Australian companies benefit from having CIOs and IT managers with a technical bent, with industry peers arguing that experience is key.
CIOs need to promote change and insist on strong project governance practices in their organisations, argues a leading CIO.
Australian businesses need to make IT leaders part of the executive team to drive business strategy, according to one leading CIO.
Effective managers find the balance between managing and leading their IT staff members. Understanding the differences and the connections between the two roles will help you handle both responsibilities.
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Antivirus applications from Symantec, McAfee or Trend Micro -- the three leading AV vendors in 2005 according to Gartner -- are far less likely to detect new viruses and Trojans than the least popular brands.
Most change managers spend most of their time recording already enacted changes. Why not work instead with key decision makers to get ahead of the change process?
Good change management acts like a traffic light that regulates the smooth flow of changes. Set up a well-deployed process to ensure changes don't negatively affect your company.
More often than not, upper C-level decisions are made and then passed down to IT for implementation. We speak to several CIOs to find out their most difficult business decisions.
Australian companies benefit from having CIOs and IT managers with a technical bent, with industry peers arguing that experience is key.
CIOs need to promote change and insist on strong project governance practices in their organisations, argues a leading CIO.
Norton Internet Security 2009 hits all the right security notes and its superior protection technologies might even win back some jaded anti-Symantec folks, though the lack of adequate technical support may continue to frustrate.
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While Symantec's protection is solid, the overall user experience within Norton Internet Security 2008 could be much, much better. Not all the features work together and use fewer system resources.
While being a leader in most areas of IP telephony, Avaya have previously been lacking in support for the smaller end of the market. That's set to change, however, thanks to the introduction of the new Avaya IP Office, a VoIP solution which caters from as little as two users right through to 360 users per server.
The new Crystal Vision product line combines technology from Crystal Reports, Crystal Xcelsius and Business Objects' Live Office -- aimed at the mid-market segment in Australia.
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