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Adelaide-based MODERNMAN Systems Consulting warns that many schools and education agencies risk exposing private data through complacency about computer network security.

Increased media scrutiny of confidential data breaches, both at the organisational level and through social media channels such as Twitter and Facebook, is increasing the pressure on publicly-funded organisations such as schools to protect their networks.

MODERNMAN Senior Business Consultant Andrew Morris said that inadvertent private data breaches were reported almost daily. “Personal data is leaking to the outside world through social media, or general exposures of client or student information due to network vulnerabilities,” he said.

“The threats are both clear and easily provable, but few people are actively seeking ways to address these threats. Even worse, some are complacent about their current systems. As we’ve seen first hand, it’s only when a major disaster occurs that the vulnerability is realised.”

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Danny PauleyEnvironmentally conscious South Australian builder Danny Pauley has won the only individual award in a national competition for excellence in green building design and construction.

Presented by the Housing Industry Association (HIA) this month, the GreenSmart Professional award acknowledges Danny for the success of his building business Energy Aspect Living during the past five years. Set up in 2007 by Danny and his wife Donna Bartsch, Energy Aspect Living reviews environmental considerations with every client to ensure the best outcomes for both the client and the environment.

The HIA GreenSmart Awards recognise industry members who build or design environmentally-friendly homes, find solutions for water and resource efficiency or create new products for the building industry.

Danny Pauley said he and Donna had started Energy Aspect Living out of frustration at the limited choice of environmentally-sensitive building designs, and builders who carried this through to construction. “Our approach came from the way we would want our own house built, “ he said.

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Cohda WirelessThe US Department of Transport (USDOT) has selected technology from Australian company Cohda Wireless for its largest real-life test of cars talking to cars to improve road safety.

Last month, USDOT Secretary the Honorable Ray LaHood announced, in a joint press conference with the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI), that the Safety Pilot Model Deployment of 2880 cars is underway. This deployment, the largest real-life test of cars talking to cars, uses the latest wireless technology for safe and secure connectivity.

After extensive testing, Cohda Wireless, a global player in providing complete connectivity solutions, was selected by the USDOT to provide a wide range of devices for this pilot.

The USDOT website describes connected car technology - or V2V (Vehicle-to-Vehicle) communications: “Eventually, each vehicle on the roadway... will be able to communicate with other vehicles and that this rich set of data and communications will support a new generation of active safety applications and safety systems. V2V communications will enable active safety systems that can assist drivers in preventing 76 percent of the crashes on the roadway, thereby reducing fatalities and injuries that occur each year.”

These applications proposed by the USDOT could potentially saves lives - Emergency Brake Light Warning, Forward Collision Warning, Intersection Movement Assist, Blind Spot and Lane Change Warning, Do not pass Warning, Control Loss Warning, all enabled by Cohda technology.

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EBS director Paul WoodsFor the third year in a row, Australian financial software specialist Evolution Business Systems (EBS) has gained a 95 per cent customer satisfaction rating in the Australian Achiever Awards.

In the category for Victoria's Computer Systems & Software Services, EBS received a 95.02 per cent rating, based on a range of assessment criteria evaluated by the company’s customers.

Now in its 15th year, the Australian Achiever Awards provide an independent award system based on assessment ratings from a business's own customers.  In these awards, any score above 80 per cent is regarded as exceptional, reflecting outstanding customer service.

EBS founder and director Paul Woods said the company was honoured to receive its third ranking above 95 per cent in the Australian Achiever Awards. “What really matters to us is this comes from our customers,” he said.

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