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  • Experience vs certification: The winner?

    With IT outsourcing and offshoring on the rise, technology professionals in Australia have been forced to upgrade their skills and turn to industry certification to stay ahead. But are they on the right path?

  • Outsourcing still rising: Gartner

    Outsourcing will continue to be the catalyst for growth in the IT sector as it's popularity continues with companies of all sizes, said US research analysis firm Gartner.

  • Australia has nothing to fear from off-shoring: expert

    Australia is up to the off-shoring challenge, according to international software expert Dr Philip Lehman, despite statistics from the Australian Computer Society (ACS) predicting a loss of 4000 ICT jobs by 2009.

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    Outsourcing and layoffs in the IT industry are a fact of life. While you cannot necessarily prevent being laid off, you can take steps to mitigate the impact when it happens.

  • The jobless recovery and offshore outsourcing

    Charges that misguidedness, short-sightedness or even evil business leaders is behind the latest outsourcing trend is not true. And the solution to stop the practice is even less true.

  • India lobbies Asia to fight outsource backlash

    India's minister for information technology calls upon Asian countries to make a united stand to challenge the outsourcing backlash taking root in the Western world.

  • Career tips for outsourcing managers

    One day you have a full-time management role, and the next you learn the IT team is being outsourced. What is the best approach to take in this type of situation?

  • 10 ways the credit crunch will hit IT

    As job losses mount and with HP announcing it will lay off tens of thousands of workers following its purchase of EDS, we look at what the crunch means for the IT industry.

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    Final Cut Studio 2 is a solid value and worthy upgrade for serious film editors who work on Macs. However, hobbyists should consider simpler software.

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    Printing solutions for the office come in all shapes and sizes. Check out our review to find the right one for your needs.

  • Sony Ericsson: not so pleasantville?

    Earlier this month, Ericsson raised a few eyebrows with a warning that it might stop investing in Sony Ericsson, its handset partnership with Sony, if the business continues to disappoint.

  • Intrusion detection: caught in its own web?

    Intrusion detection appears to have hit the bottom of its hype cycle with a particularly loud thud. Is there value beyond the hot air, and how can you make it work productively?

  • Phillips plans for networked threads

    If Philips Semiconductor CEO Scott McGregor is gets his way wireless functionality will be inserted into clothes, cars, books, plane tickets, TVs, keyboards and homes.

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