News (75)

  • 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.

  • Sydney unis hold fire on Vista

    Two of Sydney's largest universities have signalled they will hold back on wide-scale adoption of Microsoft's Windows Vista until the next-generation operating system matures.

  • Massachusetts CIO quits

    The chief information officer of Massachusetts is stepping down, complaining about a lack of funding for the commonwealth's technology initiatives.

  • Fledgling safety agency creates CIO role

    The 18-month old Perth-based National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority (NOPSA) has created a new chief information officer position -- but just for two or three years.

  • ABS CIO eases transition to VoIP

    The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is slowly converging its voice and data networks under the guidance of its new chief information officer, with some staff already using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony and a further pilot planned for the organisation's Queensland office.

Features and Case Studies (16)

  • Why CIOs aren't nuts for Chrome

    Google's recently launched web browser, Chrome, will have to overcome a number of major obstacles before it can break the business ubiquity of Internet Explorer and counter the rise of Firefox.

  • 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.

  • SA eyes Apple, Red Hat to dodge vendor lock-in

    The South Australian government is looking at a software overhaul that could see Apple or Red Hat taking over from Microsoft on the state's PCs. Analysts warn, however, skills costs could still lead to a software environment dominated by a single platform.

  • 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.

  • Sandals and ponytail set cramp Linux

    The lax dress code of the open-source community is one of the reasons behind the software's slow uptake in commercial environments, says former Massachusetts CIO Peter Quinn.

Reviews (1)

  • 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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