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- Australian Energy Market Operator appoints new CIO
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- E-health key trial halted by specifications glitch
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Enterprise IT, Featured, News - Friday, January 27, 2012 16:18 - 2 Comments
Farr, Boreham, Wood, Skellern
win Australia Day honours
news Former IBM Australia leader Glen Boreham, Defence chief information officer Greg Farr, Wotif.com founder Graeme Wood and former NICTA chief David Skellern have all picked up Australia Day honours this week for outstanding service to the nation.
Farr won a Public Service Medal for outstanding public service in leading major reforms ot the strategy and delivery of ICT systems, particularly in the Department of Defence. Farr is one of the most high-profile and highly respected IT executives in the Federal Government, having previously had a long career at the Australian Taxation Office, where for some years he led the agency’s colossal Change Program.
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Enterprise IT, News - Jan 28, 2012 14:42 - 2 Comments
Pia Waugh quits as Senator Lundy advisor
news IT industry personality Pia Waugh has announced her decision to resign from her job as policy advisor to Labor Senator Kate Lundy, with a new role in the public service looming.
In a blog post published this week, Waugh writes warmly about her experience of working with Lundy since her appointment in April 2009, and outlines her learning from her association with the Senator.
Waugh, a self-taught computer specialist, has also studied politics at a tertiary level. Prior to working with Lundy, Waugh worked as an Australian free software advocate, holding the position of President of the organisation that manages Software Freedom Day (2006–2008), and President (2003–-2004) and Vice-President (2005–2007) of Linux Australia.
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News, Telecommunications - Jan 27, 2012 11:59 - 32 Comments
TPG breaks its silence over Telstra terms
news National broadband provider TPG has broken what has appeared to be a long-term policy of not criticising the nation’s largest telco Telstra over its supply terms to rivals, slamming the big T’s wholesale approach in a new submission filed early this year with the competition regulator.
Over the past half-decade and before, it has become common for Telstra rivals such as Optus, iiNet, Internode and others to regularly criticise Telstra, due to what they saw as ongoing uncompetitive behaviour by Telstra in giving customers of its wholesale division less favourable terms and pricing for access to its infrastructure than its own retail division. All of these major ISPs — and others such as Macquarie Telecom — have employed regulatory staff to engage directly with the Government and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission over the issue.
However, in that period, TPG has notably been absent from the debate, despite being one of Australia’s top four ISPs and a major buyer of Telstra wholesale services. Some in the telecommunications industry have speculated that the ISP’s silence on Telstra’s terms has led to it receiving more favourable commercial deals from Telstra, compared with more vocal ISPs such as Internode.
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Gadgets, News - Jan 28, 2012 17:26 - 2 Comments
Nintendo Wii U to hit Australia before Christmas
news Japanese video game giant Nintendo has reportedly confirmed plans to launch its next-generation Wii U console in Australia before the end of 2012, listing a local launch in line with simultaneous releases in Japan, the US and Europe.
The Wii U is the company’s follow-up to its highly successful Wii console, of which Nintendo has sold several million in Australia since its launch at the end of 2006 in Australia. The console, Nintendo’s sixth console for the home, will feature 1080p high-definition graphics, addressing a common complaint about the Wii, which only supports standard definition graphics.
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Gaming, Reviews - Jan 25, 2012 15:13 - 0 Comments
Infinity Blade II: Review
review Frenetic combat and perpetual dungeon-delving are compromised by a clumsy interface and inconsistent gesture recognition in Infinity Blade II, a hack-and-slash RPG for iOS. However, if you can handle the repetitive content and temperamental responsiveness, an enjoyable, if grating experience lies beyond.
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