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  • ACS: New backflip expert?

    The Olympics may be over but backflips and all forms of manoeuvring are still in abundance. This time, it's the Australian Computer Society on the main podium.

  • Govt visa plan falls short for tech skills shortage

    The government yesterday announced plans to bolster Australia's skilled migration program by providing an additional 6,000 places -- potentially a boon for the skills-starved tech industry -- but some believe the scheme doesn't go far enough.

  • Feds backflip over 457 visa stance amid industry uproar

    The federal government has reversed its stance on whether recruitment companies can be considered eligible to sponsor offshore labour, following a meeting with Australia's peak information technology recruitment industry association.

  • Extra ATM security in Aust gets lukewarm support

    An informal survey on the Australian financial industry has revealed an alarming lack of interest in implementing the new triple data encrypting standard (DES) for Automated Teller Machines (ATMs).

  • The ACS fires ... but shoots blanks?

    The Australian Computer Society plans to meet government officials to highlight the urgent need for immigration reform but its proposal lacks substantive data and this could only hurt the society.

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  • ACS: New backflip expert?

    The Olympics may be over but backflips and all forms of manoeuvring are still in abundance. This time, it's the Australian Computer Society on the main podium.

  • The ACS fires ... but shoots blanks?

    The Australian Computer Society plans to meet government officials to highlight the urgent need for immigration reform but its proposal lacks substantive data and this could only hurt the society.

  • ICT skills shortage still a myth

    The Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association believes Australia needs to hire more foreigners to fill the shortage in ICT skills. But there's no solid evidence to back up its claim.

  • Opportunity lost? Australia's skilled migrants

    ZDNet Australia investigates why Australia is missing out on the talents of a myriad of IT migrants, many of whom are forced into work significantly below their field of expertise in order to survive.

  • Recruiter: Australian IT workers neglected

    The only shortage that exists in Australia's ICT landscape is insufficient assistance for jobless workers, said leading technology recruitment agency VTR Consulting.

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    Databases are by no means an easy product category to understand. Many of the big players now offer free or "light" versions of their databases, but comparing them all is no easy task -- as we found out.

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