Standards Australia has maintained its "abstain" vote on Microsoft's attempt to attain international standard status for its Office Open XML file format.
Microsoft's OOXML document format has accrued enough votes for recognition as an international standard, but one observer believes the change will make little difference to users in Australia.
As Telstra prepares to close off its CDMA network at the end of the month amidst concerns over customer migration to Next G, industry observers have said that after the dust settles the new network could hold promise for bush users.
After a string of high level data loss incidents, Opposition MPs in the UK have condemned the government for failing to protect the personal information of tens of millions of Britons stored across numerous public services.
The Australian games industry's call for an investment rebate on a par with what is offered to the local film industry has been rejected by the federal government. In response, the industry is starting a petition to mobilise local support.
I have never been to Sweden. In fact, I have no real, hard evidence that Sweden really exists as anything more than a collective, Utopian vision where things just work, and life is better.
The men running Telstra have been accused of a lot of things, but lack of conviction is definitely not one of them. I found this out recently after having the chance to hear Phil Burgess, the company's most senior regular spokesperson and an outspoken critic of the government's telecommunications policy, address an AIIA-sponsored business lunch in Melbourne.
The eyes of the world were on Australia this week as the APEC summit got underway in Sydney, and what they've seen is a city being held under virtual martial law major roads blocked off, police cars outnumbering taxis and snipers openly hanging out on roof tops.
With all the excitement over the iPhone, few people have noticed that 1 July was the 11th anniversary of the deregulation of Australia's telecommunications market.
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Invest Australia, the government agency responsible for attracting investment from overseas, has defended its record in attracting offshoring investments, despite criticism from influential industry bodies including the ACS and the AIIA.
Getting broadband to everyone in Australia should be a major concern for businesses and government.
Government departments have shed their initial reluctance to use open source technologies, but the problem persists -- how do you determine appropriate usage?
The federal government intends to introduce legislation that will ban unsolicited commercial e-mail, the Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Senator Richard Alston announced today.
The CIO of the Australian Sports Commission (ASC), the federal government's sports administration and advisory agency, has lifted the lid on the technology powering Australia's athletes.
Centrelink, Australia's welfare payment organisation, deals with millions of transactions and billions of dollars every week. CIO John Wadeson recently spoke to ZDNet.com.au about the challenges of running one of the country's largest IT infrastructures.
Electronic government took centre stage on the second day of CeBIT Australia 2007 in Sydney, with Ann Steward, chief information officer for the Australian government and special minister of state Gary Nairn addressing a full house. Extras: video and photo gallery.
Electronic government took centre stage on the second day of CeBIT Australia 2007 in Sydney, with Ann Steward, chief information officer for the Australian government and special minister of state Gary Nairn addressing a full house. Extras: video and photo gallery.
CeBIT Australia 2007 has ended on a high, with all exhibitors and visitors polled by ZDNet Australia saying they plan to return next year.
Smart cards are anticipated to be the next generation in public transport ticketing systems. What are the obstacles faced in implementing them?
For all its publicised benefits, why is iTV still having such a hard time making it in Australia?
The i-Burst venture is on track to deliver planned wireless broadband services at prices competitive with existing DSL offerings after securing new investments totalling AU$14 million.
The Queensland government has used its buying power to increase mobile coverage within the state, after it "got tired of waiting for the federal government to do something".
The broadband business -- plans, peaks, and penalties -- can be confusing to say the least. We line up some of Australia's best.
History of British PCs
The cash-strapped UK National Museum of Computing is home to an exhibition of the evolution of British PCs.… Watch it now
In this exclusive video interview, Optus chief information officer Lawrie Turner speaks to ZDNet.com.au about being the IT head for Australia's number two telco.
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