IDM September/October 2004

Migration for the masses?

While it has long been a mainstay of the server environment, Linux has not had quite the same impact on the desktop environment, at least not until now. Con Zymaris, of the Open Source Industry Australia (OSIA), explains why he believes Linux' time on the desktop has arrived.

Heiner revisited the battle goes on

Whistleblower Kevin Lindeberg's story on the Heiner affair was first reported in IDM in our July/August 2003 issue. Since then, Lindeberg's struggle for justice has featured on ABC's Australian Story, and two more Federal Government select committees have investigated the affair, with the Senate still taking evidence.

Cover story - Rough justice

The case of Algerian refugee Ahmed Zaoui, imprisoned in New Zealand for almost two years, has uncovered deep flaws in the policies and attitudes of government agencies and officials across the Tasman when it comes to the law, records management and access to records as instruments of accountability.

Fighting terror with knowledge

The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is in the process of developing a document exploitation system that will improve its ability to analyse key information needed in the battle against terrorism.

An ancient solution to a modern problem

Is microfilm, which first came into use in the 1870s, undergoing a rebirth some 130 years after its first application as a support media in a time of conflict? Laurie Varendorff, who's been involved in records management for more than 30 years, believes so.

A changing landscape

David Moldrich, in his capacity as national director of the RMAA, chair of the Australian Standards Committee for Records Management, outlines what impact regulatory compliance will have on the records management community.

Special feature: Compliance

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