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  • Vic Police CIO seeks deputy for IT shakedown

    Years of frustration with "unfair" IT outsourcing contracts and chronic IT underfunding have driven Victoria Police CIO Valda Berzins to shake things up at the organisation, with a new senior staffer soon to come onboard to help her guide a major overhaul of the organisation's IT strategy.

  • Westfield: We don't outsource

    Westfield prefers a diet of "vanilla software" and in-house customisation to outsourcing its IT, the retail chain's director of IT, Peter Bourke, said at Gartner's Symposium yesterday.

  • 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.

  • NSW RTA extends Fujitsu outsourcing deal

    The NSW Roads and Traffic Authority has retained Fujitsu to provide data centre outsourcing services for at least three more years, with options to extend the contract to a total of seven.

  • Barclays: No Linux on desktops for now

    The CTO of one of Britain's largest banks talks about how he made it to the top, and how Barclays is facing the challenges of technical innovation and corporate governance legislation.

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  • Will India price itself out of offshore market?

    Growing demand for offshore services in India is raising the cost of labour there, causing US firms to begin eyeing China, Romania and other options. But India has some tricks up its sleeve.

  • Flat pay spurs IT innovation?

    While the pay scale remains flat for CIOs, the belt tightening isn't thwarting IT innovation. The best CIOs are finding IT success despite the tough economic times.

  • Barclays: No Linux on desktops for now

    The CTO of one of Britain's largest banks talks about how he made it to the top, and how Barclays is facing the challenges of technical innovation and corporate governance legislation.

  • Profile: Leading edge Australian companies

    Sometimes you just must have the latest technology, and swallow the associated risks of being the first to use it. We talk to Australian companies that couldn't wait.

  • Pulp Fiction: Turning paper digital

    It's hard to imagine doing away with paperâ€"sticky notes, receipts, newspaper articles, faxes, and such. But new technology and advanced applications will see the myth of a paperless office becoming a reality. Get ready to burn those books!

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