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This is considered to be the year when VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) really takes off. In some quarters, it has already done so. A number of projects which are currently in progress use IP telephony solutions to deliver a far more fl...

Wattyl is a paint and surface coatings company that produces a broad range of paints, varnishes, lacquers and special purpose protective coatings. With operations in Australia and New Zealand, Wattyl employs over 2000 people. Here, IDM cha...

The need for forward planning during the five-year Census cycle meant that the 2001 Census was just beginning to explore the potential of the Web. For Census 2006, however, the ABS is finally modernising its approach. David Braue finds out...

Portals are often seen as the silver bullet for achieving a government organisation's information management goals, but it is vital not to rush in to buying the wrong application, says portals expert Howard Sachs, who outlines the five ste...

How a Melbourne local authority turned to a cuddly Australian icon to simplify and accelerate the accessing of information across the organization.

In the concluding part of our two-part special on Australia's national security and IT's role in maintaining it, Heinrich de Nysschen examines Australia's level of preparedness for a terrorist attack, and talks to two senior IT figures wit...

In the last issue of IDM, Symantec Australia's managing director John Donovan discussed the current state of affairs in the IT security industry. In the second and concluding part of the interview, Stuart Finlayson hears Donovan's thoughts...

With more than 30,000 visitors expected, and over 600 exhibitors from 22 countries, CeBIT Australia is one of the country's most important IT events. As a special prelude to the event, which takes place at the Sydney Convention and Exhibit...

Stuart Finlayson examines the advances made in the technique of turning data storage on its head that is set to do likewise to the storage industry

Blue-laser storage technologies are closing the capacity gap with tape. David Braue wonders whether optical jukebox vendors can make customers care

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