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    The National E-Health Transition Authority has nicked a top technology executive from the National Australia Bank to be its new chief executive.

  • NEHTA gags stakeholder forum

    Australia's peak e-health body has held the first meeting of a new forum designed to address past failures to adequately engage government and industry stakeholders but individuals in the group have been gagged from talking about details.

  • Objective tops Tower for SA Health deal

    ASX-listed software company Objective has won a new electronic document and records management (EDRMS) contract with SA Health, leaving rival firm, Hewlett-Packard-owned Tower Software, eating its dust.

  • NEHTA denies stakeholder 'gag'

    Members of the National E-Health Transition Authority's (NEHTA) new stakeholder group have not been gagged, the outgoing CEO of the publicly funded company said today.

  • Google CEO coughs up Australia Health plans

    Google CEO, Eric Schmidt yesterday said he hopes to deliver Google Health to Australia by the end of the year -- but local representatives say discussions, which are expected to be lengthy, haven't even started yet.

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    Mothers in NSW can look forward to their maternity data being recorded on a new state-wide database designed to provide better access to life-saving information. However the data will also be made available to GPs over the Web as well as used for research purposes.

  • E-health: Consultations down the wire

    A Sydney-based start-up is offering a way for doctors to track and bill their clients for consultations over the phone and by e-mail.

  • Hospital's recovery hot site bears fruit

    Learn how the Hunterdon Hospital in the US deployed a new infrastructure that aims for no service interruption.

  • Q&A: Inside Window Server 2008

    With Microsoft set to officially launch Windows Server 2008 this week, ZDNet.com.au sister site CNET News.com sat down with Bob Muglia, senior vice president of Microsoft's Server and Tools Business to talk about what to expect.

  • Is 2008 the year of the BlackBerry-killer?

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    Who needs cords and keyboards? Just plug your brain into the PC. Welcome to the future.

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    An ergonomics expert explains why IT professionals using multiple workstations could be at greater risk of developing Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)-type injuries.

  • Duelling databases: Four apps tested

    Databases are by no means an easy product category to understand. Many of the big players now offer free or "light" versions of their databases, but comparing them all is no easy task -- as we found out.

  • Wireless crackdown

    The spread of convenient wireless LANs has delighted hackers, who find many WLANs vulnerable. Managing and securing a wireless network is therefore vital, but rarely done well. ZDNet Australia compares the offerings from AirDefense and AirMagnet.

  • HP sends bots to the boardroom

    Why travel on business when you can send your robot double?

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