Difficult team members, excessive workloads and project overload--Australia's IT professionals are grappling with how to cope with doing more tasks, in less time with shrinking resources.
So you've been asked to do something you heartily disagree with. You know it's not going to work because you have the expertise the big guys don't. How do you get your point across?
A nationwide search has begun to find a CIO to head up a two-year project working with indigenous communities across Australia.
The NSW Department of Community Services (DoCS) has formally begun its search for a permanent chief information officer after incumbent Richard Michel relocated to Paris, France last December.
The NSW Department of Community Services (DoCS) has hired Hewlett-Packard Australia's former chief information officer to head up its technology function.
The multi-billion dollar merger of local insurers Suncorp and Promina has raised some interest (to put it mildly) within the Australian community, as such things are wont to do.
I wonder whether you've noticed an increase in the number of CIO networking groups of late?
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Following a rash of Telstra customers reporting phishing attacks, the telco has issued advice on how to discern the real Telstra from fake ones -- but the advice it gives is more likely to help phishers than its customers.
The world of IT security is in chaos, with CSOs seemingly on the front lines of a full scale global cyberwar being fought out by government hackers, botnet-controlling criminal gangs and compromised Web sites. Can we ever hope to keep networks safe in such an environment?
Mobile computing is the future. In the meantime, the only major hurdle is mobile computing in the present.
A new report warns that technical ability alone isn't enough. Employers are demanding a wider range of attributes, such as teamwork skills and customer relations experience.
Difficult team members, excessive workloads and project overload--Australia's IT professionals are grappling with how to cope with doing more tasks, in less time with shrinking resources.
So you've been asked to do something you heartily disagree with. You know it's not going to work because you have the expertise the big guys don't. How do you get your point across?
Strong communication is vital to a successful CIO-CEO relationship, but it's a challenge because CIOs are still pretty new to the boardroom.
A "walk around" management style and lots of time travelling makes Cesare Tizi, ZDNet Australia CIO of the Year 2007, a fan of mobile computing. However, he is still looking for the perfect device -- one that has "snappy" performance, a decent screen, long battery life and a fast, cheap connection to the Web.
Lorie Buckingham, CIO of telecom solutions provider Avaya, talks about the promise of unified communications for its more than one million business customers around the world. She also discusses her passion for technology and strategy for integrating innovative communication technologies.
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates reflects on Unified Communications software.
Ex-Communications Minister Helen Coonan took on the then Labor communications spokesperson Stephen Conroy in a spirited debate that aired live on Sky News and ZDNet Australia days before the general election. For those that missed it, here is the complete debate.
In this CIO Vision Series interview, Wybrow explains how he fosters a culture of innovation against a backdrop of IT consolidation and outsourcing across Vodafone's mobile communications empire and 4,000-strong global IT workforce.
Getting a firewall to do what it promises--protect the network--doesn't begin with an equipment purchase and end with the plug-in. It starts with security assessment and continues with constant vigilance.
With chip makers chomping at the bit to update systems to create a 64-bit world, CIOs need to ask the tough question, "why?" This article provides compelling arguments for the switch.
Would you put the security of your company into someone else's hands? ZDNet Australia finds out what benefits and peace of mind a managed service can provide.
The GPS system originated as a military application; its business uses now have CIOs interested. How can it can help your business with tracking applications?
Can virtualisation help you simplify your storage management? And when will it be ready?
Visa CIO touts new transaction technologies
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Australian Govt funds IT start-ups
Google should come clean on datacentres
US shows what OPEL could have been
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