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  • Telstra's secret union strategy revealed

    Telstra is preparing to offer its staff non-union enterprise agreements in a secret strategy aimed at saving the company $50 million over the next three years, confidential documents have showed.

  • Cyberslacking: who cares?

    Lost productivity and bandwidth are two of the effects of employee use of the Internet, according to one vendor survey. But are IT managers and CIOs really concerned about cyberslacking?

  • Look within to find security holes

    With 90 percent of Australian companies' intellectual capital held in digital format, significant destruction can caused by employees, yet they continue to be overlooked as an IT security threat.

  • Internet addicts surf on work time

    A new survey finds that some employees are spending up to an entire workday each week surfing the Web - but not for work purposes.

  • Happy hour for employee PCs in Australia

    Australian brewer Lion Nathan is bubbling with excitement over a new program that helps it leverage the purchasing power of its own employees by allowing them to acquire discount portable computers as part of a salary sacrifice scheme.

Features and Case Studies (52)

  • Is your boss monitoring your e-mail?

    A quarter of employers have sacked workers for how they use their e-mail -- and even for misuse of the office phone, a study shows.

  • Cyberslacking: who cares?

    Lost productivity and bandwidth are two of the effects of employee use of the Internet, according to one vendor survey. But are IT managers and CIOs really concerned about cyberslacking?

  • Look within to find security holes

    With 90 percent of Australian companies' intellectual capital held in digital format, significant destruction can caused by employees, yet they continue to be overlooked as an IT security threat.

  • Do you need a rehire policy?

    Whether your organisation has an informal no-rehire stance or endorses rehiring employees, you need a formal rehire policy. Here's some tips to get it right.

  • Cyberbludging special: Acceptable usage

    There's no shortage of tools to monitor and filter employees' use of the Internet and IT resources. But can blocking really save money?

Reviews (3)

  • IM still not secure

    The safest way to exchange instant messages (IMs) is to stay within the enterprise, but in most cases the IM cat is already out of the bag, and security staff are playing catch up.

  • Eight e-mail virus scanners tested

    We look at eight mail-server plugins designed to make sure your servers don't take a beating the next time one comes along.

  • Instant messaging for business: 3 packages tested

    The ease and convenience of instant messaging has made it popular with users. But is instant messaging a curse or a boon for the office environment?

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