Oakton loses Victorian chief

Oakton loses Victorian chief ASX-listed IT services firm Oakton has nabbed a former IBM Global Services executive to replace its departing Victoria general manager, former Hewlett-Packard executive, Chirstine Scammell.

  • WA looks to create govt CIO

    The Western Australian Government is currently considering forming new chief information officer and chief technology officer roles to guide the government through service modernisation.

  • 2010 brings one Human Services IT shop

    Human Services Minister Chris Bowen has announced a reform of the human services portfolio which includes consolidating the IT function of its constituent agencies.

  • Defence bigwigs get IT minder

    The Department of Defence has put out a call for an IT professional to provide support to Defence's top dogs.

  • iSoft looking to create 500 Aussie jobs

    Australian-listed e-health company iSoft is considering upping its headcount in Australia by 500 people, hoping to increase the percentage of research and development workers it fields down under.

  • IBM's new Ballarat centre: Photos

    IBM has opened a new IT Services Centre located in The University of Ballarat's Technology Park, the centre is expected to create 300 jobs.

  • NSW Health CIO leaves role

    NSW Health chief information officer Mike Rillstone has made his secondment as the chief executive of NSW Health's shared services area a permanent one.

  • IBM opens $10.8m Ballarat centre

    IBM has today officially launched its new IT services centre in Ballarat, at Victoria's University of Ballarat Technology Park.

  • ANZ appoints new CIO

    Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) announced today that it had selected a CIO to replace Peter Dalton who left that position last year.

  • Bankwest CIO Tony Clasquin resigns

    Bankwest CIO Tony Clasquin has resigned his job and will leave the bank by the end of the year.

  • ACS appoints new CEO

    The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has again filled its CEO position after former CEO Kim Denham was sacked in May this year.

  • NSW Ageing CIO retires

    James Hegarty, current CIO for the NSW Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care as well as former IT head at the state's Department of Corrections, is retiring after around 30 years in the public service.

  • Big CenITex pay packets continue

    Controversial CenITex executive Thana Velummylum has again entered into a contract with the Victorian shared services agency for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

  • EDS employees maintain conditions

    Employees of HP Enterprise Services, formerly known as EDS, have mainly now moved onto new HP contracts with equivalent conditions, according to the integrator's most active union, the Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia.

  • Qantas workers refuse IBM jobs

    Qantas employees have reportedly turned down jobs offered to them by IBM as the flying kangaroo attempts to move forward with its outsourcing plans.

  • KPMG IT advisory loses partner

    Rob Goldberg, partner at KPMG's IT advisory, has left the firm within the last month to return home to his country of origin, the United States.

  • Qld IT contracting model already dead?

    The Queensland Government's master vendor model to procure temporary IT workers will most likely lay to rest after having discussions with the IT recruitment industry, according to the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA).

  • Brambles creates CIO role

    Logistics giant Brambles has announced it is appointing Jim Infinger to the newly created position of chief information officer.

  • Short-lived CIO resigns Hudson

    Recruitment specialist Hudson today confirmed that its CIO Atul Thapar, who was only appointed last year, had decided to leave the company to pursue other opportunities.

  • CenITex replaces $493k COO

    Victorian shared services provider CenITex has gone to market for a new chief operating officer to fill Thana Velummylum's former role.

  • Mincom trims Australian staff

    Enterprise asset management specialist Mincom has made some of its Australian and North American employees redundant in a realignment to its managed services division.

  • Qld Govt contracting plan risks 700 jobs

    Both of the two proposed models to simplify the Queensland Government's system for hiring IT contractors could lead to the loss of hundreds of jobs and a number of small business closures, according to a new report by analyst firm Longhaus.

  • NT utility wants CIO

    The Northern Territory's Power and Water Corporation has started the search for a chief information officer (CIO) to help it provide IT in "some of the harshest conditions on the planet".

  • Qld Health appoints Brown as CIO

    Acting Queensland Health CIO Ray Brown has been appointed to permanently fill the chief information officer role.

  • Publisher opens doors for CIO

    Publisher Pearson Australia has advertised for an executive to fill a newly created CIO role.

  • Qld contractors chase new deal

    The Queensland IT industry has been working together on an IT contractor and consultant sourcing model which it hopes the government might use instead of its proposed master vendor model.

  • Brisbane council CIO finishes up

    Brisbane City Council chief information officer Tony Welsh has left his position following the expiration of his contract.

  • Unisys made Aussie MD redundant

    Unisys made its Australian and New Zealand managing director David Barnes redundant six months ago only months after hiring him, ZDNet.com.au can reveal.

  • Brumby calls for patience on Satyam

    Victorian Premier John Brumby said yesterday that it was still too early to call the fate of Mahindra Satyam's planned $75 million facility in Geelong.

  • Foster to lead Fujitsu sales team

    Former Kaz head Mike Foster has been given a new position within Fujitsu Australia as group executive director sales.

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