Former Visy Industries CIO Roland Spitty has joined the ranks of Australian supply and demand system vendor SolveIT Software.
The Victorian Premier John Brumby announced yesterday that the state will hire 200 computer technicians for its schools as the computers for the government's Digital Education Revolution make their way to students.
CenITex chief operating officer Thana Velummylum had previously held a contract worth $215,620 for five and a half months' work with the Victorian IT shared services agency, government contract documents have revealed.
In today's highly dynamic banking world, top-ranking technology tsars tend to change roles or company every few years. But some have more longevity. Long-time AMP chief information officer Lee Barnett fills us in on her priorities, seven years after she first won her role.
Newly appointed Victoria Police commissioner Simon Overland intends to revamp the operating model for the force's troubled IT division, according to budget estimate documents released earlier this month.
Victoria's opposition has slammed state government IT shared services agency CenITex for hiring contractors to lead its operations at rates that likely made them the highest paid government workers in the state.
Victorian shared services agency CenITex signed a contract with its then CIO Bruce Carlos which agreed to pay him $396,000 for a year's work, the state's tendering system has revealed.
Victoria Police is searching for a new executive director of infrastructure to take over from the board of management, which had been put in place after former CIO Valda Berzins left the position.
The Australia and New Zealand Banking group has committed money to re-skill its employees affected by offshoring jobs to the technology and operations centre in Bangalore, India.
Queensland ICT Minister Robert Schwarten claimed today that the industry lobbying campaign carried out by the state's ICT Workgroup during Queensland's last election didn't have any effect.
NSW Transport Minister David Campbell has confirmed reports that RailCorp has stood aside its chief information officer Vicki Coleman following a claim of dishonest behaviour.
Call centre operator Teletech has closed its office in Pennant Hills, Sydney, according to Federal Member for Berowra Philip Ruddock, resulting in 173 staff losing their jobs.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) and the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA) have both recently signed on new vendors to take over their formerly Commander-led managed services contracts.
SMS Management and Technology and DWS are looking to hire around 80 staff despite the economic environment that has caused other companies to cut wages or introduce hiring freezes.
The Community and Public Sector Union said today that it has received a letter from the Australian Taxation Office which said the Office intended to cut its IT staff by 120.
Satyam confirmed this morning that its headcount had been reduced by 200 from its Australian operations since last year.
The Department of Defence this week said that the number of IT contractors, which it intended to cull to reach required budget savings, was not set but would be considered this year via additional analysis.
The Department of Defence has been unable to answer questions on how exactly it intends to achieve extensive information technology savings detailed in the 2009 Federal Budget.
Australian telco software specialist eServGlobal today said that by June it will have shorn its headcount by 13 per cent in comparison to December 2008 levels.
The jobs of around 100 staff from Darwin-based ASX-listed IT services firm CSG hang in the balance as the company looks to shed headcount after losing several contracts it had acquired from Commander.
The Australian Crime Commission has today begun its search for a new chief information officer after its former candidate left for another government CIO position.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has taken IT services and consulting firm Zanok Technologies to the Federal Court for allegedly taking advantage of people seeking jobs in the IT industry.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has appointed a new chief information officer, who has been in place since mid January.
The Federal Court ruled yesterday that Telstra misused Optus' confidential information for its own marketing purposes in the 1990's.
Most large federal government agencies this week said they had no plans to follow the Department of Immigration and Citizenship's lead in hiring a swathe of new permanent IT staff to replace contractors to meet Sir Peter Gershon's recommendations.
Lenovo has announced a "redeployment plan" which will see the company shed around 2,500 staff, or 11 per cent of its global workforce.
The Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union has confirmed that unionised Telstra workers will be striking this weekend.
The Australian division of German car giant Mercedes-Benz has kicked off the search for a new chief information officer to lead all of its IT-related activities locally and in New Zealand.
The Australian office of IT services firm Logica has recently suffered a number of redundancies.
Australian IT services firm Dialog has had to whittle down its staff numbers as the economy's woes continue to bite.
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