Researchers at the University of New South Wales have created the world’s first working quantum bit based on a single atom in silicon, which they claim will lead to the development of ultra-powerful computers in the future.
Medibank Health Solutions is gearing up to extend its online consultation service – Anywhere Healthcare – to enable patients in regional Queensland to connect with selected medical specialists over a video link provided at their GP’s office.
Bob Hennessy believes he should have been a CEO earlier in his long and successful career.
Large recruitment firm Hudson has reduced its IT staff numbers by more than one-third across Australia and New Zealand over the past three years due partly to a gradual move towards cloud computing.
Apple has missed an opportunity to lead the industry in the development of near-field communications (NFC) by omitting these capabilities in its latest iPhone 5, according to Telsyte senior analyst Rodney Gedda.
Salaries for ICT workers grew by 3.9 per cent overall for the 12 months to May 2012, marginally down from 4 per cent a year earlier, according to the annual survey of Australian Computer Society (ACS) members.
Almost one in two Australian secondary and tertiary schools do not have an IT security awareness program in place and alarmingly, 53 per cent didn’t know what information was taken during a data breach, according to a study commissioned by Symantec.cloud.
College and online education operator Think: Education Group has used virtual private cloud services as a catalyst to cut printing costs by $300,000 by the end of this financial year and a further $500,000 annually from FY14.
An online leadership academy run by Deloitte is attempting to differentiate itself from other education providers by embedding “gamification mechanics” throughout its online courses.
Poor application performance is having a regular impact on Australian businesses with more than half (54 per cent) indicating they experience problems at least once a month, according to a Telsyte survey.
Tape backup technology is unquestionably in its death throes and more than 60 per cent of businesses will be using Cloud-based data archiving services within three years, Greg Wyman, StorageCraft’s Asia-Pacific vice president has predicted.
Large fund manager Perpetual has signed a $68 million outsourcing agreement with Fujitsu under a five-year plan to modernise its IT infrastructure and applications.
Perhaps one of Luc Derix’s greatest strengths is his ability to clearly explain to non-IT staff at Allianz Global Assistance exactly how IT can help contribute to the organisation’s growth.
NBN Co is using management software tools to help speed up the delivery of new high-speed broadband services across Australia. The National Broadband Network wholesaler has deployed IBM Rational software to build the capabilities required to automate the process of activating services for retail service providers.
NBN Co has confirmed an iTnews report that its CIO, Claire Rawlins, has quit, almost three years after taking the role.