Stories by Kathryn Edwards

Unisys, NSW Police join forces on digital imagery

New South Wales (NSW) Police has inked a three-year contract with Unisys Australia worth $6 million, for the implementation and maintenance of a digital image management system.

Written by Kathryn Edwards19 June 09 11:33

Inside Internode's data centre

Computerworld gets an exclusive behind the scenes look inside Internode's Adelaide data centre with network guru Mark Newton

Written by Kathryn Edwards05 June 09 14:39

Optus iPhone 3G S pricing plan reveals tethering charge

Details of Optus’ pricing plans for the upcoming release of the iPhone 3G S are available, and it has been revealed on forum Web site Whirlpool that the telco is to charge for iPhone tethering.

Written by Kathryn Edwards16 June 09 14:17

RTA's e-tag petrol payments move slammed by motorists

The New South Wales Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) is set to overhaul its tolling business by allowing motorists to purchase petrol using their personal e-tags, but this has already received criticism because of the millions of dollars it could potentially add to the organisation’s coffers.

Written by Kathryn Edwards15 June 09 11:30

Telstra off-shoot dishes up AI

When New Zealand pizza franchise Hell Pizza made the journey across the Tasman to set-up shop in Brisbane, it needed to get noticed fast.

Written by Kathryn Edwards27 May 09 14:38

Australia hits Google swine flu map

Two suspect cases of the swine flu virus - which has killed more than 80 people in Mexico and infected 20 in the United States - have been pinned on a map of Queensland on a Google map tracking the global movement of the possible pandemic.

Written by Kathryn Edwards27 April 09 14:42

CSIRO settles wireless battle

The Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organisation (CSIRO) has settled its wireless technology patent battle out of court against some of the world’s technology giants, and plans to use the financial windfall to fund new research.

Written by Kathryn Edwards22 April 09 14:46

Google to boost local businesses with AdWords offer

Google Australia today announced it will offer a free $75 search marketing campaign to help more than one million Australian small and medium businesses.

Written by Kathryn Edwards23 April 09 08:21

The A-Z of Programming Languages: Falcon

Computerworld's investigations into the most widely-used programming languages continues as we chat with Giancarlo Niccolai the creator of the Falcon programming language.

Written by Kathryn Edwards09 April 09 11:10

Workplace wiki a wakeup for uni book-smarts

A new online wiki project developed by the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) is helping to better prepare university graduates for the workforce.

Written by Kathryn Edwards17 April 09 11:32

The A-Z of Programming Languages: F#

Microsoft researcher Don Syme talks about the development of F#, its simplicity when solving complex tasks, the thriving F# community and the future ahead for this fuctional programming language.

Written by Kathryn Edwards23 Dec. 08 12:30

IT recruitment merger announced

Two Australian IT recruitment firms have joined forces which will bring together expertise to provide service support across all IT&T recruitment areas.

Written by Kathryn Edwards15 Dec. 08 12:50
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