Stories by James Hutchinson

Social networking, personalisation form core of new CSIRO intranet

Social networking and personalisation features lie at the core of CSIRO's new intranet, which is currently being deployed by digital agency Next Digital. The government organisation chose the SiteCore content management system (CMS) to replace several platforms currently in use. The CMS will also form the basis of revamped CSIRO websites, once intranet deployment in completed in September this year.

Education: How do they do IT?

If there's one program that encapsulates all of the technologies currently offered by the NSW Department of Education, it's the xsel Western NSW Region Selective School.

Federal Government launches new data centre strategy

The Australian Federal Government has announced a whole-of-government data centre strategy which will govern procurement and consolidation of existing and new data centres for all Federal Government departments over the next 15 years.

Western NSW selective students "jump the gun" on new Lenovo netbooks

Virtual selective school regional provisioner xsel is believed to have received the first batch of second generation Lenovo netbooks, announced yesterday, as part of the NSW Department of Education's Digital Education Revolution. xsel has provided netbooks to its current intake of 30 Year seven students, who started this year on the virtual selective school program.

Twitter CEO answers 10 "tough questions" on @anywhere

Twitter CEO Evan Williams took to his own social network this week to answer ten "tough questions" about the network's latest venture, the [[Artnid:339668|@anywhere platform|Twitter to simplify integration of 'tweets' into Web sites]].

Five new Office 2010 features for the enterprise

Microsoft's upcoming Office 2010 suite, due for release to businesses on May 12, is set to introduce several refinements and new features, many of which have already been seen in either the [[Artnid:303632|Technical Preview|Office 2010 preview leaks to Web]] or the [[Artnid:326859|public beta|Review: Office 2010 beta debuts major features]]. While the new version won't look dramatically different from its Ribbon-laced predecessor, Office 2007, there are a few additions that should catch the attention of both small businesses and the enterprise.

iPrimus CEO to Pacific Fibre: "Good luck and God speed"

Pacific Fibre's proposed international fibre link between Australia, New Zealand and the US is necessary for both consumers and the ISP industry due to rapidly growing demand for network capacity, iPrimus CEO Ravia Bhatia has argued.

Internode ramps up capacity on Southern Cross' US link

Australian ISP Internode today announced a newly signed agreement with international bandwidth wholesaler, Southern Cross Cable Network. The new agreement will provide an additional 2.5 gigabits per second (Gbps) capacity on Southern Cross' international fibre.

Australian IT recruitment on the rise

A report from employment agency Advantage has revealed that IT job advertisements are on the rise. The report echoes stronger IT markets over February in both the UK and the US.

Oscars fans empowered by social networks

Fans and media alike have flocked to social networking sites Facebook and Twitter as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences holds its 82nd annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.

Apple iPad coming to Australia in late April

Apple's iPad tablet will go on sale in Australia in late April. Both the 3G-capable and Wi-Fi only versions of the tablet will be available at the same time, according to an announcement from the company over the weekend.

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