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• IT service management awarded in Perth

  Monash University, Australian Defence Organisation, Australian Electoral Commission and the Doric Group are just some of the finalists in this year’s IT service management (ITSM) awards.

• Monash Uni moves e-learning to Moodle

  Monash University in Melbourne has selected the open source Moodle e-learning platform for its next-generation virtual learning environment (VLE) which will integrate with third-party applications.

• Monash University CIO to review Web hosting

  Monash University in Melbourne, Victoria, has flagged a possible review of its Web hosting arrangements following a recent hack which replaced its website's home page with an image of the Iranian flag.

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  Roll student iPad, NBN access costs into HECS fees: Monash

  Monash University is considering rolling the costs of technology devices and supporting infrastructure into tertiary education fees to help even out learning disparities for students without access to their own PCs, tablets and internet connectivity.

• Monash Uni touts home-grown collaboration tech

  Monash University is touting a new wireless technology deployment that it says will vastly-improve communication between the university’s lecturers and 58,000 students.

• Monash Uni moves staff to Google Apps

  Monash University will begin transitioning its staff base of 17,000 to Google Apps in the middle of this year.

• Monash Uni looks at shared services initiative

  Monash University is rolling out a shared services initiative set to strengthen buying power with standardised hardware and software platforms and improve IT services for its 50,000 students.

• Monash University CIO to retire

  Monash university’s CIO of 11 years, Alan McMeekin is to retire at the end of the year having set the university on the path toward a five-year IT transformation.

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  Are business intelligence products too sexy?

  Is it possible business intelligence solutions are too sexy for their own good? Yes, according to one Monash University lecturer.

• Monash University researchers develop new optical fibre technology

  Researchers at Monash University have developed new optical fibre technology that promises to increase broadband network capacity and improve download times in Australia and around the world.

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  Monash University migrates 58,000 students to Gmail

  Monash University will be migrating its 58,000 students over to Gmail next month.

• RMIT, Melbourne and Monash Universities to share data centre

  Fujitsu Australia has partnered with University of Melbourne, Monash University and RMIT to develop a shared data centre that aims to reduce the education providers' greenhouse gas emissions.