ACS appoints new CEO

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.

  • Qld Govt contracting plan shocks industry

    Queensland's ICT industry is up in arms about a state government proposal to handle the recruitment of all IT contractors through one master vendor to drive down contracting costs.

  • Stanwell reinstates CIO role

    Queensland power generator Stanwell Corporation has put itself in the market for a chief information officer after letting the position lapse.

  • Jeevaratnam to lead Avanade Australia

    Accenture and Microsoft joint venture Avanade has promoted former ANZ head of AT&T, Jeyan Jeevaratnam, to be VP for its Australian and New Zealand operations.

  • S2 Intelligence's McCabe joins KPMG

    KPMG today announced that it had hired Bruce McCabe, founder of technology research firm S2 Intelligence, as a director of its IT advisory practice.

  • NSW Health CIO seconded to shared services

    NSW Health chief information officer Mike Rillstone has been appointed the chief executive of the department's shared services area, Health Support Services, while a formal recruitment process is undertaken to fill the position.

  • Infosys to hire 100 Aussies

    Infosys confirmed today that it intended to hire 100 staff in Australia over the term of its financial year.

  • BHP Billiton replaces CIO

    BHP Billiton confirmed today that CIO Ken Matthews had left the company, and will be replaced internally by Chris Crozier.

  • RailCorp appoints acting CIO

    RailCorp has temporarily handed the duties of its group general manager IT Vicki Coleman to another employee in its management team, while an investigation into her conduct is being carried out.

  • Ex-Visy CIO joins software vendor

    Former Visy Industries CIO Roland Spitty has joined the ranks of Australian supply and demand system vendor SolveIT Software.

  • 200 IT jobs going into Vic schools

    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.

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