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  • Defence overhauls ICT spending

    The Department of Defence today released its 2009 ICT strategy paper, outlining how it intends to spend $940 million over four years, instead of $720 million over a decade, to deliver $1.9 billion in savings.

  • ANZ boosts offshore jobs, IT spend

    Australia and New Zealand Banking Group chief executive Mike Smith said today he'd look to harbour more of its operations offshore in the future as he also discussed details of the bank's beefed up technology spend.

  • Telstra to fight separation Bill

    Telstra said today it will oppose the passage of the government's Bill which would allow it to force separation on the big telecommunications company.

  • Alcatel exec wins NBN CFO role

    NBN Co chief Mike Quigley has announced the appointment of two new executives, including Alcatel Lucent's former chief financial officer.

  • Telstra drags heels on union pay

    Members of Telstra's main union are expressing frustration over the fact that new pay rates have yet to be settled.

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    No paper, no promotion

    It comes at no surprise to learn that HR people use IT certifications to choose between candidates when hiring, but in some organisations it can also inhibit career advancement.

  • Read the blog post - Chris Duckett

    Even the giants make mistakes

    Next time you begin to berate yourself for making that awfully stupid coding mistake remember that it happens to the best and biggest of us and happy sysadmin day.

  • Read the blog post - Phil Dobbie

    When will teleworking take off?

    Why do we insist on going into the office every day? The technology is there for us to work from home for part of the week.

  • Read the blog post - Liam Tung

    Should security clearances be outsourced?

    Everything from cleaning to IT development work is outsourced by governments these days, but should security clearance processes, which dictate what access a person has to government information systems, be included in that bundle?

  • Read the blog post - Jude Willis

    Line up for an iPhone? Are you serious?

    So we have answers. The iPhone is coming to Oz, it's 3G, it's cheaper, and it's available via multiple carriers.

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  • Changing of the guard: Westpac

    Get an insider's look at the recent history and potential imminent future of the technology operation of Westpac Banking Corporation and its subsidiary St George in the last of our Changing of the guards series examining generational change in the nation's big four banks.

  • A manager's guide to social media

    Use social networking tools like Twitter and Facebook to create a harmonious workplace with our manager's guide to social media.

  • Farr the reformer talks Defence

    A year from taking on perhaps the toughest IT job in the country, Defence chief information officer Greg Farr is staring down the barrel of a massive ICT reform agenda for 2009 that will reveal whether Defence got the "expert CIO" they needed.

  • Green IT: Notes from Australia's CIO Network

    What do Australian CIOs think of Green IT? Read the summary notes from the latest CIO Network peer-to-peer working group on the issue.

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

    In the second part of his interview, Defence CIO Greg Farr talks about outsourcing, the skills crisis and reveals his most urgent IT priority.

Reviews (23)

  • Fujifilm FinePix V10

    A three-inch LCD, serviceable high-ISO photos, and some fun features take a backseat to the Fujifilm FinePix V10's merely average image quality and tiny controls.

  • Duelling databases: Four apps tested

    Databases are by no means an easy product category to understand. Many of the big players now offer free or "light" versions of their databases, but comparing them all is no easy task -- as we found out.

  • Enterprise PDA phones reviewed

    The new wave of hybrid PDA business phones are here. The gadget gurus from RMIT decide who talks the talk.

  • Mobile warriors: Seven high-end notebooks tested

    We test seven of the most outstanding, envy-inducing notebooks.

  • GoToMyPC 4.1

    After years of flying high with no competition, GoToMyPC falls to earth against stiff competition from MyWebEx PC, which is free.

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