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ACS' Hughes passes away 
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ACS' Hughes passes away
Mar 27, 2006 | Comment Now 
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has reported that long-time member and figure, professor John Hughes, recently passed away. He was buried today.
 
ICT to drive growth to 2026: Coonan 
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ICT to drive growth to 2026: Coonan
Mar 22, 2006 | Comment Now 
Federal ICT minister Helen Coonan has flagged ICT as the predominant productivity driver over the next 20 years.
 
PC monitor market in decline 
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PC monitor market in decline
Mar 21, 2006 | Comment Now 
Things aren't looking up for the Australian PC Monitor market as IDC releases its latest results for the fourth quarter of 2005.
 
Australia scared of innovation: IBM 
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Australia scared of innovation: IBM
Mar 20, 2006 | Comment Now 
Australian organisations fear innovation as being too risky, expensive and time-consuming, if a new study commissioned by IBM is to be believed.
 
destra launches new business unit 
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destra launches new business unit
Mar 17, 2006 | Comment Now 
ASX-listed internet and e-commerce company Destra has launched a music downloading service MP3 music network.
 
Fed Gov to boost digital content industry 
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Fed Gov to boost digital content industry
Mar 13, 2006 | Comment Now 
The Federal government has launched a new report aimed at boosting Australia’s digital content industry.
 
Victorian Gov. to back CeBIT delegation 
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Victorian Gov. to back CeBIT delegation
Mar 7, 2006 | Comment Now 
The Victorian Government has announced that is helping some 21 Victorian ICT companies show their wares at CeBIT Hannover, this week.
 
Branding a major challenge to ICT industry: AIIA 
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Branding a major challenge to ICT industry: AIIA
Mar 3, 2006 | Comment Now 
The local ICT industry has flagged brand positioning as its primary marketing challenge in the year ahead.
 
Unisys flags 2006 trends 
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Unisys flags 2006 trends
By Tim Lohman | Jan 11, 2006 | Comment Now 
Unisys has been doing some serious thinking about the local industry over the Christmas holidays.
 
Victorian ICT 'global vision' launched 
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Victorian ICT 'global vision' launched
Dec 14, 2005 | Comment Now 
The Victorian ICT Industry Plan 2005–2010 has been launched, designed to encourage growth in the sector.
 
ACS elects new president 
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ACS elects new president
Nov 28, 2005 | Comment Now 
The Australian Computer Society has elected ICT lawyer Philip Argy as president for the next two years.
 
Come to Hannover 2006, says CeBIT delegation 
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Come to Hannover 2006, says CeBIT delegation
By Fleur Doidge | Nov 3, 2005 | Comment Now 
A delegation from CeBIT Hannover has visited Australia to convince local software and service providers to take another look at the opportunities offered by the giant German ...
 
KAZ founder reduces his role 
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KAZ founder reduces his role
Oct 27, 2005 | Comment Now 
KAZ Group founder Peter Kazacos and current executive director is reducing his working week at the Telstra-owned integrator from five to two days, according to an email ...
 
Bird flu may create sales opportunity 
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Bird flu may create sales opportunity
Oct 24, 2005 | Comment Now 
Organisations have been urged to prepare for avian flu by reviewing business continuity plans and ensuring staff can work from home -- suggesting a possible sales opportunity ...
 
Aust signs MoU with India 
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Aust signs MoU with India
By Vivienne Fisher | Oct 24, 2005 | Comment Now 
Australia has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with India, which aims to encourage cooperation between the two countries in the ICT space.
 
Tata buys Sydney's FNS for $35m 
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Tata buys Sydney's FNS for $35m
By Fleur Doidge | Oct 21, 2005 | Comment Now 
Indian software and service provider Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has bought Sydney banking and financial software vendor Financial Network Services (FNS) for $35 million.
 
Symposium to talk up buying trends 
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Symposium to talk up buying trends
By Fleur Doidge | Oct 19, 2005 | Comment Now 
Gartner's annual travelling talkfest, Symposium, will put customer relationships with vendors and other IT providers under the spotlight next month, an analyst has said.
 
KAZ appoints new CIO 
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KAZ appoints new CIO
Sep 30, 2005 | Comment Now 
Telstra-owned service provider KAZ has appointed Tony Gold as CIO to manage all functions within KAZ Business Services and its superannuation administration arm AAS.
 
