The average salary of an Australian IT professional has risen over $5,000 in six months to hit $87,599 per annum, according to a survey conducted by ZDNet.com.au.
Shortly after the 9/11 bombings, Microsoft hired Scott Charney, a federal prosecutor for the US justice Department, to head up its Trustworthy Computing division. At AusCERT 2008, ZDNet.com.au caught up with Charney to hear his thoughts on how those events changed the security landscape and what he thinks about the current state of IT security.
Leading security expert Bruce Schneier has warned businesses to beware of buying shoddy security products.
A tool used to discover the source of changes in Wikipedia has uncovered edits made by a number of Australian government organisations, including the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and Department of Defence.
The fate of a Bush-backed national identification card is up in the air after the US senate rejected providing US$300 million in funding for the plan.
BT, long considered a risk-taker in the telecommunications market, has laid a US$105 million bet to open its network to application developers in the hopes of creating innovative voice services. But will other phone companies take a similar gamble?
The CIO of San Francisco International Airport talks to ZDNet about protecting the airport's network and providing new services such as passenger WiFi.
Colonel John Hayes, chief information officer of the US Air Force Reserve command talks about tapping into the technology expertise of its recruits for the development of innovative ideas, like the military's new 'Emergency Notification' system.
The number of companies aiming to put in place disaster recovery plans will continue to rise, says market research firm Gartner. This guide offers IT managers tips on disaster recovery planning.
In the event of a disaster, would you know how to react?
Until 9/11 security was simply a cost, says the VP of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Group the stock exchange being knocked out suddenly changed this.
When Paul Coby became British Airways CIO five years ago, the airline's very existence was under threat as a financial crisis engulfed the entire travel industry following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In this Vision Series video interview, Coby explains technology's role in BA's remarkable turnaround.
LaCie's latest external hard drive is a winner on price and performance.
The StorageWorks 400 is a neat little box yet, while it is very easy to use and implement, we wonder whether this will be enough to justify the relatively high price tag in the mind of most potential purchasers.
The StorageWorks AiO600 will make your job easy if you need to migrate an Exchange or SQL Server as the wizards and ASM are very user friendly. If, however, you do not need all this then perhaps a NAS box with less bells and whistles may be a better bet.
The Dell Latitude D420's portability, power and ability to go online at any time from any location makes it perfect for road warriors.
You think spam techniques are driving you mad now... just take a look at what's in store.
Microsoft Office 2010 beta
The beta for Microsoft Office 2010 is here and we've had a chance to check out the latest version. Though the … Watch it now
Ben Forta: All about Adobe
Take one ColdFusion veteran and mix in a healthy dose of prolific book writing, and chances are you will end u… Watch it now
Google CEO Eric Schmidt
Google's chief sits down for an extremely rare, wide-ranging interview and discusses Google's two operating sy… Watch it now
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Forget the NBN, 100Mbps is already here
IT: Govt's cost-cutting bitch
Can complaints on mobile content be cut?
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