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• IT staff go in Bankwest chop

  Commonwealth Bank of Australia subsidiary Bankwest today confirmed it would cut at least "a handful" of IT staff as part of a wider cull that has also seen the bank refrain from hiring an additional 50 IT contractors over the past few months.

• IBM Australia safe from US cuts?

  IBM Australia and New Zealand today said it had "no planned redundancy programs" following the news that it planned to shed 5,000 roles in the US and bolster its Indian operations.

• Oakton reviews ERP business

  Following a disappointing half-year result, ASX-listed IT consultancy Oakton has put its enterprise resource planning (ERP) business under a microscope.

• Oakton joins layoff list

  Technology consultant Oakton has seen a number of redundancies within the last six weeks as the company reviewed its position in the market.

• IBM laying off 2,600 Asia-Pac workers?

  The Australian IT has reported that IBM plans to cut 2,600 jobs across its Asia-Pacific operations, with Big Blue saying only that there is a "reorganisation" under way.

Features and Case Studies (12)

• Gershon's Groundhog Day

  What Gershon proposes is nothing more or less than a wide-scale, transformational change program. These unfortunately, rarely meet with complete success.

• ATO's Change Agenda a 'black hole'

  The Australian Taxation's Change Program (which is best suited perhaps for simple formulaic tax collections, not complex audit, analysis and interpretation work) may collapse under its own dead weight.

• Microsoft slows to support customers' pace

  The software giant's decision to extend product support to 10 years reflects customers using software longer and Microsoft taking more time to develop new products.

• Is chargeback a practical practice?

  There are many compelling arguments for IT departments charging other divisions for its services. In this column, IT managers share their experiences implementing this policy.

• How to speed up PC diagnosis and repair

  When troubleshooting PCs, try thinking like a doctor. Learn four steps to take to ensure you aren't overlooking obvious problems and some tips on what to include in your repair kit.

Reviews (3)

• O2 Xda II mini

  Following the recent launch of the Xda IIs and Xphone II and a lot of speculative buzz over the II mini, O2 today finally unveiled its latest and smallest PDA-phone to date.

• Intel puts Pentium M in networking gear

  The company starts selling its Pentium M chip for notebooks as a chip for networking devices, part of its effort to become a dominant manufacturer in the communications market.

• Nokia cuts back on R&D

  Nokia is laying off 550 employees in its network equipment-making division because of a "reduced need for hardware R&D work," the handset maker announced Wednesday.

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