Government eyes “urgent” ICT capability audit
A massive audit of the federal government’s ICT capabilities could soon be underway after it agreed to a number of recommendations made following a landmark review.
Stories by Leon Spencer
Here are the top tech companies that paid no tax in Australia last year
Vendors, distributors, integrators and resellers all make an appearance on this year’s list, and are among those organisations that paid no tax in the 2017-18 reporting year.
The day communications became infrastructure
Department of Communications and the Arts disappears into new consolidated entity amid Government restructure.
Australians caught up in global IM-RAT takedown
Search warrants were executed in Australia and Belgium against the developer of the Trojan, along with one employee.
Here are the top challenges for public cloud users in Australia
Where is the greatest demand for solutions and integration services among end users of public cloud in Australia likely to emerge?
Yes, PageUp clients’ personal data was accessed by cyber attacker
Aussie HR software vendor PageUp has confirmed that some user information was accessed after a malware hit in May.
Govt terminates NEC’s multimillion-dollar biometric identity project
The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission has officially terminated its Biometric Identification Services project with NEC after being hit by delays.
Telstra confirms 2Gbps-capable 4G mobile network deployment this year
Telstra has reiterated its plans to begin deploying 2 Gbps-enabled 4G network technology later this year.
ATO goes to market for fresh IT skills
The Australian Taxation Office has called on suppliers to help it fill a new procurement panel aimed at filling out its ranks of contingent IT services professionals.
Dell EMC rolls out $2.3M supercomputer upgrade for University of Sydney
Dell EMC has taken the wrappers off the $2.3 million supercomputer upgrade it completed with the help of NTT Data for the University of Sydney.
Dell’s post-EMC acquisition debt could dampen future progress
Dell Technologies has reported a 19 per cent year-on-year revenue surge for the three months ending 4 May, but the debt burden remains a challenge.
Canon clashes with union over technician GPS tracking move
Canon Australia is facing down a challenge over its move to install GPS tracking devices on the mobile phones used by its field technicians.
Optus clocks earnings surge despite NBN suspension woes
Optus has revealed a $42 million quarter-on-quarter fall in net profit for the three months ending March, citing lower revenues from NBN service migrations.
NSW preps for statewide digital driver's licence rollout
The NSW Government will introduce new laws to support a statewide digital driver's licence rollout, based on technology developed by Secure Logic.
Telstra tackles network outage
Telstra has resolved a partial network outage that affected 4G voice calls in various areas around the country.