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    Microsoft is planning a management shake-up in its Windows division and will appoint Steve Sinofsky, currently head of the company's Office division, to oversee Windows development, according to a source close to the company.

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    Soul Telemedia has hit back at claims that a number of its workers have not been paid entitlements after the company shifted some of its functions offshore, after the departure of former CEO Michael Simmons.

  • Defence's tech big spenders lock in CEO

    The man in charge of the organisation undertaking one of the largest IT projects in Australia has had his contract extended by the Department of Defence.

  • Microsoft execs leaving for shuffleboard

    A Microsoft executive shuffle will be formally announced on Thursday, according to sources familiar with the company's plans.

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    Four months into Commander's 'turnaround' plan, CEO Amanda Lacaze is confident that the ailing IT services company is heading for better days.

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    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 - David Braue

    Telstra's BT coat doesn't fit

    The vision of the future BT portrayed this week at an Australian conference was so far removed from how Telstra's David Quilty has described the British telco that I wonder if they were talking about the same UK.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    In carriers' high-def future, pants are the real winners

    As anybody who works from home knows, one of the great benefits of telecommuting is that pants are optional. Wear your pyjamas to that teleconference, or attend in your birthday suit if you prefer; nobody will be the wiser.

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    Burning down the warehouse

    Getting executive sponsorship for any kind of data clean-up project isn't easy. If careful reasoning, detailed budget plans and a touch of blackmail don't work, then there may be a simpler solution: arson.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Internet killed the (digital) radio star

    During a trip to the US four years ago, I rented a car fitted with an XM satellite radio which gave me well over 100 radio stations, each carrying a continuous stream of crystal-clear talk radio or music in a surprising array of genres.

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  • Mozilla gets new head honcho

    Mozilla Corp., the for-profit subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation, has promoted chief operating officer John Lilly to chief executive, the organisation behind the Firefox Web browser and Thunderbird e-mail software said.

  • Interview: Red Hat's new CEO

    Red Hat's new chief executive officer, Jim Whitehurst, talks about the Linux maker in an extensive interview with ZDNet Australia sister site CNet News.

  • Will your next CIO be a non-techie?

    More and more top IT roles are filled by someone outside IT -- or at least by a reformed techie.

  • Perpendicular recording: Why it matters

    With storage capacity running up against physical limits, Hitachi Global Storage CEO Jun Naruse says new tech's time has come.

  • Making it to the board table

    To become a vital member of the executive team, CIOs must have strong communication abilities, team leadership attributes, and leave their own agendas outside the boardroom.

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  • Apple iPhone

    We take an early look at the long-awaited iPhone -- a beguiling combination of touchscreen iPod, mini tablet and quad-band smartphone.

  • Lindows CEO funds Xbox hacking contest

    Michael Robertson, CEO of software company Lindows, has revealed himself as the formerly anonymous donor of US$200,000 in prize money in a contest to translate the Linux operating system to Microsoft's Xbox video game console.

  • Photo gallery: The MacBook Pro arrives

    Seven weeks after being announced by Apple CEO Steve Jobs, the first Intel-based MacBook Pro notebooks arrive Down Under. We have photos of what you can expect when you open the box.

  • Apple Safari RSS

    Safari's speed gains and unique new features push it to the head of the pack.

  • Palm deal harks back, looks forward

    News analysis: Palm is hoping that lightning will strike twice with its acquisition of Handspring, but the reunion may not be an easy one.

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