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  • Sun buyout leaves Aussies divided

    Opinions are mixed amongst Australian chief information officers, partners and analysts on whether Oracle's plans to buy Sun Microsystems will end up with a positive or negative result.

  • NAB plan 'risky but necessary'

    The National Australia Bank's decision unveiled today to overhaul its core banking systems was fraught with risk but necessary for a sector now seen as lagging technologically, according to local IT analysts.

  • Analysts praise Westpac changes

    Technology analysts have given Westpac CEO Gail Kelly the thumbs up for purging old blood from the bank and are not surprised by ex-CommBank CIO Bob McKinnon's appointment.

  • EDS to take last crack at AU$1bn ATO mega deal

    The Australian Tax Office is preparing to put the last and largest of its IT outsourcing contracts centralised computing up for grabs, worth around AU$160 million per year. This is EDS's last chance to retain work with the ATO and possibly its first bid since its proposed acquisition by HP.

  • New IT head takes St George's reins ahead of merger

    St George has formally appointed its current acting IT head, Paul Newham, to take the CIO reins full time just as the company gears up for a merger with Westpac and the ensuing IT hangover.

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  • Software Assurance not so assuring?

    Microsoft has added disaster recovery aid to its Software Assurance maintenance plan but analysts question the sincerity of the offering.

  • Criminal intent

    Cybercrime potentially costs Australian businesses millions in unrealised profits and exposes organisations to significant risk but very few victims will admit to being "mugged".

  • 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?

  • Physical security: An IT domain?

    Security goes beyond protecting an enterprise's network and servers. How involved should Australian CIOs be in other aspects of a company's security?

  • CIOs: teach your users IT security practices

    Although IT security policies are an important part of an enterprise's defence arsenal, security needs to be more than just a document. ZDNet Australia looks at some tips for educating users.

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