NSW first for health identifiers
NSW public hospital patients will be guinea pigs for the countrywide rollout of healthcare identifiers.  

Conroy receives NBN study
THE federal government has confirmed receipt of the implementation study into its $43 billion national broadband network but making it public is another question.

Seek expands Asian footprint
ONLINE jobs agency Seek has increased its presence in Asia after paying $23.5 million to more than double its stake in a Malaysia-based jobs website.

Debate on Telstra split to proceed
AN attempt by the Opposition to halt Senate discussions on legislation designed to cleave Telstra in two has failed.

Hackers eye new IE hole
MICROSOFT has warned that hackers are targeting a freshly uncovered weakness in some earlier versions of its Internet Explorer web browser software.

Cisco unveils faster internet router
CISCO has unveiled a smarter, faster router following weeks of hype over the networking titan's promise to forever change the internet.

Telstra split hits a wall
KEVIN Rudd's bill to force the break-up of Telstra looks doomed to fail, with the Coalition resolving to vote against it.

Principals want IT technicians
HIGH school principals fear the government's computer rollout will force teachers out of the classroom unless schools employ full-time IT technicians.

NBN Co calls for fibre suppliers
NBN Co has powered ahead on the federal government's fast fibre  broadband plans by going to market with a new tender for network equipment.

Demand for IT jobs spike
VACANCIES for IT professionals have charged ahead in February as the market looks to catch up on the staff freezes of 2009.