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  • Business downturns: Prepare for their reality

    The approach to IT management needs to change considerably during these "tighten the belt" times. Take a look at this strategy which IT managers can use to survive--even thrive--during an economic downturn.

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    The Australian union movement is using last year's decimation of IT jobs throughout the country as part of a new recruitment drive targeting white collar technology workers. Will this signal a new era in Australian unionism?

  • Pink-slips at HP Australia?

    It is still unclear whether job cuts resulting from the HP/Compaq merger will affect Australian employees, with reports from the US estimating that at least another 7000 are facing the welfare queue before the contract closes, adding to the 10 percent cuts already foreshadowed by the companies in July.

  • HP job cuts dangerous, warns UK union

    The UK Public and Commercial Services Union this week said the jobs of former civil servants employed by EDS could be axed, following the takeover of the company by HP.

  • Unions slam Telstra job cuts

    Union leaders today said they feared more job cuts were to come after Telstra said it was axing 800 positions.

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  • Business downturns: Prepare for their reality

    The approach to IT management needs to change considerably during these "tighten the belt" times. Take a look at this strategy which IT managers can use to survive--even thrive--during an economic downturn.

  • Outsourcing companies planning Australian bloodbath: consultant

    Outsourcing companies in Australia are poised to slash positions held by re-employed in-house information technology (IT) personnel as the embargoes on cuts expire, one of Australia's leading executive search consultants warned today.

  • IT salaries on the up

    Despite the current economic downturn and widespread job cuts, IT is still a great sector in which to be employed, with salaries above those of most non-technically oriented professions.

  • IT Manager's top April tips

    CIOs and IT managers have to deal with a vast array of issues, on a daily basis. ZDNet Australia looks at some tips and hints to help you keep up to date with the latest trends.

  • India - threat or promise?

    IT pros in the West may get the jitters when Indian firms offer to slash our costs by 50 percent, but they will have to live with it.

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  • UnitedLinux won't tip Red Hat

    A move by four sellers of Linux to unite behind a single version of the operating system might help those allies--and boost Linux's popularity--but it isn't likely to dent the dominance of the top dog, Red Hat.

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