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  • Emergency services get ACT together

    The disparate information systems for the emergency services in the Australian Capital Territory have been united into a single portal to provide easier access for the fire brigade, ambulance service, the State emergency service and the ru...

  • Fighting terror with knowledge

    The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is in the process of developing a "document exploitation' system that will improve its ability to analyse key information needed in the battle against terrorism. By Rodney Appleyard.

  • An ancient solution to a modern problem

    Is microfilm, which first came into use in the 1870s, undergoing a rebirth some 130 years after its first application as a support media in a time of conflict? Laurie Varendorff, who's involvement in records management stretches back more ...

  • Migration for the masses

    While it has long been a mainstay of the server environment, Linux has not had quite the same impact on the desktop environment, at least not until now. Con Zymaris, of the

  • Heiner revisited-the battle goes on

    Whistleblower Kevin Lindeberg's story on the Heiner affair-or Shreddergate as it has become known-was first reported in IDM in our July/August 2003 issue ("When proof goes missing"). Since then, Lindeberg's struggle for justice has feature...

  • Lessons to learn

    Corporate Australia may be somewhat nervous about the onset of new stiffer regulations around corporate governance and record keeping, but at least they have a point of reference.