNSW) engineering graduate, Thomas Cooney, has developed a circuit board designed to process radar signals for an Australian satellite that will monitor water resources.

By Hamish Barwick | 07 June, 2013 15:03

Tags: circuit board, Thomas Cooney, satellite communication, university of new south wales, NASA, unsw

NextDC signs new customer for five years

NextDC (ASX:NXT) has entered into a new contract with an unnamed company for the provision of data centre services.

By Hamish Barwick | 07 June, 2013 11:37

Tags: data centres, NextDC, optus

Telstra adds netball to mobile sports package

Telstra has announced plans to broadcast every ANZ Championship and Australian international netball test on its Next G, 3G and 4G mobile networks.

By Hamish Barwick | 07 June, 2013 10:06

Tags: SportsFan, 3G & 4G, ANZ Championship, netball, next g, Telstra

ICAC, Police score big funding wins in SA ICT budget

South Australia’s Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (ICAC) and Office for Public Integrity has been allocated $10.3 million for new IT systems in the 2013-14 budget.

By Hamish Barwick | 06 June, 2013 16:27

Tags: ict funding, Jay Weatherill, Budget 2013-14, South Australia, South Australian Government