Outcome-based billing in sourcing sights 
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Outcome-based billing in sourcing sights
By Fleur Doidge | Jul 20, 2005 | Comment Now 
Successful selective sourcers of the future could bill by actual business outcomes as customers strive to better align cost reduction with innovation, an analyst has suggested.
 
Govt co-funds Yarra Valley Water IT assessment 
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Govt co-funds Yarra Valley Water IT assessment
By Vivienne Fisher | Jul 15, 2005 | Comment Now 
The Federal Government has agreed to co-fund a Yarra Valley Water plan to assess its computer network systems.
 
Baillie exits Ingram ahead of time 
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Baillie exits Ingram ahead of time
By Fleur Doidge | Jul 6, 2005 | Comment Now 
Ingram Micro has confirmed that long-standing Tech Pacific boss and head of the merged company, Kerry Baillie, has left the distributor two months ahead of schedule.
 
IT providers help Brisbane homeless  
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IT providers help Brisbane homeless
By Fleur Doidge | Jul 4, 2005 | Comment Now 
Cisco Systems, Data#3, Telstra and their various IT partners have teamed up to internet-enable a mobile outreach program that brings aid to around a thousand homeless and ...
 
Look before you leap into outsourcing: Gartner 
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Look before you leap into outsourcing: Gartner
By Fleur Doidge | Jun 22, 2005 | Comment Now 
Service providers should work harder at ensuring prospective customers are ready to embrace an outsourcing model before leaping into what may seem to be lucrative contracts, a ...
 
Trans Tasman rivals face off in new arena 
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Trans Tasman rivals face off in new arena
By Damien Virulhapen | Jun 2, 2005 | Comment Now 
The Australian round of the World Cyber Games series cranks up a notch this weekend. The inaugural Trans Tasman Challenge sees traditional sporting rivals Australia and New ...
 
Don't count on China: Gartner  
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Don't count on China: Gartner
May 27, 2005 | Comment Now 
Market researcher Gartner has warned IT enterprises away from dependency on Chinese products and services if Sino-Japanese relations continue to crumble.
 
IT outsourcing spend grows 
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IT outsourcing spend grows
May 19, 2005 | Comment Now 
Spending on IT services in the Asia/Pacific region grew 12.4 percent between 2003 and 2004, according to research firm Gartner.
 
Bank of Qld extends EDS outsourcing  
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Bank of Qld extends EDS outsourcing
May 2, 2005 | Comment Now 
The Bank of Queensland has extended its 10-year IT and business processes outsourcing agreement with EDS to 2014, in a deal worth another $140 million to the service provider.
 
Drive ICT success from the top: study 
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Drive ICT success from the top: study
By Vivienne Fisher | Apr 21, 2005 | Comment Now 
Effective management of ICT investments was a key factor to success, according to a new Australian study.
 
CBA sells EDS stake 
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CBA sells EDS stake
Apr 21, 2005 | Comment Now 
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has sold its 35 percent stake in EDS Australia to the services giant's US parent company.
 
More professionalism in IT needed 
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More professionalism in IT needed
Mar 24, 2005 | Comment Now 
The Minister for Communications, IT and the Arts, Senator Helen Coonan, has called for greater professionalism in the IT community, especially around insurance-related issues.
 
Demand for IT execs still strong 
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Demand for IT execs still strong
By DVD Editor | Mar 21, 2005 | Comment Now 
Demand for IT executives remains promising despite a five percent drop for the month of February, according to the E.L. Executive demand index.
 
ICT entrepreneurs hone skills 
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ICT entrepreneurs hone skills
Mar 17, 2005 | Comment Now 
The Victorian government has announced $60,000 to subsidise business skills training for small ICT businesses.
 
Global giants may monopolise services 
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Global giants may monopolise services
By Fleur Doidge | Mar 16, 2005 | Comment Now 
Major vendors are buddying up with service provider EDS in a global move that could encourage customers to select service and solution offerings reliant on a limited number of ...
 
Australia drops out of IT economy top 10 
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Australia drops out of IT economy top 10
Mar 10, 2005 | Comment Now 
Australia has dropped two places to rank 11 in the World Economic Forum’s 2004-2005 Global Information Technology Report.
 
