Rodney Gedda

More than 12 months after the Department of Commerce in New South Wales approved suppliers of open source software and services to state government agencies, there hasn't been a single sale.

Around the CIO water cooler, service oriented architecture, or SOA, still has all the buzz. The idea of creating reusable service components and deploying them in applications across the enterprise is irresistible. But CIOs are also beginning to realize that SOA is not just a project with a start and an end date.

Businesses that clutch on to arcane innovation practices are less likely to realize success than if they take an open, collaborative approach, according to senior IT industry analysts.

AUUG, the Australian users organization for Unix, Linux and open source professionals, is facing one of the toughest challenges in its 30-year history as long-standing members question its relevance.

Intel Corp. officially launched its vPro PC architecture to the Australian market, saying the new technology will alleviate client software and security management.

In a sign that storage area networks (SANs) are extending their reach in to mid-tier enterprises, a Sydney high school has deployed 10TB of capacity for its data management and disaster recovery requirements.

The Australian Taxation Office is approaching the end of the second phase of its A$450 million (US$343 million) change program by extending its CRM system to more than 70,00 staff and consolidating 180 case management systems.

In what could be the biggest endorsement to date for next-generation networking in Australia, ICT Minister Senator Helen Coonan will officially open the IPv6 for E-business portal later this year.