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• Queensland to give state CIO more powers

  The Queensland government intends to beef up the powers of its state chief information officer role, to ensure the candidate has enough power to effectively deal with individual departments and agencies.

• Agriculture dept praises Commander's work

  Commander Communications has claimed success in a major substantial IT relocation and technology refresh program for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) days after the department put its relationship with the company back out to market.

• Queensland Health fires CIO

  Queensland Health has fired its chief information officer Paul Summergreene, following reports in June that he was being investigated over expense claims.

• NSW fills CIO vacancy to fix e-gov worries

  The NSW Minister for Commerce, Eric Roozendaal, has the state government's new chief information officer, after a five-month interruption to its "People First" IT overhaul.

• ACMA seeks a CIO

  The Australian Communications and Media Authority has started recruiting for a chief information officer, to be based in Canberra.

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• IT salary survey: Australians earn $82,507

  The average annual salary of an Australian IT professional is currently $82,507, according to an extensive survey of the sector recently conducted by ZDNet.com.au.

• Has the "CIO" reached the end of the line?

  Or is it just that old "business versus IT" chestnut again?

• Can the government solve its IT woes?

  Whatever happens in the election, government departments at both state and federal levels are facing major changes to how they build and manage their IT infrastructure. Is the answer shared services, an increased focus on SOA, enhanced Web delivery -- or just telling everyone in your department to get a clue?

• Superguide: Security all you need to know

  When chief information officers and other technology managers talk about their priorities, security is always high on the list.

• US Air Force Reserve Command: Colonel John Hayes, CIO

  Colonel John Hayes, chief information officer of the US Air Force Reserve command talks about tapping into the technology expertise of its recruits for the development of innovative ideas, like the military's new 'Emergency Notification' system.

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• Shock! Viruses in Digital Music

  You know not to open e-mail attachments from suspicious recipients. But what about playing a song from someone you don't know? Turns out that's another way to infect your computer with a virus.

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