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Observers predict that Hewlett-Packard's acquisition of global outsourcer EDS for US$13.9 billion this week will bring a boost to the Australian integrated services market, but also warn the new Australian entity that its rivals will try to take advantage of the transition here.
Forty-one percent of Australasian CIOs will increase their IT spending in 2004 with new infrastructure their top priority. But dampening the good spending news is CIOs' resolve to fight vendors for every cent spent, according to a new survey by Forrester Research.
Top tech industry analysts tell IT decision makers what they should expect this year, and how they can make the best of a tight budget.
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The role of CIO may not exist in the future as other board members take on more responsibility for technology strategy and operations, claims a leading analyst.
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