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  • $308 million boost for Aussie ICT

    The Australian government has promised to invest this substantial amount of money into ICT so that the nation continues to thrive as an information based economy.

  • Lifeblood of the organization

    The Red Cross is renowned for its remarkable humanitarian achievements throughout the world, such as its recent efforts throughout Asia in response to the Tsunami crisis. It is less known for how it uses technology to reduce the difficulti...

  • Getting to know the CIO

    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...

  • Census 2006: making the Web count

    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...

  • fools rush in

    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...

  • A Wombat's Eye View

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

  • Homeland Security

    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...

  • A secure future?

    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...

  • CeBIT Australia 2005

    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...

  • Vertical limit

    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