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    Telstra has revealed that it will be offshoring a substantial portion of its bill support contact centre operation to the Philippines.

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  • Scammers dressing up as Telstra workers

    Telstra has warned customers across Australia to beware of fraudsters posing as Telstra staff as well as hoax e-mails seeking financial data.

  • Aussies alerted to cheating telco telesales staff

    Australian consumers are being warned about telesales people asking them to transfer their telephone account.

  • Commander orders middle management cull

    Troubled telco Commander has cut 600 staff and aims to slash its operational costs as part of its turnaround plan released yesterday by new CEO Amanda Lacaze, after events late last year almost saw the company collapse.

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    The men running Telstra have been accused of a lot of things, but lack of conviction is definitely not one of them. I found this out recently after having the chance to hear Phil Burgess, the company's most senior regular spokesperson and an outspoken critic of the government's telecommunications policy, address an AIIA-sponsored business lunch in Melbourne.

  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

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    Bill Zikou is coming back after five years in the Balkans to head up Ericsson Australia ... but is he up to the task?

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  • Retrieving morale toughest task: Optus CIO

    Optus' chief information officer, Eng Chew, has battled for months to retrieve morale in the telecommunications company's IT division after massive staff cuts last year, he has revealed

  • Profile: Virgin Mobile's CTO

    There's a huge amount of satisfaction in seeing a system you've set up functioning in the way you intended, according to one telco CTO.

  • How do CIOs keep up with technology?

    Keeping up with changing technologies means CIOs have to go through a mountain of information, and then decide which of it if any is useful to their company. ZDNet.com.au delves into how they do it.

  • Virtual worlds a risky bet for big business?

    The thriving community of Internet users that are opting for a 'Second Life' in virtual worlds are a tempting market for advertising. But is a virtual presence a viable option for big business?

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  • Data centre 101

    Secrecy seems to shroud the data centre arena -- all well and good for security's sake, but not so great when trying to pick a provider. We pull back the curtains to find what data centre options exist in Australia.

  • What's next for wireless

    The frequency is changing from wired working to a wireless world. Can this new wave of technology help you gain the cutting edge?

  • Hutchison outsources Australian 3G operations

    Hutchison Telecoms, which owns Orange, has outsourced the operation of its Australian mobile networks to Ericsson Australia in a seven-year deal that is expected to save the telco over AU$40 million.

  • Is that a computer in your pocket? 6 mobile devices tested

    Choosing a portable computing device is getting trickier -- we take a variety of devices for a spin and weight up the pros and cons.

  • Mobiles transform into mosquito repellers

    Asian mobile firms have developed a ringtone that wards off mosquitoes.

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