A new professional body -- the CIO Institute of Australia -- is launched with the lofty aims of making senior IT executives more business savvy.
A prominent security lobby group has unveiled a new category of membership recognising Australian experience amid heated debate over a proposed Australia-specific security accreditation scheme.
After all the hoopla surrounding Microsoft's decision to provide practice exams on its site, you'd think they'd at least work. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case for one self-confessed Microsoft-dependent tech.
Microsoft has opened up its drive to improve software security with a redesigned software patch management system and a partnership with VeriSign to authenticate Web services.
A CIO has more to think about when it comes to wireless than how convenient it will be to walk around the office untethered. We look at some tips to help you assess your organisation's needs.
Is certification better than experience? Here's what industry analysts and IT professionals have to say, including issues with MCSE.
How secure is your network? What are the key limitations of today's firewall solutions? Answers to these questions and more in this special report.
The men at the helm of two of Australia's largest security software companies check each other's defences. Additional reading: Microsoft launches Australian security effort
With its attack tool update, The Metasploit Project may be aiding online vandals more than helping network administrators identify weak points, security experts say. Additional reading: Patch management: All talk, no action?
Managing storage systems can be as fun as watching wet paint dry but a worldwide demand for independently-certified storage professionals could liven things up.
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.
We've upgraded and so should you. Here's our Windows Superguide with the straight story--much of it undocumented--about how to make Windows 2000 work for your business.
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