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Cloud computing

The latest news on the rapidly expanding world of cloud computing.

Big Data

Big Data is a term coined to  describe the analysis of vast volumes of structured and unstructured data to uncover insights that can be used to improve business performance.

Slowly but surely Big Data is moving off PowerPoint presentations and into corporate Australia.

Telepresence

All the latest news from the world of telepresence: technologies allowing a person to feel, via telerobotics, as though they are somewhere other than their actual location. Find out more.

Rebecca Wallace

THE country's information technology market should grow by about 5 per cent this year, and making use of social networks, mobility, cloud computing and analytics are top of mind.

 

LG Cinema CES

Wafer-thin smart TVs, ultrabooks, tablets, smartphones and apps sums up the array at the annual Consumer Electronics Show.

 

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Stuart Kennedy
Editor
Sydney Bureau, Australia

Stuart Kennedy has been writing about information technology for a quarter of a century, covering everything from the birth of Microsoft Windows in the 80's to the latest cloud computing techniques. He has been IT editor at The Australian since 2003.
kennedys@theaustralian.com.au

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Fran Foo
Deputy and Online editor
Sydney Bureau, Australia

Fran is deputy editor and online editor at The Australian IT. She has spent 16 years specialising as an IT journalist across the Asia-Pacific region.
foof@theaustralian.com.au
Twitter @franfoo

Chris Griffith

Chris Griffith
Journalist
Sydney Bureau, Australia

Chris has been a journalist for almost 20 years, initially working in Brisbane and now in Sydney with The Australian. He has worked in the IT industry, and has also taught computing technology.
griffithc@theaustralian.com.au
Twitter @chrisgriffith

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Jennifer Foreshew
Journalist
Sydney Bureau, Australia

Jennifer has been writing for the IT section on The Australian for more than 10 years where she has tracked the highs and lows of the industry’s employment sector.
foreshewj@theaustralian.com.au

OUR OBJECTIVE

Higher ed Objective

The Australian Technology section is published in The Australian each Tuesday to provide a national perspective on news, events, reviews as well as in-depth insight and analysis in business and personal technology.

The Australian's award-winning journalists also provide up-to-the-minute updates on the website, along with expert opinion and blogs.

Disability pension 'under review'

Disability pension 'under ...

MATHIAS Cormann says the government is reviewing the Disability Support Pension to ensure those who are capable return to work.

Qantas inflating its crisis: Air NZ

Christopher Luxon Air New Zealand CEO

AIR NZ chief executive Christopher Luxon has accused Qantas of orchestrating a crisis situation.

Seducer with a song

Seducer with a song

MICHAEL Buble stays on top of his game by treating every performance as if it's his last.

Reforms we have to have

Joe Hockey

RESHAPING public spending must be at the heart of next year's agenda.

Graeme Swann 'quitting cricket'

Graeme Swann 'quitting c...

GRAEME Swann is believed to have quit cricket and will leave the Ashes tour immediately.

Source for a fresh angle

Source for a fresh angle

ONE Sydney chef casts his seafood net wider than most.

Dumping 'least of SPC's woes'

SPC Ardmona

THE plight of fruit processor SPC Ardmona is due to a number of factors, the government's top economic advisory body has found.

Giant payday ahead for Telstra

Giant payday ahead for Telstra

TELSTRA is set for a $2 billion payday after the telco giant agreed to sell CSL, its Hong Kong mobiles business, for $US2.425 billion.

Festive escapes

Festive escapes

FROM last-minute summer specials to a wet-and-wild tour of Kakadu.