ATO feels GST pressure
Your business isn't the only one struggling to meet the July 1 Tax Reform deadline. Australian Taxation Office (ATO) itself joins the list of organisations feeling the pinch with its largest ever systems changeover.
Stories by Natasha David
Qantas flies with hybrid approach
Like any other training initiative, what makes or breaks e-learning is user acceptance. And Qantas' experience shows taking a hybrid approach may be the answer.
Defence eyes KM to battle overload
Warfare and knowledge management are a match made in heaven as Australia's Defence Force looks to implement a system the US Navy successfully trialled in its Pacific Fleet, Computerworld has learnt.
HP sends Pirhana out for service providers
Targeting the growing e-services provider market, Hewlett-Packard has ushered in its Piranha A-Class entry-level server line. HP's strategy, homing in on the $1.3 billion Australian server market, takes a three-pronged approach.
Traffic shaping tools at a dead end
As broadband usage expands in Australia IT managers will face an exponential threat from bandwidth-intensive applications, a network expert has warned.
Police target crooks with biz intelligence: User buy-in makes all the difference
Western Australia Police has shifted from "inflicting computer systems" onto end users with its latest attempt to bring intelligence to the police beat.
Airline incumbents land e-biz solution
Australian airline technology chiefs responded positively to IBM's ConnectEdge for Airlines, an alliance to develop and market a set of integrated e-business airline applications and services.
Airlines ripe for IT dogfight
Australia's airline industry is set for a shakeout as newer players rapidly gain ground in the efficiency stakes at the expense of their legacy-bound competitors, IT managers and analysts predict.
Local team delivers global push
A local Com Tech Communications team has developed a global services architecture and products designed to ease day-to-day network management for IT managers.
Network vigilantes feel like striking back
Vigilanticism is on the rise as IT managers, increasingly frustrated by network attacks, are feeling more and more justified in "striking back", an enterprise risk expert told Computerworld.
'Web talk' to give e-biz personality: IDC
Messaging services offering voice communications to the Internet are expanding at astronomic rates, with e-commerce players looking for an edge in customer care propelling the growth, according to industry analyst IDC.
Tollway credit card bungle traced to computer glitch
In a stark reminder that technology can have dire consequences on privacy, a database processing glitch has been identified as the cause of a bungle that resulted in 30,000 M5 motorists receiving other people's credit card details.
BHP IT purchase propels CSC to No. 2
CSC's (Computer Sciences Corporation) purchase of the information technology division of BHP will catapult CSC into the second largest Australian IT service provider with big contract credibility, according to analysts.
Inprise/Borland previews RAD tools for Linux
Continuing its rollout of developer tools for Linux, Inprise/Borland has previewed its Kylix Project, codename for the company's rapid application development (RAD) tools for the Linux platform.
eMarketplaces: be ready for boom
Online business-to-business procurement is a hot spot among IT professionals, a Computerworld spot survey has found. And while one analyst has warned users may be turned off by 'cartel-like behaviour' of eMarketplaces many are confident buyer power will prevail.