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What a week for cybsecurity matters last week was.

First, the story about the Flame virus discovered by Kaspersky Labs in Russia, a new and improved “Stuxnet” virus that has apparently infiltrated computers throughout Iran (and, it seems, beyond).

Then, The New York Times reported on the code-named “Olympic Games” cyberintrusion program, in which the US and Israel allegedly developed Stuxnet for the express purpose of disabling Iranian centrifuges that were being used to enrich uranium.

If you ever had the question as to when or whether the digital realm would meet that of the physical, Stuxnet and, now, Flame, are perfectly good examples of how that intersection is being brought about.

But Eugene Kasperksy himself, whose team discovered the Flame virus, suggests this intersection is one of foreboding, explaining at CeBIT last month that “Cyberweapons are the most dangerous innovation of this century.” Read more.

Victoria Health is considering sharing health-related web and mobile content with it’s peers in other states to extract more value from the cost of creating such data.

The department’s health web communications manager Gerardine O’Sullivan told last month’s CeBIT conference that unnamed agencies were discussing “new ways of working together”. Read more.

Students at the University of Western Sydney are working on an impressive project using Google Earth. Staff were using Microsoft’s Kinect motion controller to “surf” across the Sydney skyline in a demonstration to drum up interest at CeBIT but it also has more useful applications.

In one example, it aims to take students on a virtual tour, studying the effects of rising carbon dioxide levels on eucalyptus trees. Read more.

The drop in the price of 3D printers means that, finally, they are becoming cheap enough for home users.

Around 2003, when 3D printers first came to market, you’d be looking at $40,000-plus to own one.

However, The Australian last week managed to get its hands on a 3D printer designed for home use that will cost just $1094 when it goes on sale here in about two months.

Distributor 3D Printing Systems showcased the UP Mini 3D at the CeBIT technology show two weeks ago, creating busts of visitors there. Read more.

The respected ICT Industry newsletter Rust Report was at CeBIT, where they interviewed Jackie Taranto, MD, Hannover Fairs Australia.

South Australia’s journey into e-health has been all but cemented, with the state setting aside $191.7 million in funding to upgrade and implement IT healthcare systems.
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The system itself will consolidate and standardise the state’s multiple legacy health systems. At the time of the original tender for the project, there were about 30 systems in use, with SA Health manager for e-health services Bill Le Blanc saying at CeBIT last week that most of these systems do not “talk” to each other. Read more.

Sky News Business Channel technology reporter Nigel Freitas interviewed Luke Coleman, spokesperson for Huawei Enterprise at CeBIT Australia 2012.

Sky News Business Channel technology reporter Nigel Freitas interviewed Peter Diggins, spokesperson for CeBIT Australia 2012 Exhibitor Object Consulting.

The South Australia Government will spent $191.7 million to develop and roll out three new electronic healthcare systems in a bid to deliver a single access point for patient records and medical imaging.

The biggest project, however, came in the form of a state-wide electronic health record aimed at standardising disparate record systems and providing real-time access to clinicians. It received a total $142.6 million over ten years toward development of the system with the aim of having a pilot live by early next year.

SA Health’s manager of e-health services, Bill Le Blanc, told the CeBIT conference last week that the records project particularly was the culmination of years of work laying the required foundations. Read more.

Consumers could save up to 10 per cent on power bills thanks to a new energy saving solution designed by two PhD students at the University of Sydney.

The MyPower system was designed by IT students Waiho Wong and Mahboobeh Mogaddham, who were last week awarded the inaugural NASSCOM IT Technical Innovation Award at CeBIT for their efforts. Read more.

The future venue for the country’s biggest technology show, CeBIT Australia, remains uncertain, despite a 5 per cent increase in visitor numbers this year.

Visitors to CeBIT, held last month at Sydney’s Darling Harbour, increased from 30,843 last year to 32,573 this year. The number of companies exhibiting at the event was marginally up, from 512 last year to 519. Read more.

From the world’s fastest robot to 3D mapping technology, Australian IT’s Chris Griffith revealed some of his favourite hardware, robots and gadgets at CeBIT Australia 2012.

Journalists from iTnews conducted an in-depth interview with David Haubenschild, Better Health channel manager at Victoria Health, during CeBIT Australia 2012.

Live from CeBIT Australia 2012, Channel 7′s Sunrise host, Samantha Armytage put the Panasonic Toughbook to the test.

Australian scientists have debuted emergency planning technology which accurately maps out the entire city of Sydney, at CeBIT Australia 2012.

ABC TV News reports that Indian government and business delegates attended Sydney’s CeBIT conference hoping to build relationships with Australian companies.

The ‘MyPower Energy Platform’ has been designed to monitor the power use of individual appliances and to help consumers decide how and when to use or replace them.

The system allows for continuous monitoring of major household appliances such as washing machines, clothes dryers, microwaves, electrical water heaters and refrigerators via a smart plug with an embedded GSM unit. Read more.

The CSIRO has developed hands-free technology which allows mining technicians to remotely repair equipment.

The need for skilled experts to repair advanced mining equipment meant they often had to be flown in to remote sites to fix the equipment. This can be a costly process as it renders equipment inactive while the expert is flown in and mining operators also lose productivity. Read more.