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  • Baby boomers choking AU$11bn IT outsourcing

    IT outsourcing in Australia is set to crack AU$11 billion in 2008, according to Gartner, but Australia's dwindling IT baby boomer generation will cause problems

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    A visiting analyst has warned that an over-reliance on a temporary minerals boom and a decline in the number of science and engineering graduates will erode Australia's ICT capacity and hinder its unprecedented stretch of economic growth.

  • Security skills shortage may worsen

    There is a security skills shortage, and "it's going to get a lot worse," delegates at the Gartner Security Summit were told yesterday by Nick Tate, chairman of AusCERT and CIO at the University of Queensland.

  • Jobs slump doesn't mean skills crisis is over

    February's 7.1 percent slump in IT Internet Job advertisements doesn't mean the skills crisis will soon be a bad memory.

  • Skills gap may slug $496m Immigration IT revamp

    The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has revealed the latest round of upgrades to its AU$496 million Systems for People initiative will go live in April but analysts believe skills shortages may disrupt the project.

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    Why popular antivirus apps 'do not work'

    Antivirus applications from Symantec, McAfee or Trend Micro -- the three leading AV vendors in 2005 according to Gartner -- are far less likely to detect new viruses and Trojans than the least popular brands.

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  • Storage-starved SMBs get pampered

    Australian SMBs are hungry for storage, yet have been left underserved by major storage vendors. However, increasing demand for digital marketing and fast access to information is causing vendors to take notice of this once-neglected sector.

  • ZDNet Australia CIO of the year

    Cesare Tizi, who was the chief information officer at Australia's largest energy supplier AGL Energy, has been awarded the title of ZDNet Australia CIO of the year 2007.

  • CIOs under pressure to deliver business growth in 2006

    IT departments face increasing boardroom pressure in 2006 to contribute to business growth, improve competitiveness and increase efficiency, according to Gartner.

  • Don't trust security to techies alone: Gartner

    Businesses should no longer let IT staff dictate how a company secures itself, analyst firm says.

  • Do business people get IT?

    Everyone always says IT workers need to better understand business - but, asks Martin Brampton, could the real problem be business people who don't understand IT?

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    The frequency is changing from wired working to a wireless world. Can this new wave of technology help you gain the cutting edge?

  • Watching the detection

    They may not be perfect, but intrusion detection systems should be a part of your enterprise security arsenal.

  • How open is the new Office?

    Microsoft says it's opening its Office desktop software by adding support for XML--a move that should help companies free up access to shared information. But there's a catch: It has yet to disclose the underlying XML dialect.

  • Open source threatens Java servers

    Open-source software has already shaken up the operating systems business. Now, Java server software makers are feeling the heat.

  • Autonomic transmission

    In an industry that loves buzzwords, autonomic computing continues to attract attention. Can the promise of self-managing IT systems ever be met, and how will businesses change if that happens?

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