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  • Job cuts hit CSC Australia

    IT services giant CSC today confirmed it would make a number of its Australian staff redundant as a result of the global financial crisis.

  • Google Australia cuts a handful

    Google today confirmed it had cut 15 staff from its operations in Australia and New Zealand as part of a global pull-back.

  • Qld ICT industry launches election push

    Queensland's ICT industry this morning launched itself wholeheartedly into the state election, placing advertisements demanding support from both sides of politics to boost technology jobs and the industry as a whole.

  • NEC Australia cuts 153 staff

    The Australian operation of Japanese technology manufacturer NEC today said it would cut 153 staff as part of a local restructuring operation.

  • More UK IT jobs to go

    40 per cent of HR directors at UK technology and media companies are planning to cut IT staff in the coming few months, a new survey has found.

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  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    2Vouch refers well

    Melbourne-based Web start-up 2Vouch yesterday launched the first public beta of what it dubs its "social recruiting platform".

  • Read the blog post - Sheryle Moon

    Why IT geeks are chic

    These days, you're just as likely to see high-technology surfboard designers wearing board shorts to work as Star Trek T-shirts.

  • Read the blog post - Chris Duckett

    No paper, no promotion

    It comes at no surprise to learn that HR people use IT certifications to choose between candidates when hiring, but in some organisations it can also inhibit career advancement.

  • Read the blog post - Sheryle Moon

    What's in a name?

    Are ICT, IT&T and plain old IT interchangeable? Or is it time for a new name?

  • Read the blog post - Sheryle Moon

    Women in ICT a rare breed

    A quick scan of almost any ICT department, ICT conference or vendor environment confirms that women who embrace technology as a lifelong career remain a rare breed.

Features and Case Studies (159)

  • Laid off? Steve Jobs can help

    With Australia's ICT sector experiencing a wave of layoffs, it's time to look for the positives. Take a leaf out of Steve Jobs' book and ask yourself what would you be doing if money wasn't important?

  • What makes a good CIO?

    What does it take to be a great chief information officer? We talk to Australian CIOs, analysts and human resource managers to find out. The results might surprise you.

  • Australia's ICT industry is panicking

    The leaders of Australia's ICT industry are currently in a state of panic over the debatable prospect of an economic downturn in the sector and are going too far with cutting jobs.

  • Centrelink seeks senior IT execs

    Welfare agency Centrelink has started recruiting for two senior IT executives to bolster its technology management team in its national office in Canberra.

  • 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.

Reviews (4)

  • Video iPods on the horizon

    After much gossip and speculation, it looks like Apple is indeed working on a portable video player. But creating a device that's as easy to use as a music iPod won't be easy.

  • People are the problem: 3 HR management packages tested

    Does your company's human resource management functions need to be automated? We look at what you need to consider, and three packages to help you do it.

  • Microsoft's security chief gets serious

    Scott Charney's carreer has taken him from prosecutor in Bronx County to vice chairman of the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board. Now he's literally looking for trouble as Microsoft's chief security strategist.

  • IBM's big thinker

    Executive Irving Wladawsky-Berger helped steer Big Blue to the Internet, Linux and open-source computing. His newest mission: grid computing.

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