Stories by Hamish Barwick

Smartphone market to reach saturation point by 2015: Analysts

The growing use of smartphone devices show no signs of abating, with analyst firms IDC and Gartner forecasting smartphone numbers to reach between nine and 10 million in 2015.

Jobs cut at Software Traction following acquisition

Five administration staff will be let go at Australian software developer Software Traction after it was snapped up by New Zealand IBM services company Certus Solutions.

Big brother CCTV upgrade underway in WA

The Western Australia Country Health Service in Perth will soon have electronic eyes again with the replacement of 16 closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras.

Virtualisation, mobile devices pose largest security risks: Symantec

Maintaining secure virtualisation practices and improving the security of mobile devices will be top-of-mind for IT leaders in 2011, local security industry leaders have claimed.

Tourism Tasmania to spruik state through multimedia

State government agency Tourism Tasmania is looking for a digital asset management system to make the best use of photos and video in promoting the state as an international holiday destination.

SA Families and Communities on data consolidation mission

The Department for Families and Communities (DFC) in South Australia is planning to replace seven legacy client information systems with a single repository using master data management (MDM).

ACMA seeks service provider for website migration

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is looking for a service provider to help with its SiteCore content management system (CMS) development as it migrates its Cybersmart website internally.

Macquarie Telecom jumps on IaaS Cloud bandwagon

Telecommunications and hosting provider Macquarie Telecom is claiming its infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) Cloud offering is better than those from Telstra and Optus.

Building IQ takes smart building software to US

Australian software developer BuildingIQ will soon be offering its smart building services to US companies thanks to securing a runner up prize in the NSW Innovation Showcase: Fastpitch competition.

AUSTRAC sniffs out new analytics system

Australian government financial intelligence unit AUSTRAC will pilot a real-time analysis technology in April, in hopes of provided greater intelligence to other agencies.

Skies clear for Sun/Oracle in local server market: Analysts

Asia Pacific proved the only growth area for Sun servers last year as end users came to grips with the company's acquisition by Oracle, according to analysts.

Unix servers lose share in 2010: Analysts

Australia has led the charge in x86 server adoption, with Unix servers losing significant market share to their cheaper counterparts during 2010, according to analysts.

Windows 7 migration underway at Immigration Department

The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) is ditching XP and giving Vista a miss in favour of desktop refresh to Windows 7 to help the agency improve staff collaboration.

AGIMO calls for submissions on its COE policy

The Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) has released details of its common operating environment (COE) policy and is now calling for public submissions.

Microsoft Store server failure causes customer headaches

Microsoft Australia has confirmed that an internal technical issue delayed the processing of software orders purchased online in December 2010 through its store.