Stories about: First National

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Meet America's first CIO 10 March, 2009 10:40

In a surprise announcement, President Obama has named the first federal CIO of the US: Vivek Kundra, CTO of the District of Columbia. (He has yet to name the position he did promise he would create: the first national CTO.) So who is Kundra, and what might his appointment mean for the federal government's direction for and spending on technology?
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Flying docs pilot first national e-health database 03 February, 2009 20:40

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) is deploying what may be the first national e-health records management system to unify disparate medical databases across its four regional sites.
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Seinfeld-Windows TV commercial premieres to baffled audience 08 September, 2008 08:04

Microsoft's US$300 million advertising campaign for Windows starring comedian Jerry Seinfeld launched last week night with an extra-long television commercial almost entirely devoid of any talk of Windows, Microsoft, or anything, really.
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Robotics, forensic IT, Digi-Girls on show at National ICT Careers week 21 July, 2008 11:41

Australian organisations, education institutions and businesses will host a smorgasboard of events across the nation as part of the first National ICT Careers Week, commencing next Monday, July 28.
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Australia's first National ICT careers week announced 12 May, 2008 14:06

Convincing young people that a career in ICT offers a global passport and the chance to make a difference in some of humankind's foremost dilemmas, such as climate change, are among the key themes of the inaugural National ICT Careers Week, slated for 28 July to 2 August 2008.
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Top 12 green-IT users 19 February, 2008 10:06

In this groundbreaking awards program, Computerworld US honors 12 user companies and another dozen vendors that are leading the way in green-IT. These green leaders are virtualizing, videoconferencing, turning down the cooling systems and turning off the lights. Top honors this year went to Highmark.
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Broadcaster inks three year deal for hosted portal 20 June, 2007 15:28

Southern Cross Broadcasting (SCB) has inked a three year deal with application outsourcing provider Hostworks to guarantee the availability of its national online portal, mytalk.com.au
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Nextgen Networks inks $40 million deal with Alcatel-Lucent 05 June, 2007 09:51

Alcatel-Lucent has inked a $40.43 million contract with Australian data services provider, Nextgen Networks.
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Is desktop antivirus dead? 10 April, 2007 16:46

Is the bell tolling for desktop antivirus technology?
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Telstra supercharges network 15 February, 2007 12:13

Telstra today super-charged the speeds on its Next G network from 3.6Mbps to 14.4Mbps and boosted the cell range up to 200km for more than 40 rural and coastal sites.
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Mobile locator lost on Google maps 20 September, 2006 15:43

A Sydney-based mobile property location service has dropped Google Maps in favour of aerial photography which has sharper resolution.