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Future directions in information technology
An interview with Paul Hamilton, Senior IT Officer, Shire of Busselton Western Australia With most council’s ICT budget fairly tight, Paul Hamilton believes open source…
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Virtualisation technology provides benefits for Armadale
Business situation ICT staff spent almost all their time maintaining the network, rather than developing new ICT initiatives. Solution The City of Armadale implemented virtualisation,…
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Budget now for Guardian and be prepared for the next disaster activation*
Queensland Disaster Management Coordinators are working with their neighbouring shires in drawing up Memorandums of Understanding to ensure they can hold each other’s data and…
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Ku-ring-gai’s state of the art telecommunications overhaul
In February 2008, Ku-ring-gai Council in Sydney’s north went live with a new telecommunications system servicing all its main offices and remote sites. In the…
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Civica acquires Practical Computer Servicesconsolidating Local Government lead*
Local Government software vendor Civica Pty Ltd has acquired Queensland based Practical Computer Services Pty Ltd’s Local Government business. The acquisition includes Practical’s existing Local…
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CENTAMAN Systems*
CENTAMAN is a market leader in computer systems for the Local Government, tourism, leisure and attractions markets. The CENTAMAN product range includes ticketing, point…
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Free website encourages information sharing
Bundaberg Regional Council’s Manager Assets, Wayne Eddy, recently set up a free website to encourage cooperative information sharing across councils. Having gone live last October,…
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Decision imminent on high speed broadband network
Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, is confident that a contract for the rollout of the Australian Government’s National Broadband…
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Mobile computing unit boosts efficiency
As a growth council in Melbourne’s north, Whittlesea City Council staff often find themselves working in new areas and require up to date map data…
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Ballarat’s desktop employee directory improves security
Prior to the City of Ballarat developing ‘The Source’, staff relied on an internal phone listing presented in a word document format. This created problems…
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Out there 4 U
Out There 4 U – Community Online is a one stop global leisure and recreational website for listing and finding out about joining groups or…
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Shellharbour’s eDA: dynamic and multifunctional
Shellharbour City Council’s Electronic Development Application (eDA) enables applicants to lodge a development application online and then track Council’s processing of the application through to…
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