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  • Cisco Australia's top line heads south

    Cisco Systems Australia's overall income slumped in the year to 27 July 2008, new documents have revealed, despite staff growth that saw 118 new employees added to the networking giant's local roster.

  • 125k Aussie iPhones in first 3 months

    Apple shipped about 125,000 iPhones to Australia in the first two and a half months after the device went on sale on 11 July last year, analyst firm IDC said today.

  • Share price falls fuel Aussie IT buyouts?

    Huge share price falls amidst some of Australia's largest IT companies over the past few weeks have fuelled speculation about whether the industry could be about to face some degree of merger and acquisition activity.

  • Jobs slump doesn't mean skills crisis is over

    February's 7.1 percent slump in IT Internet Job advertisements doesn't mean the skills crisis will soon be a bad memory.

  • JobWatch: Enough chiefs, more Indians required

    IT jobs lead the February fall of online job advertisements according to the latest Olivier Job Index, released over the weekend.

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  • Read the blog post - Brad Howarth

    Time for start-up investment is now

    Eighteen months after the Federal Government severed an important lifeline for innovative Australian start-ups, a new $196 million program has been announced to help fill the Australian funding void. But will it really help?

  • Read the blog post - Ella Morton

    It's evolution, baby

    How will tech contribute to our development as a species?

  • Read the blog post - Ella Morton

    Bodies of evidence

    Signs that we live in the digital age can be seen on the human body.

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  • It's tough in the mobile trenches

    Singapore Telecommunications last week shed light on the difficult industry dynamics that lay ahead of VHA, the mobile phone business being formed from the merger of Vodafone Australia and Hutchison Telecommunications.

  • Shocking times for Aussie broadband over powerline

    It seemed like a good idea at the time, but Australian utilities' recent abandonment of broadband over powerline (BPL) technology has all but sealed the fate of a technology that was once hoped to bring high-speed data to every corner of Australia.

  • 10 signs you need a new job

    Making a job change can be a life-altering decision, often requiring considerable courage and a leap of faith -- but it's easier if you're convinced that it's the right thing to do. Here is a list of factors that helped guide one IT professional's decision.

  • Course corrections at IBM server group

    Bill Zeitler has to roll up his sleeves and fix Big Blue's server product strategy -- in a hurry.

  • Software's 'stack wars'

    To move ahead, big software companies are reaching back to a familiar strategy: offering customers a soup-to-nuts "stack" of software products.

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  • PSX makes a stir in Japan

    Multifunction console from Sony unveiled at Tokyo trade show. New box turns heads, but can it turn a profit?

  • New GPS handheld hunts for customers

    Garmin, a maker of global positioning system devices, has begun shipping its first PDA. It hopes to create a new niche for the slumping handheld industry.

  • Motorola mobiles get 3D games engine

    Motorola will be using Japan's most popular 3D graphics technologies in its new mobile phones in an effort to claw back sales from market leader Nokia and rising star Samsung.

  • Update slows Dell handhelds, say owners

    An update to the Microsoft software in Dell Computer's Axim has caused the handheld device's performance to slow, according to some owners--but the companies say they don't see any problem.

  • Palm to acquire rival Handspring

    Palm will buy rival Handspring for approximately US$169 million in an effort to strengthen its grip on the market for handheld devices.

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