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• 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.

• CIOs told: 'Offer business analytics or lose budget'

  CIOs that want to protect their IT budget from being slashed need to develop business analytic capabilities, according to new research from IT analyst group Gartner.

• Australian firms spend less, feel less secure

  Analyst group Gartner claims that almost three quarters of American companies feel safer than they were a year ago but only 22 percent of Australian firms feel the same way.

• 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).

• CIOs shift focus to IT services in 2005: Gartner

  Chief information officers (CIOs) will be shifting their priorities in 2005 to improving business processes, according to analyst Bob Hayward from Gartner Group.

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• Gartner: What CIOs must do in 2003

  Next year's priorities should be continued cost-cutting and championing of Web services and instant messaging, according to research.

• Who guards the guards: Storage

  Making predictions about the storage market isn't difficult. Suggest that capacities will go up and costs will go down and you shouldn't go too far wrong.

• CIOs under pressure to deliver business growth in 2006

  IT departments face increasing boardroom pressure in 2006 to contribute to business growth, improve competitiveness and increase efficiency, according to Gartner.

• Analysts: Strategic planning still crucial

  Strategic planning is more important than ever now the trend towards utility or on-demand computing is introducing a new class of IT mistake.

• CRM software or CRM shelfware?

  When it comes to customer relationship management software, much of what businesses purchase is never put to use, according to a new study.

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• Xbox-PC connection coming soon?

  A survey sent to registered Xbox owners from a partner of the software giant is testing the interest in connecting the console to other home entertainment files.

• Licensing program angers MS customers

  Microsoft's software licensing program is not proving popular - about two-thirds of its biggest customers are yet to sign up, and some are exploring alternatives.

• Intrusion detection: caught in its own web?

  Intrusion detection appears to have hit the bottom of its hype cycle with a particularly loud thud. Is there value beyond the hot air, and how can you make it work productively?

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