Although Aussies might be going without in other areas, they aren't willing to skimp on technology, according to the head of JB Hi-Fi
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has cut its IT spending to the tune of AU$80 million, the financial institution revealed in its latest set of annual results.
Executives wanting success from major IT projects need to be "ruthless" in spruiking their benefits to staff, and should only give their direct reports three months to win employees' hearts and minds before replacing them, a senior PricewaterhouseCoopers analyst has reported in sharing the results of recent research on CEO effectiveness.
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has released its half-yearly results reporting that greater spending on its investments at large has been offset by a reduction in its IT costs.
In the wake of the confirmed AU$18.6 billion merger between Westpac and St George Bank, observers have forecast that the IT hangover from the deal could take at least three years to wear off, but in the process the merged banking entity will become one of the largest IT shops in Australia.
Troubled online storage start-up Omnidrive late last week said it was continuing to develop its products and was examining the potential to merge its technology with that of other companies.
The Olympics are nearly over, and the Australian team deserves kudos for an excellent performance all around. Yet even as the Olympic sun sets on the Bird's Nest for the last time this weekend, millions of spectators around the world will be scanning their dials in the hope of finding something else to fill their viewing hours.
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.
As Christmas roars in upon us and the Rudds, Trujillos, and Conroys of the world hang their Christmas stockings, everybody is casting an eye to 2008 and the changes it will bring.
Hopefully, you've been spending your end-of-year break better than the executives at Optus, who seem to have taken advantage of the annual industry-wide lull to get onetime WiMax aspirant Austar United Telecommunications to the negotiating table.
Information technology spending has stabilised at the start of 2003, but talk of general improvement for the rest of the year is premature, according to a new survey.
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Microsoft's CEO likes what he sees on the horizon as his company fits its message to changing times in the IT industry.
We take an early look at the long-awaited iPhone -- a beguiling combination of touchscreen iPod, mini tablet and quad-band smartphone.
Apple's new Intel-powered iMac debuts earlier than expected, and Apple claims the new Core Duo CPUs offer a performance boost of two to three times that of the old iMac G5. We get a preview.
Microsoft is moving ahead with plans to more tightly integrate the development of Windows, Office and its other programs--and much of these efforts are tied to Longhorn.
Intel this year will focus on what it does best: Crank out chips and expand factory capacity, according to CEO Craig Barrett.
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