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  • Sacked CEO Denham seeks ACS benefits

    The Australian Computer Society fired its then-CEO Kim Denham on 22 May 2009, ending her tenure in a role she had thought would last for three years and thereby, she claimed in court documents recently filed, putting her out of pocket.

  • Former CEO sues ACS

    Former CEO of the Australian Computer Society Kim Denham has taken the society to the Federal Court for misleading or deceptive conduct.

  • ACS loses CEO Denham

    The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has appointed an interim chief executive officer (CEO) after the sudden and unexplained departure of Kim Denham.

  • Ex-Qld CIO quits Microsoft

    Peter Grant, the Queensland Government's former chief information officer, has left Microsoft after just 16 months with the software giant.

  • IT spending stuck in Gershon wake

    Minister for Finance Lindsay Tanner yesterday said he didnt know how long it would take to reignite IT spending in Canberra following the Gershon review.

Blogs (5)

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Conroy's Six: Can FTTN's gatekeepers deliver?

    Post-election adrenaline surging through his veins, one of the first acts performed by new Communications Minister Stephen Conroy was to disband the expert panel that his predecessor Helen Coonan had appointed last June to evaluate tenders for fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) construction.

  • Read the blog post - Steven Deare

    Protecting local jobs

    Satyam Computer Services has taken a big step towards dispelling fears that foreigners will eventually takeover Australia's IT industry.

  • Read the blog post - Ella Morton

    Mandla, Mardi Gras and Moore

    As residents of NSW prepare to hit the polls, it's an apt time to take a look at the online campaign of former ACS president Edward Mandla, who has employed YouTube in his efforts to oust Clover Moore in the Sydney electorate.

  • Read the blog post - Ella Morton

    iPodded long before you

    I used to be the only kid on the block with an iPod. Now I'm old and uncool, and salespeople don't understand me.

  • Read the blog post - Steven Deare

    CIO networks -- all they're cracked up to be?

    I wonder whether you've noticed an increase in the number of CIO networking groups of late?

Features and Case Studies (84)

  • ACS filter report just what Conroy needs

    Yesterday's report from the Australian Computer Society's Filtering and E-Security Task Force will be a handy weapon in Communications Minister Senator Stephen Conroy's battle over internet censorship.

  • The best firewall is...

    Firewalls have come a long way since we last looked at them in 2005, and have now become full-blown Unified Threat Management devices. We take a look at the top players.

  • ICT R&D setbacks should not go unchecked

    Over the last few years we've made a few statements about the requirement for ICT to make it onto the national agenda as a foreign policy issue. Two clear areas stand out as worth exploring.

  • Qld: Time for an innovation agenda

    Queensland has been launched into a snap state election, and the local IT Industry is feeling a little left out.

  • Qld Govt: The usual ICT suspects

    Despite a changing of the guard in several influential departments and offices in the past 2-years (Health, Transport, Emergency Services, Police, Premier's, Public Works, and QGCIO, to name a few), the true identity of ICT influence in Queensland government still rests with the agency CIOs.

Reviews (246)

  • Six SAN shoot-out

    Managing data storage is just as much of a task (or greater) as managing the servers themselves. It makes sense to centralise management in larger organisations wherever possible. Enter the storage area network (SAN).

  • BenQ Joybook Lite U121 Eco

    With "Eco" and "Lite" in its name does that mean the U121 is a product with fewer features with a high price for the sake of being branded as environmentally friendly?

  • Asus N10 (Intel Atom N270 Processor 1.6GHz, 1GB RAM)

    You'll pay a bit more for the privilege, but the Asus N10 is unique amongst netbooks for its discrete, switchable graphics and extra ports.

  • BlackBerry Storm

    The BlackBerry Storm looks smart, but its innovative SurePress touch-screen causes us a few concerns. We're also surprised and disappointed by the absence of Wi-Fi.

  • HTC Touch Pro

    TC's Touch Pro fixes many of the problems with the Touch Diamond and adds a superb keyboard. It remains neat and compact, while battery life is improved (if still not perfect).

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