Stories by Jennifer O'Brien

E-voting under review as federal election results loom

With the results of the Federal Election still undetermined, debate rages about whether the use of electronic voting by way of computer stations at polling booths, online voting or voting via a mobile phone could have quickened the outcome.

CSIRO cuts ‘degrade and tarnish’ agency: Senator Carr

Shadow minister for innovation, Senator Kim Carr has denounced the Federal Government’s latest cuts to the CSIRO, describing the axing of 275 jobs and the closure of critical climate research programs as "degrading".

CSIRO’s Data61 and Treasury join forces to examine the blockchain

CSIRO’s Data61 and the Federal Government Treasury have teamed up to examine the implications of adopting ‘blockchain’ technology - a move that could enhance the services of both government and industry, and deliver significant gains for the economy...

Organisations lack time and resources to deal with bulging data

The majority of Australian organisations are struggling to contain the cost of data protection solutions, according to a new data storage survey of 103 medium and large firms.

Dell targets first-time buyers

Dell has opened its first multimedia kiosk in Australia, paving the way for a series of similar stores to spring up across the country if the move proves successful.

Australia passes anti-spam bill

The Australian Senate has given the final nod of approval to the Spam Act 2003 following a move to nix Labor and Democrat amendments in the House of Representatives earlier in the week.

Australia set to hit unscrupulous spammers

The Australian parliament is taking a "markedly different" and "more restrictive approach" towards regulating unsolicited commercial email (spam) than its US counterpart, according to a technology lawyer.

Industry urges government to address conterfeit conundrum

Australia leads the pack in the proliferation of business software piracy - ahead of the US, Canada and the UK – highlighting the need to push for strong copyright enforcement legislation, according to the chairman of the Business Software Associatio...

Scala and Epicor set to join forces

In a deal worth approximately $US87 million, mid-market ERP providers, Epicor Software and Scala Business Solutions, are combining forces to tackle more global markets and select verticals.