Aust IT industry pioneer dies 
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Aust IT industry pioneer dies
Feb 14, 2005 | Comment Now 
Tony Benson, a pioneer in the Australian ICT industry, passed away on Friday 11 February after a four-month battle with cancer.
 
Australians love technology: survey 
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Australians love technology: survey
By Vivienne Fisher | Feb 11, 2005 | Comment Now 
Life is speeding up for Australians as they make more use of technology, according to a recent survey.
 
Technology responsibility: Get it right 
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Technology responsibility: Get it right
By David Hutchins | Feb 7, 2005 | Comment Now 
Senior managers, c-level executives, directors, and boards, in fact all of industry's masters and commanders who don't have the acumen to optimise their technology deployments ...
 
Victoria seeks IT suppliers 
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Victoria seeks IT suppliers
Jan 20, 2005 | Comment Now 
The Victorian Government is seeking small and midsized IT providers to appoint to its eServices panel of pre-approved service suppliers.
 
Cabac aids tsunami appeal 
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Cabac aids tsunami appeal
By Byron Connolly | Jan 6, 2005 | Comment Now 
IT and electrical products manufacturer and distributor Cabac has started a campaign to raise money for victims of the Boxing Day tsunami in South Asia.
 
Gartner buys rival META Group 
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Gartner buys rival META Group
Dec 29, 2004 | Comment Now 
IT research giant Gartner said 27 December that it will buy rival research firm META Group for US$162 million in cash and close the deal in the second quarter of 2005.
 
Merry Christmas from iTnews 
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Merry Christmas from iTnews
Dec 24, 2004 | Comment Now 
AJB Publishing would like to take this opportunity to thank our readers and supporters. We wish you a (not too) merry Christmas! This website will next be updated on Wednesday ...
 
Backlash over proposed copyright amendment 
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Backlash over proposed copyright amendment
Dec 7, 2004 | Comment Now 
OzEmail has urged the Federal Government to seriously consider the implications of proposed amendments to Australian copyright law which could be damaging to the ISP industry.
 
Gartner predicts "brave new world" for IT 
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Gartner predicts "brave new world" for IT
Dec 7, 2004 | Comment Now 
Australian CIOs could be in for some tough decisionmaking, according to a report.
 
UK channel strategist IDL opens Sydney shop 
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UK channel strategist IDL opens Sydney shop
By Fleur Doidge | Dec 3, 2004 | Comment Now 
UK-based channel marketing company IDL has opened an Asia-Pacific headquarters in Sydney, with a view to selling more of its channel sales programs to locally based multinationa...
 
Aust companies looking at offshore outsourcing: HotHouse 
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Aust companies looking at offshore outsourcing: HotHouse
Nov 19, 2004 | Comment Now 
A recent survey has found that more than 20 percent of respondents were considering or recommending offshore outsourcing.
 
EDS global partners net $100m in sales 
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EDS global partners net $100m in sales
By Fleur Doidge | Nov 11, 2004 | Comment Now 
An EDS partner program aimed at helping small Australian resellers win global deals has begun to bear fruit, harvesting some $100 million in sales after five years.
 
Coonan retains IT portfolio 
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Coonan retains IT portfolio
Oct 22, 2004 | Comment Now 
Senator Helen Coonan retained the Communications, IT and the Arts portfolio when the Prime Minister announced ministry appointments.
 
Victoria on Indian trade mission 
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Victoria on Indian trade mission
Oct 7, 2004 | Comment Now 
Victorian government ICT minister Marsha Thomson and 30 local organisations are to embark on a trade mission to India in an attempt to affirm Victoria as an ICT investment capital.
 
China the next tech powerhouse: Deloitte 
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China the next tech powerhouse: Deloitte
By Byron Connolly | Sep 27, 2004 | Comment Now 
China is fast becoming a technology powerhouse and local Australian ICT firms risk losing their advantage if they ignore the country’s influence on global standards, according ...
 
Resellers welcome Coalition ICT policy 
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Resellers welcome Coalition ICT policy
By Fleur Doidge | Sep 23, 2004 | Comment Now 
Resellers have cautiously welcomed the Coalition's ICT policy ahead of the polls, citing relief of public indemnity requirements as a big boon for channel players reliant on ...
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