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03.09.10
Kodak captures Census 2011

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has purchased 11 new Kodak scanners for Census 2011, the largest data collection undertaken by the ABS.

03.09.10
Google Docs acquires DocVerse

Google wants Microsoft Office users to also make use of its Apps solutions, and to accompilsih that aim has acquired Docsverse, a US startup that developed solutions to enable realtime collaboration.

03.09.10
IBM helps preserve the Web

The British Library has enlisted IBM to help with a project that will preserve and analyse terabytes of information on the Web before it is lost forever.

03.09.10
Taking the DAM challenge

Elvis Presley and Osama Bin laden are two unlikely figures behind the success of the Australian operations of New Holland Publishing, a specialist non-fiction publisher that has been operating in this country for over 16 years.

03.09.10
The proof is in the message

Could you be hoodwinked by a fake email? We may comfort ourselves that we would be better than Malcolm Turnbull at spotting a bogus message, but David McGrath warns of the perils that await the unwary.

 

03.09.10
Will SharePoint 2010 stack up?

 The much-anticipated release of SharePoint 2010 is due on May 12, but what will this really mean for the information management profession? Anthony Woodward examines what has been revealed with the beta preview.

03.02.10
Hackers forge a new industry: report

A new report from security specialist Imperva warns that hackers have become industrialised and represent an exponentially increased threat to individuals, organisations and Government.

03.02.10
Net scams cost Australians $70M

The Australian Competition and Consumer has blamed Internet scams for defrauding Australians of almost $70 million in 2009.

03.02.10
Objective hungry for takeovers

Objective has signalled it is on the lookout for more acquisitions to expand its footprint in the content, collaboration and process management marketplace, after digesting the UK's Limehouse Software in 2009.

03.02.10
Poor data quality wastes billions: KPMG

Changing the way data is gathered, processed and presented is more likely to guarantee better information and improved business performance than large investments in IT, a KPMG report has found.

03.02.10
Recall guarantees digital destruction

Recall has announced the launch of a new secure data destruction service for digital media, Ensurepacs.

02.23.10
CargoDocs delivers a digital revolution for shipping

Electronic Shipping Solutions has announced the launch of its electronic shipping document service, CargoDocs, with BP Oil UK and Morgan Stanley among the first customers to create and transact an electronic Bill of Lading.

02.23.10
Data breaches cost $2M per year: Symantec

A global survey of enterprise security by Symantec found that 75% of organisations have have suffered data breaches within the past 12 months and losses are averaging $US2 million annually. The figure was even higher in Australia/New Zealand, where 89 percent of those surveyed experienced attacks on their IT infrastructure in the past 12 months.

02.23.10
Federal Police makes a case for accounts payable automation

The Australian Federal Police is moving further ahead with its goal to implement an end to end Purchasing and Payment Solution, issuing a tender for automated invoice processing.

02.16.10
An open source model for SharePoint governance

SharePoint’s rapid installation across organisations (and especially within the public sector) is leading to fragmented deployment, which is then causing difficulties when attempting to merge or share content and applications. Organisations that are part of a federation, such as Local and State Councils – can alleviate future integration bottlenecks, reduce investments in application development, increase the rate of eServices delivery and help ensure that stakeholders can share information, by adopting the governance practices from the open source community.