Stories by Adam Bender

The Australian privacy commissioner and a consumer group supported mandatory data breach notifications, in comments submitted today to the Attorney General.

Japanese telco NTT Communications has lofty ambitions: it wants to be Australia’s top provider of network, cloud, data centre and other ICT services, according to a director with the company.

National Australia Bank has launched a “social media command centre” to help further support its customer service, the bank announced today.

AARNet videoconferencing will power a world music competition tonight with orchestras in Australia, Asia and Europe.

Commonwealth Bank revealed a slew of tech announcements today, including Facebook payments, a redesigned Kaching app for Android devices and new business banking products.

$1 in every $8 spent today on IT in Australia goes to mobile ERP, according to a white paper by IDC and mobile ERP vendor IFS. And investment in mobile is expected to increase, they said.

Big Australian telcos and insurance companies see business opportunities in analysing the location information transmitted by customers’ mobile devices, said speakers at yesterday's Big Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence Summit.

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) wants to replace an “ageing” phone system with IP telephony, according to a request for tender posted Tuesday.

Privacy commissioners of Australia and New Zealand said they need more enforcement authority to combat data breaches and other privacy concerns.

Two Australian small businesses with early trials of PayPal’s new in-store mobile payments system said they see value in the service despite high transaction fees and low consumer awareness.

Australian Government CIO Ann Steward said she will retire at the end of the year.

The National Australian Bank (NAB) is undergoing a “total environment transformation” with IT, the bank’s officials told media at a recent lunch in Sydney.

Westpac has updated its banking app for the iPad to include new payment options for users.

The creators of Click Frenzy failed to anticipate how much traffic would hit its website at the launch of the Australian online shopping event, according the website’s hosting company, UltraServe.

National Australia Bank (NAB) has deployed biometrics technology to allow customers to access their bank accounts using their voice.