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  • Australia's IT security failing: AusCERT

    Australian organisations' best efforts to secure IT systems are failing, according to an annual survey released today by the nation's leading IT security advisory body.

  • Vic govt IT admins slammed by auditor

    Victoria's Auditor-General has chided the state government's IT administrators for failing to deliver a number of substantial projects on time and in the black, but some still see the state as "light years ahead of New South Wales".

  • IT budgets to grow by 2.5 percent in 2005: Gartner

    Chief information officers (CIOs) are expecting IT budgets to increase by 2.5 percent in 2005 and will be shifting their focus on supporting business growth and results, according to a survey by Gartner Executive Programs (EXP).

  • Aust and Kiwi CIOs bank on higher budgets

    Australian and New Zealand chief information officers (CIOs) expect IT budgets to increase by 3.6 percent in 2005, higher than last year's 1.2 percent and well above the 2005 global average of 2.5 percent, according to Gartner.

  • NSW bets $800 million on e-learning

    The New South Wales government has outlined its IT budget initiatives with education being given the lion's share of its technology purse.

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  • Five golden rules of mergers for CIOs

    Even though merger activity is intensifying in every sector, many deals still fail to take account of the IT issues. Andrew Morlet sets out five rules to help CIOs ensure acquisitions succeed.

  • Can the government solve its IT woes?

    Whatever happens in the election, government departments at both state and federal levels are facing major changes to how they build and manage their IT infrastructure. Is the answer shared services, an increased focus on SOA, enhanced Web delivery -- or just telling everyone in your department to get a clue?

  • Top tech jobs for 2006

    After years in the wilderness, the Australian IT industry is again booming as major industries invest heavily in their IT infrastructure. Find out which skills are most in demand and how much remuneration to expect.

  • CIOs: Get contracts right

    IT managers and CIOs need to take care in the details when signing contracts with software suppliers, to avoid expensive and time-consuming problems later. ZDNet Australia examines the pressing issues surrounding IT contract negotiation.

  • Corporate chiropractics

    We have all heard the phrase "IT needs to align with the business" but what does it actually mean, and how are businesses achieving it?

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