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    More staff and greater bandwidth were among the requests on the Christmas wish lists of respondents to a recent IT Manager poll. But how are Australia's IT pros gearing up to turn dreams into reality in 2003?

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  • IT firms expand from PCs to payroll

    IT services firms are expanding beyond their traditional role as overseers of networks, PCs and computer help desks, into "back office" areas such as accounting and human resources.

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  • One second response time?

    We have all seen it--the business users which expect a one second response time. But how difficult is this for IT departments to promise, really?

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