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News (21)

• Bush schools and emergencies get Clever AU$9m

  The government has handed out over AU$9 million in two separate grants to bush schools and emergency services in Western Australia.

• WA education inks $35m Cisco deal

  Western Australia's Department of Education and Training has inked a five-year, $35 million deal with Optus subsidiary Alphawest to supply Cisco networking hardware to schools around the state.

• CSG nabs Ultranet front seat

  Darwin-based IT services firm CSG has been selected as the preferred tenderer for the Victorian Department of Education's Ultranet project to build an accessible information repository for schools.

• State of the program: PCs in schools

  The Federal Government has promised to spend $2 billion to give a PC to every Australian student in years nine to 12. But where is the program at so far? Our round-up shows the state of Kevin Rudd's initiative.

• Robot dog, $30,000 to make WA students love ICT

  WA is hoping local students will develop a new love for IT, with the announcement of AU$30,000 in funding for hands-on programs to boost school pupils' enthusiasm for computer science.

Features and Case Studies (5)

• The road to convergence

  There's been a lot of talk about network convergence, the idea that data, voice and video traffic will one day travel over a single network. In this special report, we look at how Mount Erin Secondary College is tackling convergence and IP telephony goals at footy club the West Coast Eagles.

• Who's taking the ITIL bait?

  In an industry known for its hype, it's understandably difficult for many managers to make sense of new trends. But in the case of IT Infrastructure Library, a growing body of success stories confirms this is one trend that you should definitely be on top of.

• Have (IT) certs will travel?

  Is certification better than experience? Here's what industry analysts and IT professionals have to say, including issues with MCSE.

• Software that will save you money

  While there is no magic bullet to guarantee the success of a software solution, ZDNet Australia identifies those elements which contribute to the most effective corporate rollouts.

• XML: Great hope or great hype?

  XML has been called everything from the technology that will revolutionise the Web to a nuisance. What's really the story?

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