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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.

• Security spend triples, breaches fall 30 percent

  A UK government-sponsored security survey reports that security breaches have fallen by a third in the past two years but spending on security has increased significantly.

• Aust IT salaries poised to rise

  Information technology salaries are poised to rise as the tech employement market bounces back in 2004, according to a survey released by Michael Page Technology (MPT).

• 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 managers scare execs to win bigger security budgets

  Administrators in small and medium companies have resorted to scare tactics in an attempt to make senior executives take security more seriously, according to a survey published by WatchGuard on Monday.

Features and Case Studies (67)

• CIOs: Integration is in, CRM is out

  A survey of chief information officers has found that while IT departments are investing in new software, they are wary of CRM packages.

• Survey: Security budgets on the rise

  A report has found that more than half the companies surveyed had increased their information-security budget in the past year.

• IT will spend on security, but not services

  A survey of IT decision makers has revealed their spending priorities for 2003 focus heavily on security and VPNs.

• Tech spending could rise in 2003

  Although many companies spent less on technology this year than originally budgeted, spending could increase modestly next year, according to a new survey from Morgan Stanley.

• CIOs: planning for 2003?

  More staff and greater bandwidth were among the requests on the Christmas wish lists of respondents to a recent IT Manager poll. But how are Australia's IT pros gearing up to turn dreams into reality in 2003?

Reviews (11)

• Surrendering security

  Would you put the security of your company into someone else's hands? ZDNet Australia finds out what benefits and peace of mind a managed service can provide.

• 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?

• Five network maintenance tools tested

  With the right packet sniffers you can truly lead the dog's life. What's most impressive is network monitoring devices will help you see problems immediately. These tools can aid in analysis, migration, monitoring, security, testing, and administration of the network.

• Networking for smarts

  In this product review, we look at tools that can monitor network performance.

• Making e-mail manageable: Four applications tested

  If you've got so much e-mail you don't know how you'll cope, have we got the software for you!

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