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  • Citrix nabs Nortel's enterprise chief

    Global software giant Citrix has stolen Nortel's Australia-based enterprise chief Mark Fioretto, continuing a run of senior executive losses for the troubled Canadian network hardware specialist.

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    The Australian operation of Japanese technology manufacturer NEC today said it would cut 153 staff as part of a local restructuring operation.

  • More UK IT jobs to go

    40 per cent of HR directors at UK technology and media companies are planning to cut IT staff in the coming few months, a new survey has found.

  • Symantec clams up on Aussie cuts

    Security giant Symantec has refused to detail how its global plans to slim down its workforce will affect its Australian operation.

  • Sony leaves door open for Aussie cuts

    Japanese electronics giant Sony has declined to rule out Australian job cuts as part of its announcement overnight that it would cut 16,000 staff globally between now and March 2010.

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  • Read the blog post - Liam Tung

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  • Australian IT exec job market slumps

    Demand for IT executives in June fell by 26 percent compared to May, cancelling out the gains made in the earlier month, according to E.L. Consult.

  • Tech job crunch: what's in it for Australia?

    Over the past couple of months there have been both rumours and confirmations surfacing in Australia's tech sector of layoffs, downsizing, and redeployment. Is this just the start?

  • ICT R&D setbacks should not go unchecked

    Over the last few years we've made a few statements about the requirement for ICT to make it onto the national agenda as a foreign policy issue. Two clear areas stand out as worth exploring.

  • Australia's ICT industry is panicking

    The leaders of Australia's ICT industry are currently in a state of panic over the debatable prospect of an economic downturn in the sector and are going too far with cutting jobs.

  • 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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