The Federal Government’s proposed human services smartcard will offer the option of storing personal information, a function Human Services Minister Joe Hockey compares to a ‘mini iPod.’

Going beyond fashionably late, Telstra has finally announced new ADSL2+ offerings, upgrading its meagre 1.5Mbps capabilities and catching up with services its competitors have been offering since 2005.

It’s one for one on the encryption and data protection and migration acquisitions front, with NetApp and EMC’s recent respective acquisitions of Avamar ($165 million) and Topio ($160 million).

Church Resources, a non-profit purchasing organisation, has signed with Epicor for content management solutions tailored for the aged care sector.

IBM has pulled back the curtain on two new midrange storage servers aimed at companies it says require “hardened” infrastructures due to their unique operating conditions.

Microsoft is gearing up to launch into the VoIP market early next year, combining VoIP, video conferencing, email and instant messaging into one Windows Vista product.

Sage Australia has fought back as Maximiser Software’s claim they are offering a superior alternative to Sage’s ACT! in the CRM space.

Email archiving provider Fortiva has added a host of new features to its outsource solution that it says improves the reliability of data and provides easier access.

With Gartner onside, Fujitsu has launched a program to address what they label, the emerging shift from an ‘artisanship’ style of IT services to the industrialisation of the sector.

HP has announced that it is teaming up with SAP to research the flexibility, efficiency and cost-effectiveness of IT systems for businesses of all sizes.