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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.

• 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.

• 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.

• No rest for IT at Centrelink

  Welfare agency Centrelink may just have delivered probably its most difficult systems release ever, according to chief information officer John Wadeson, but the pace of technology-based transformation is not likely to let up any time soon.

• DFAT's apps get facelift

  The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has embarked on a series of initiatives surrounding the modernisation and development of its enterprise applications.

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• 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.

• Exclusive: Queensland state CIO opens up

  Queensland interim state government CIO Peter Grant and CTO Bob Gurnett tell ZDNet Australia they're making progress on statewide ICT reforms announced last year.

• Have (IT) certs will travel?

  Is certification better than experience? Here's what industry analysts and IT professionals have to say, including issues with MCSE.

• Microsoft does open source u-turn

  Microsoft is now cosying up to the open source movement, and there are sound business reasons behind the about-face.

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