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Conference participation acknowledges industry importance

06 December 2007

A client sales team from CITEC Confirm attended the Queensland Law Society's full day Property Law Conference 2007 in Brisbane in late November.

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Another milestone for CITEC Confirm with Supreme Court of Victoria eFiling

30 September 2007

CITEC Confirm celebrated its service to all three Victorian Court jurisdictions with an executive briefing at the Supreme Court of Victoria Registry office on September 26.

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New product offers property inquiry alternative

28 September 2007

The recent release of CITEC Confirm's New South Wales Property Inquiry service gives conveyancers more online search options.

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Confirm Disaster Recovery under control

03 August 2006

Terrorist incidents, natural disasters and disruptions to power supply have highlighted the need for business systems to continue functioning in the face of major operational interference.

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CITEC's Pat Eather clocks up 40 years of IT history

02 August 2006

Ask Queensland Government Sales Executive Pat Eather about the most significant things he has experienced in his 22 year CITEC career and you get quite a story. Ask him about the most momentous events in his 40 year IT history with the Queensland Public Service and you have enough information for a novel.

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Independent auditors confirm CITEC's security commitment

01 August 2006

CITEC's continued commitment to building and reinforcing a culture of security and quality improvement has again been recognised by independent auditors SAI Global.

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CITEC upgrades its Tier 1 Enterprise Storage capacity

15 June 2006

CITEC has completed an update of its disk storage hardware to give clients the latest in Tier 1 Enterprise class disk storage technology and performance.

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National Electronic Conveyancing System in the spotlight

24 November 2005

CITEC Confirm Sales Representative, Adrian Rose, has been elected as the President of a new association, the Information Brokers and Law Stationers Association Inc.

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Business Report published

07 November 2005

CITEC's 2004/05 Business Report has been released, highlighting key projects, initiatives and achievements for the year ending 30 June 2005.

The report also marks our 40th anniversary and features historical photographs and milestones covering four decades.

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Future IT security threats lie in more focussed attacks

24 October 2005

CITEC’s partner in the provision of IT security-related services, Symantec, has issued a dire warning about future IT security threats, noting that those perpetrating security breaches are moving away from large multi-purpose attacks on network perimeters towards more focussed attacks on client-side targets.

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Join Queensland's IT proving ground: 2006 graduate vacancies at CITEC

17 October 2005

University graduates with an interest in the ICT sector have the chance to gain experience across all facets of one of Queensland's major ICT providers, through CITEC's graduate development program.

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CITEC wins IT services contract with Collex

22 August 2005

Waste management company Collex Pty Ltd has appointed CITEC as its supplier of IT infrastructure services.

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Holistic approach will ensure email security

18 July 2005

As the rate of criminal involvement in the online world accelerates, there is increased pressure on businesses to embrace a holistic approach to email security.

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CITEC assures quality and security for clients

30 June 2005

CITEC has maintained both its Quality Management (ISO 9001:2000) and Information Security Management (AS/NZS 7799.2:2003) certifications, after SAI Global auditors recently conducted surveillance audits of the organisation’s systems and processes.

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CITEC data centres deliver security and dependability

01 June 2005

Businesses are increasingly recognising the benefits that come with housing their services and mission critical servers at an off-site data centre.

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Building a strong security culture

15 May 2005

Appropriate processes and technology are critical to ensuring a secure IT environment, but creating and maintaining a security culture is critical for "closing the security gap".

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Acting Managing Director of CITEC appointed

21 April 2005

CITEC's General Manager Finance and Corporate Services, Tony Skippington, has been appointed Acting Managing Director commencing next Tuesday 26 April 2005.

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Traffic shaping techniques - a new component for a multi-layered defence strategy

21 April 2005

As spam levels reach new heights thanks to the ingenuity and persistence of spammers, leading security solutions specialists are looking for ways to throw the problem back at its source.

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CITEC enters new era in client service

04 March 2005

CITEC is implementing a number of projects aimed at delivering more responsive client service and achieving best practice in IT service management. The projects support our vision of integrated service management and encompass service monitoring, our service desk and client reporting.

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How's your work load tracking for 30 June?

04 March 2005

The end of the financial year can be a demanding time, between juggling annual reporting, preparing for auditing and calculating staff bonuses, not to mention payment summaries.

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DDoS attacks now a growing menace

03 March 2005

Cyber criminals are targeting businesses to defraud, steal intellectual property and extort money by menace, says CITEC's partner in email security and management services, MessageLabs.

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New network brings flexibility, security and scalability

03 March 2005

CITEC’s frame relay network is soon to be replaced with a next generation service that will significantly improve our clients’ network security, scalability and affordability.

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How healthy is your infrastructure?

01 March 2005

Do you know how effectively your ICT infrastructure aligns with the current and future needs of your business?

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The do's and don'ts of spam

13 December 2004

Spam accounts for up to 90% of the email scanned by CITEC's security solutions partner, MessageLabs. Thankfully, there are some simple steps you can take to safeguard your inbox from unwanted emails.

