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• Oracle writes new shopping list

  Stock crash or no, software giant Oracle late last week said it was sticking to its game plan and that meant more acquisitions.

• Mining tech gets $14m in $251m free advice scheme

  The Federal government launched its AU$251 million Enterprise Connect network last night, which it hopes will kick-start productivity for SMEs working in areas such as mining tech and clean energy.

• Commander sells WA enterprise IT business

  Commander Communications has sold AU$30,000 in assets and axed 50 staff from its Western Australian business. Meanwhile, since 1 February, an investment firm has bought AU$500,000 worth of shares in the company.

• Linux-using movie pirate forced to adopt Windows

  A US court has told a Linux enthusiast he must switch to Windows if he wants to use a computer because the court's monitoring software will only work with Microsoft's operating system.

• Discrimination common for IT applicants: survey

  Age and sex discrimination are common among IT employers when evaluating job applicants, according to a survey of industry professionals.

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  Why sacking sucks

  Shuffling from contract to contract is the employment reality for many IT workers.

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• ATO's Change Agenda a 'black hole'

  The Australian Taxation's Change Program (which is best suited perhaps for simple formulaic tax collections, not complex audit, analysis and interpretation work) may collapse under its own dead weight.

• Is Gershon's contractor cull a furphy?

  Canberra apparently has two plagues: kangaroos and IT contractors. After years fattening up on Canberra's fields, they've been marked by the government for a major cull. But is the latter group still the problem they once were?

• Five tips for stealthy Facebooking

  Want to spend all day on Facebook without getting caught? Here's how.

• 10 fatal flaws of a doomed employee

  You're fired! This succinct phrase strikes more fear into the heart of the working man or woman than any other. John McKee, a certified business and executive coach, gives us the top 10 self-destructive workplace habits sure to endanger ones longevity on the job.

• Centrelink lays off old project management ideas

  The sheer size and breadth of Centrelink's operations has always meant project management there is a Herculean effort. Taking a new approach to its people and project scheduling has improved the situation dramatically -- but change hasn't been easy.

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