Stories about: Australian Customs Service

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Telstra wins $162 million defence contract 05 May, 2008 20:02

The Department of Defence today announced a $162 million contract with Telstra for telecommunication services.
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Customs CIO throws cold water on vendor 'innovation' 22 November, 2007 15:04

A ten year journey from big-bang outsourcing to multisourcing is turning the IT tide at the Australian Customs Service, but false claims from vendors about driving innovation is not helping, according to CIO Murray Harrison.
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Three universities form partnership to develop integrated dashboard 23 October, 2007 10:26

With the support of a $2 million federal government grant, three Australian universities have formed a partnership with the Infohrm Group to develop an integrated dashboard for resource management, planning and productivity.
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Biometrics new border guard by 2010 18 July, 2007 07:00

The biometric data of each person entering Australia could be permanently stored in a central repository for identity verification and cross-checking between federal government departments, national and international anti-identity fraud efforts, and border control systems.
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Federal govt contracts need more security: audit 15 June, 2007 12:23

With some 48,000 contracts, worth an estimated $14.8 billion, entered into by federal government departments annually, security procedures for dealing with contractors still require improvement, according to the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO).
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Customs renews secure gateway deal with Cybertrust 14 June, 2007 12:37

The Australian Customs Service (ACS) has awarded a multi-million dollar, three year contract to Cybertrust to provide secure gateway services.
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Biometrics Institute to debate border control, fraud and privacy 06 June, 2007 10:47

The Biometrics Institute will host a high level international conference in Sydney this week to examine the use of technology in combating fraud, and greater security in border control and financial services while still maintaining privacy.
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Customs spends $4m on EDRMS 22 May, 2007 11:09

Australian Customs Service has spent $4.1 million on a new Electronic Document and Records Management System (EDRMS) to replace its 20-year-old legacy application.
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Lack of awareness stalling SOA uptake in Asia 05 September, 2006 08:14

Despite all the hype surrounding service oriented architecture (SOA), Australian IT executives are still grappling with this new concept and struggling to understand how it fits within their enterprise.
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Nairn disappointed with ANAO report: launches workgroup 16 June, 2006 07:26

Special Minister of State Gary Nairn has expressed disappointment at the findings of a report into Internet security by Australia's National Audit Office (ANOA).
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DIMA signs on for document authentication 15 June, 2006 10:53

The Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA) has selected US-based identity management vendor Viisage to supply RFID or smartcard electronic document readers for Australia's e-passports.