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CITEC keeps Queensland schools connected

01 December 2004

When CITEC was awarded a $6.5M, three-year contract to manage Education Queensland’s wide area network (WAN), the pressure was on to transfer the management of the network within a short time-frame and without interruption to the network.

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Can you afford for your systems to take a holiday too?

01 December 2004

Will your organisation make the six o'clock news for all the wrong reasons this summer?

How confident are you that, while your company continues its business with a skeleton staff during the holidays, you have the plans and infrastructure in place to maintain operations should a disaster or major incident occur?

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Dusman joins CITEC as CIO

01 December 2004

Understanding and supporting our customers' business needs, and identifying the technology required to achieve this, are top priorities for CITEC's new Chief Information Officer (CIO), Paul Dusman.

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New courts, new systems

01 December 2004

Legal courts have always been a key element of the civil justice system.  Until recently, however, their processing systems were largely manual, and the image of seeing a lawyer or articled clerk sitting in the court registry waiting to file documents was the norm. The manual processes have done themselves little justice for improving or streamlining judicial case processing speed.

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CITEC Releases 2003/04 Business Report

17 November 2004

CITEC today announced the release of its 2003/04 Business Report, citing an economic entity surplus before income tax for the financial year ending 30 June 2004 of $2.7m, a turnaround of $2.3m on last year's result. CITEC's net profit for the financial year was $1.3m, an increase of $2.3m over the same period.

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New reason to avoid 'unsubscribe' links: clicking could turn you into a spammer, too

08 October 2004

We've always been told that trying to "opt-out" from spam messages is probably a bad idea. 

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Certification to 7799: why it makes a difference

01 October 2004

How confident are you that your company's important information is securely managed? How do you ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of your company's critical information, especially where you subcontract aspects of these information management activities?

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Drive your IT costs down with our J2EE framework

01 October 2004

Are you searching for ways to reduce your IT costs and improve business agility? CITEC's J2EE framework can help!

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Spam - have you had enough?

01 October 2004

When the rate of spam emails Sunlover Cruises was receiving grew to one in two, the company's IT Consultant, Clive Barber, decided something had to be done.

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Our security certification could save you time and money

01 October 2004

CITEC’s recent certification to AS/NZS 7799 for Information Security Management Systems could save your organisation time and money. How?

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CITEC encourages bright ideas

01 October 2004

A dynamic team of Queensland University of Technology (QUT) business students have, with the help of Young Achievement Australia (YAA) and CITEC, just announced the establishment of their very first company – YAQ.

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Anti-spam solutions - a critical part of your IT security

06 September 2004

Anti-spam solutions were once considered "nice to have" but not essential. However, the increasing collaboration between spammers and viruses writers means an anti-spam solution is now a critical component for any company that is serious about maintaining IT security.

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Spam and viruses unite to cause security chaos

06 September 2004

In a worrying trend for organisations around the world, spammers and virus writers are teaming up to create more chaos for business. The new threat means viruses may infiltrate an organisation via spam.

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MessageLabs and Symantec collaborate to deliver enhanced anti-spam technology

01 September 2004

CITEC's partners MessageLabs and Symantec have announced their collaboration, with the companies planning to incorporate Symantec Brightmail Anti-Spam technology with the MessageLabs Anti-Spam Service to offer enhanced managed anti-spam services to organisations around the world. 

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Can lawyers afford to ignore technology?

16 July 2004

Law firms are working harder than ever to retain existing clients and compete for new business. Success in this competitive environment involves continually refining and reviewing work processes, and integrating new technology to help reduce costs and provide more responsive client service.

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Symantec honoured by peers with dual Codie Awards

14 June 2004

CITEC's partner, Symantec Corporation, the world leader in information security, today announced that Symantec solutions were voted Best Enterprise Security Solution and Best Security Product or Service by the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) at the 19th Annual Codie Awards.

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MessageLabs warns: new email-harvesting worm uses hyperlink to slip through anti-virus defences

14 May 2004

CITEC partner MessageLabs, the leading provider of managed email security services to business, has identified a new mass-mailing worm – W32/Wallon.worm.a –  that tries to harvest email addresses, presumably for sending spam.

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MessageLabs wins "best security solution 2004" from SC Magazine

29 April 2004

CITEC partner, global e-Security company MessageLabs, has been recognised for having the "best security solution 2004" by SC Magazine, a publication dedicated to covering information security.

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CITEC Confirm puts property data at your fingertips

07 March 2004

CITEC Confirm has teamed up with leading real estate analyst and information house Australian Property Monitors, to offer clients a new property information database.

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eFiling system an award winner

07 March 2004

The eFiling system implemented by CITEC for the County Court of Victoria has received an award in recognition of the improved service it is providing to Court staff and clients.

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CITEC powers Queensland state election results

06 February 2004

Queensland communities will be provided with real time election results in the tally room and on the Internet during this Saturday's state election.

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CITEC. The smart training ground for IT professionals.

11 December 2003

In keeping with the Queensland Government's Smart State strategy, government-owned information and communication technology company, CITEC, has developed the largest number of qualified IT Service Managers in Australasia.


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