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  • The big 27,000: Win7 ensnares Centrelink

    As Microsoft launches Windows 7 in Australia, major federal welfare agency Centrelink is planning to migrate to the new operating system by mid next year. Will other companies follow its example, or will Microsoft see the same lack of interest for Windows 7 as it did for Vista?

  • Internet growth independent of finance

    The fact that the spectacular expansion of internet activity has continued, and even accelerated through the financial crisis shows that the global exchange of information does not depend, in any important way, on the global financial sector.

  • Satyam cans $75 million Geelong project

    Two thousand Victorian potential jobs may have evaporated after Mahindra Satyam this week pulled its plans to build an information technology learning centre at Deakin University in Geelong.

  • Wotif CEO wins $500k cash bonus

    Wotif chief executive Robbie Cooke's total remuneration rose by an astronomical $412,567 over the past year as he picked up a $500,000 performance cash bonus for his services.

  • Full steam ahead for CSG

    Darwin-based IT services group CSG today revealed it had bucked the global financial crisis and rapidly expanded its business in a period that saw some of its rivals suffer headwinds.

Blogs (20)

  • Read the blog post - Brad Howarth

    Time for start-up investment is now

    Eighteen months after the Federal Government severed an important lifeline for innovative Australian start-ups, a new $196 million program has been announced to help fill the Australian funding void. But will it really help?

  • Read the blog post - Suzanne Tindal

    Microsoft likes to be spanked

    Microsoft is going to be given a beating over the next year or so by government agencies wanting to adopt Windows 7 at bargain basement prices. But it will enjoy each gentle slap.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Bluff called, can Conroy still tame Telstra?

    How well Stephen Conroy handles Telstra's challenge will determine whether we're hurtling towards a great new era in telecommunications, or fated to even more years stuck in the grip of Telstra's well-entrenched market position.

  • Read the blog post - Suzanne Tindal

    BIG is butt ugly

    There's something to be said for the Japanese philosophy of Kaizen an idea of continually improving business via small changes something that unfortunately doesn't seem to glean many votes or impress punters.

  • Read the blog post - Brad Howarth

    Aussie start-up execs hit Silicon Valley

    The global financial crisis might have tarnished some of Silicon Valley's lustre, but for many Australian technology entrepreneurs who have migrated to the US, it hasn't lost its bright shiny status.

Features and Case Studies (117)

  • Cutthroat IT services market stayed bloodless

    Australia's IT services market has come through its relatively mild financial crisis relatively unscathed, and certainly in much better shape than it could have ever anticipated.

  • Q&A: BMC CEO Bob Beauchamp

    BMC Software CEO Bob Beauchamp has headed up the company since the beginning of the decade, transforming it into the business service management power it is today. We find out what his priorities are.

  • The best VoIP solution is ...

    The world of enterprise IP telephony is varied and complex. Here's our round-up of the major players and what they can bring to your business.

  • Aussie ICT should de-couple from the US

    Australia needs to do more to de-couple itself from an over-reliance on the boom or bust impacts that the US ICT Industry brings to Australia's own ICT industry.

  • Telstra should plan for separation

    If Telstra is serious about engaging with the Federal Government over the National Broadband Network it should immediately start the work needed to break itself in two.

Videos (7)

  • Steve Ballmer still positive on tech economy

    Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer talks about the current financial crisis. Ballmer says the tech industry is weathering the economic storm, but is not immune to it.

  • Department of Defence: Greg Farr, CIO (part two)

    Defence CIO Greg Farr (part two) talks about outsourcing, the skills crisis and reveals his most urgent IT priority.

  • Gartner: Australia's IT skills crisis will be solved in Asia

    China and India's massive investments in education will pay dividends for Australia but CIOs will need to look at restructuring the organisation to make use of the abundance of skills in Asia, says Marcus Blosch, research VP, Gartner.

  • CIO View: Energy company runs out of juice!

    Even firms that generate electricity can suffer in the current power and cooling crisis. Cesare Tizi, ZDNet Australia CIO of the Year 2007, and former CIO of AGL, admits that the datacentres of Australia's largest energy firm were as vulnerable as those belonging to any other company. He also explains why "going green" could help both your bottom line and the environment.

  • Virtualisation is the silent enemy

    Over the past few years, the amount of electricity required to power a server in a datacentre has more than doubled. In this special report, we look at why many datacentres today are facing a power and cooling crisis.

Reviews (18)

  • The best VoIP solution is ...

    The world of enterprise IP telephony is varied and complex. Here's our round-up of the major players and what they can bring to your business.

  • The best CRM suite is...

    What's the best customer relationship management suite? We put six of the top vendors to the test to find out in our no holds barred face-off.

  • Annoying software: a rogues' gallery

    Here are ten of the guilty parties who try to do the impossible: to make us hate the internet and wish it had never been invented -- and who very nearly succeed.

  • Acer Aspire T620

    Acer's T620 runs Microsoft's Media Center OS, which has a radical new interface for multimedia users who want to manage their digital pictures, music files, TV, and video via remote control.

  • UPS for all seasons: 6 appliances tested

    Suffering from blackouts, brownouts, or sags? How about bushfires, floods, or cyclones? Then maybe you need a UPS. We review six UPS appliances.

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