(source= ZDnet) Australian Customs CIO Murray Harrison dislikes SLAs and runs away if a vendor talks to him about innovation. In this interview, he also explains why getting excited about gadgets can be dangerous and talks about how Customs outsourcing strategy has evolved.

(source= Citi Group) New York, NY – Citi announces the launch of its highassurance digital identity solution – Citi Managed Identity Services. This new offering from Citis Global Transaction Services business enables Citi clients to use digital identity and signature technologies to effectively and securely manage the exchange of electronic information in digital commerce and business critical transactions. The expansion of electronic commerce and globalization of supply chains is driving companies to streamline their business processes and move to a sustainable, industrialstrength, paperless environment without compromising security, confidentiality, compliance, and integrity of transactions. Citis Managed Identity Services provides clients the requisite security and assurance framework to confidently transact business. As part of the solution, Citi issues digital identities that can be used in a number of ways including authenticating end users to applications, encrypting and locking down data, and replacing wet ink with digital signatures, without compromising legal enforceability.

(source= Couriermail) AN Italian parliamentary commission has approved a plan to require fingerprints on national identity cards for everyone living in Italy. The plan is taking shape following international criticism of a separate government campaign to single out Gypsies, including children, for mandatory fingerprinting. The House of Deputies finance commission, as part of its work on the threeyear 20092011 national budget law, gave the goahead to funding for fingerprinting starting in 2010 for those getting Italian identity cards for the first time or renewing ones that have expired. Identity cards are required for Italian citizens and foreigners who reside in Italy. Now they feature the cardholders photo.