The sharp rise in demand for IT skills throughout 2007 is well and truly in retreat according to the latest figures from the Olivier Job Index.
Demand remains strong for software development and engineering skills, with many employers focusing on recent graduates to shore up their productivity through tough times.
IT jobs lead the February fall of online job advertisements according to the latest Olivier Job Index, released over the weekend.
While individual job agencies are reporting business as usual, the overall picture is not so rosy.
Demand for permanent IT staff continues to grow, bucking the expected dip in demand for new staff in the run up to the federal election.
There is no technology skills crisis ... yet, according to a senior government technology official.
A salary survey conducted by IT recruitment company Robert Walters suggests big money IT jobs may be on their way back.
The National Office for the Information Economy (NOIE) has recommended the introduction of anti-spamming laws, whilst simultaneously playing down their potential benefits in a report released today.
The director of Microsoft's product security, George Stathakopoulos, has told ZDNet Australia that the software giant has learned security lessons from the wider software community.
International standards consortium OASIS has expanded to include security advocacy group PKI Forum, a move which is being touted as a key driver for the use of public-key infrastructure.
When designing a data centre, conventional wisdom holds that servers should do the thinking while storage systems should hang onto the data. But some industry heavyweights have begun seeing things a little differently.
The growth of e-business is dependent on everyone having easy and fast access to the Internet. Internet appliances offer this opportunity for users who do not need or want a full-blown PC.
Does the power of the world's most popular search engine pose a threat to the Web's independence?
In a relatively short time frame, you may be able to use your TV to rent software on demand, browse the Web hassle-free, and vote somebody off the island.
History of British PCs
The cash-strapped UK National Museum of Computing is home to an exhibition of the evolution of British PCs.… Watch it now
Driving Business Growth Through Enterprise IT Management
High availability computing with reliable blade technology
Telstra's BT coat doesn't fit
Australian security: the lucky country 
Storage infrastructure on the tender track
Driving Business Growth Through Enterprise IT Management
Dig deeper by clicking here »
Achieve continuous availability with high performance NonStop blade technology
Security superguide
When chief information officers and other technology managers talk about their priorities, security is always high on the list.
Click here for more.
Superguide: Printers -- all you need to know
Looking to buy a printer? Our superguide rates the latest printers and shines a light into the industry.
Click here for more.
Storage and server superguide
Over the last decade the art of maintaining the datacentre of a large organisation has evolved into an art form.
Click here for more.
