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14th August 2011 Archive

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  • Accenture closes in on Aus government e-health tender

    Project poised to roll

    Accenture is understood to have secured the national infrastructure partner contract for Australia's AU$467m personally-controlled electronic healthcare records (PCEHR) project. The tender, released by the Department of Health and Ageing in February, includes three core components; a benefits and evaluation partner, a national …

    Business 14 Aug 22:00

  • Credit card cabal collared

    NSW cops sweep up skim scammers

    NSW Police has arrested five men responsible for what it describes as an international credit card fraud operation. After investigations that began in 2009, the police executed three search warrants yesterday in metropolitan Sydney, retrieving EFTPOS terminals, computers, cash, mobile phones, skimming devices, and several …

    Crime 14 Aug 23:01

  • AFACT vs iiNet round 3

    This time piracy wars hit the High Court

    AFACT, the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft, has re-booted its war with ISP iiNet after getting clearance to appeal its case to the High Court. The Hollywood studio-backed AFACT had its case against ISP iiNet struck down twice by the Federal Court, the most recent loss in February. "Thirty-four film and …

    Business 14 Aug 23:30