Calls for Telstra split get louder

Almost all states, along with several rival bidders for the national broadband network, have called on the federal government to consider a structural split of Telstra if it wins the infrastructure tender.

e-Security under review

ASIO, the Defence Signals Directorate and the Australian Federal Police will lead a national review of government e-security practices to protect the private and public sector against online terrorism threats and develop a national framework for security of agency networks.

Carr bemoans project funding

Federal Industry Minister Kim Carr has fired a shot across the bow of the banking sector and other large businesses reliant on information technology.

Woz back in Oz

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak will pay his second visit to Australia this year to speak at a technology industry conference in Perth in October.

NBN submissions made public

The federal government has made public more than 80 submissions to its review of regulatory issues associated with its plans to build its $4.7 billion National Broadband Network.

Government seeks crucial online data

Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has given the strongest signal yet that he will return to using in-house economic modelling to supply him with indicators used to underpin technology policy decisions after the Department of Broadband Communications and Digital Economy invited bids for crucial new statistical research.

E-conveyancing faces resistance

All Australian property transactions would be settled by an electronic system set up by federal and state governments under an agreement to be formalised tomorrow and tipped to save $250 million a year.

JB Hi-Fi spurns TiVo

Seven Network's plan to make the American digital video recorder TiVo a mainstream brand in Australia has hit a hurdle, with leading electronic retailer JB Hi-Fi refusing to stock the product.

Foreign students seen as answer to skills shortage

Foreign students could help to ease the skills crisis, with a nationwide survey revealing nearly two-thirds plan to stay on and work after graduating.

NSW logs on to school PC program

The NSW government last night dropped its threat to withdraw from the Rudd government's $1.2 billion computers in schools policy following a stoush with the commonwealth over the funding of running costs.

CBA shakes up telcos

Commonwealth Bank is preparing a $1.3 billion telecoms services contract that will compete for the attention of carriers as they vie for the right to build the federal government's $4.7 billion national broadband network.

Qantas makes up time on eQ

Qantas is set to complete the introduction of Oracle financials across the group soon, a move that may finally allow the airline to see the back of its long-running eQ software project.

Victoria's health software ready

The Victorian Department of Human Services is preparing to introduce new software for managing patient medical information in the state's hospitals under its contentious, $360 million HealthSmart project.

TRE reveals new $850m data plan for Canberra

Data centre developer Technical Real Estate has upped the stakes in its ongoing battle to secure a foothold in the lucrative Canberra market after the company revealed a proposal to plough another $850 million into a second facility proposed for Belconnen in the city's northern suburbs.

PayPal loses more friends

Local online merchants have questioned the adequacy of capital reserves held locally by eBay subsidiary PayPal and demanded regulators force the auction giant to sign a binding code of conduct used to settle disputed electronic transactions.

Govt probes e-Business adoption

The federal government wants to know what has stymied adoption of the internet for business and communications in order to design policy to stimulate local interest in e-business.

School computer cost blow-out

The installation of large numbers of computers in public schools could cost much more than even the NSW government estimates, the NSW Teachers Federation says.

Accenture wins BHP outsourcing deal

Accenture has emerged as the preferred supplier for a BHP Billiton software outsourcing contract worth as much as $50 million a year, pipping rival Infosys to the post.

News Ltd sued over AFL YouTube links

Telstra and the Australian Football League have filed a court action seeking damages from News Ltd for breaching copyright by providing links to YouTube footage that was illegally copied from television broadcasts.

Qld has $180m for NBN - Bligh

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has flagged a plan to potentially invest up to $180 million in the planned National Broadband Network and says the role of chief information officer for the state is under review.