The Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association (ITCRA) has expressed its support for a draft bill that it claims will see the protection of independent IT contractors in Australia.
Unions today said Telstra would appeal a decision by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC), which found that the Commission had the power to help mediate between the telco and the workers' representatives.
The Australian Industrial Relations Commission has back flipped, saying over the weekend it had no jurisdiction to adjudicate the ongoing dispute between Telstra and its unions, despite giving a contradictory finding just last week.
The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has announced its backing for a foundation established by the Australian Computer Society (ACS) to attract the best students to the ICT sector.
The Gershon report's recommendation for the Federal Government to reduce its reliance on ICT contractors was based on flawed data, according to ITCRA, an organisation which represents Australian technology recruiters.
Canberra apparently has two plagues: kangaroos and IT contractors. After years fattening up on Canberra's fields, they've been marked by the government for a major cull. But is the latter group still the problem they once were?
With a US$1 billion annual budget, Kenneth W. Lacy, CIO of parcel carrier UPS, has one of the biggest jobs in IT. He talks about his challenges, including a $200 million Wi-Fi project in a recent interview.
To a computer nerd like myself, RAID refers not to a bug spray but to various ways of hooking together multiple hard disks.
LaCie's latest external hard drive is a winner on price and performance.
Spot-on colour, high brightness, and advanced adjustment options make this 21-inch LCD a worthy rival to even the best CRTs.
Need a speedy DVD recorder that's highly portable and compatible with both Windows and Mac? LaCie's d2 Dual 8X fits the bill and looks good doing it.
Best know for its Mac peripherals, LaCie has joined the handful of companies (Panasonic, Toshiba, and a few others) that are offering drives based on DVD-RAM format.
This compact external hard drive packs a lot of speed and storage space into a sleek, stylish package. It's a bit pricey, but well worth the money.
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