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  • Moderate growth masks turbulent 2005 for tech market

    While 2004 has been the year of the tech resurrection, with a return to positive IT spending growth, 2005 is expected to be the year of tech realignment, with a flurry of activity expected across most sectors in the coming 12 months.

  • Telstra accused of losing control of its Sensis

    The national telecommunications company has been accused of losing touch with its senses by charging people to use its Sensis directory service number, which has riled at least one frustrated small business owner in Sydney.

  • A diamond in the rough

    Despite having the wonderful resource that is the Internet at our fingertips, finding a certain piece of information can still be as difficult as finding the proverbial needle in a haystack. Meta tagging software makes it easier for organi...

  • Keeping cool under pressure

    The physical meltdown of a company's data centre is undoubtedly one of the most disastrous events that could befall any organisation. Stuart Finlayson talks to someone whose company is dedicated to ensuring that such an eventuality never occurs.

  • 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 ...