Stories by George Nott

The Australian Tax Office has retired its online lodgement tool e-tax and replaced it with myTax.

A ‘power event’ at Amazon Web Services’ data centre in Sydney on Sunday night was to blame for hundreds of disgruntled end users unable to access websites and apps.

​Sydney Water is seeking an implementation partner to design, build and run new ERP, billing and CRM systems in a 'once in a generation investment'.

​Symantec has announced its ambition for all websites to be protected by SSL encryption within two years. The cybersecurity giant’s Encryption Everywhere drive will “encrypt 100 per cent of all sites by 2018”.

Treasury has partnered with 8common to share the vendor's cloud-based travel and expense management platform with other agencies.

​MailGuard plans to offer internships to students at Deakin University in a bid to cultivate the next generation of security professionals.

A survey of 160 CIOs and CTOs working in Australia by Robert Half recruitment consultancy, found that nearly a fifth of respondents gave a score of five out of five when assessing their level of innovation within their organisation.

A declining number of C-suite executives are aware of the laws around storing confidential data, according to a survey.

The secondary college for boys in WA found that its existing network infrastructure could no longer cope with demand. With ambitions to capture and store lesson footage in high definition for later playback, college ICT director Hugo van Niekerk sought a solution.

Facebook is searching for a new CIO following the announcement Timothy Campos would be leaving the role after nearly six years.

​Nearly three quarters (72 per cent) of ANZ workers say outdated technology is harming their productivity, according to a survey by The Workforce Institute at Kronos.

Optus Business and Macquarie University are launching a $10 million cyber security hub, offering degree programs, short courses for executives and businesses, and professional recruiting opportunities to the private sector and government agencies.

Accusations of theft aimed at NBN staff in an opinion piece by NBN chairman Dr Ziggy Switkowski have sparked criticism from an internet user group and the ALP.

A five year IT transformation programme is underway at RSM. When complete, staff in Australia will be working and collaborating within a central ECM system in the cloud, assisting clients via a web based portal.

The Queensland government has awarded CGI a $58.8 million contract to deliver a debt recovery solution that will enable faster collections.