Companies still sidestep software testing
Australian companies are sidestepping software testing in a race to meet strict deadlines but the result is a litany of failed projects without any quality control.
Stories by Sandra Rossi
ACTU blitz on call centre conditions
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) began a national call centre blitz this week, visiting up to 100 centres as part of a campaign to improve workplace conditions for staff.
Passenger data transfers stirs heated international row
The transfer of passenger data by airlines to the US Customs and Border Protection Agency has created a global divide over fears the information is being misused and lacks privacy protection.
How to handle pesky IT vendors
IT shops, weary of cold-calling sales reps, are introducing some nifty techniques of their own to manage pesky IT vendors.
Maths moves bug-free software towards reality
Tom Tilley has a dream to live in a world free of buggy software and his mission is being realised through research being developed at the centre for Enterprise Distributed Systems Technology.
Intrusion detection debate heats up
Australia's Information Security Interest Group (ISIG) has rejected a Gartner report that calls intrusion-detection systems (IDS) a failed technology, blaming instead CIOs who do not know how to manage the technology.
National security policy to cover cybersecurity
Cybersecurity will be a priority under the Australian prime minister's new National Security Division which has been dubbed Australia's equivalent of the US Department of Homeland Security.
Fingerprint Access Gets A Trial Run
Fingerprint access systems are currently being trialled at a number of Australian sites including the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Ernst & Young and TAFE.
On The Trail of A Telco Hacker
Poor Stephen Dendtler — aka the Optus hacker — who is being held up as an example of the government's tough new computer crime laws.
Telstra outsourcing stirs exploitation claims
Mention the dreaded "outsourcing" word at Telstra, throw in a reference to a few Indian computer programmers and IT staff are guaranteed to go into a spin while the union tells tales of worker exploitation and politicians offer financial assistance on talkback radio.
Telstra boosts internet backbone in Oz
In an Australian first, Telstra has commercially deployed 10Gbits/s technology, boosting its internet backbone to meet anticipated broadband demand.
Car, cash await IT security know-all in Oz
More than 30 Australian companies have registered for a national, federal government supported 'Security Challenge' that will formally measure the level of end user IT security awareness.
Corporate spying worms its way into the mainstream
An Australian IT company has been the victim of a worm that was modified to scan hard disks and send sensitive data to a specific IP address, proving that corporate spying is not restricted to Hollywood films.
Sage wants users to wise up to sysadmin
"Oh yeah, they love us when the system is running"
VoIP makes slow inroads in Australia
Enterprise adoption of voice-over-IP services is growing, but at a pace much slower than expected.
Australian companies trialling the technology warn that large-scale deployments are complex and costly, but there are some local success stories.