Michael Crawford

An audit of Australian government agencies found standards around digital and physical recordkeeping lacking.

Recognizing the growing importance of ICT to the state's economy, the government of Queensland, an Australian state, has joined other states by appointing a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in addition to a Chief Information Officer (CIO).

The federal government has made available A$56 million for IT training over the next four years as part of its $837 million program to ease the skills crisis.

MessageLabs' September intelligence report has highlighted "geek speak" as the new wave of social engineering techniques being used to send spam.

Australian airline Qantas Airways Ltd. has blamed a drought in IT skills for outsourcing some 400 Australian-based information-technology related positions. It is rumored Tata Consulting Services and Satyam have been shortlisted by the airline for IT development, maintenance and support work.

National ICT (Information and Communication Technology) Australia (NICTA) scientists are developing advanced surveillance technologies including software algorithms to track "inappropriate behavior" in public places.

Dell has outlined three recall options for enterprise customers, of which the third is the most likely: have each employee go to Dell's Web site, determine if their battery is subject to the recall and apply online for a replacement.

Gartner Friday said 75 percent of all Internet Protocol (IP) phone purchases over the next five years will be a waste of money.