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Opinion: Support your IT ideas with action

Opinion: Support your IT ideas with action

Innovation has become one of the most over-used words in technology, but it remains perhaps the most important one in IT leaders’ vocabulary.
Computing staff Feb 9 2009 6:51AM Strategy
Gartner predicts the top ten technologies for 2009

Gartner predicts the top ten technologies for 2009

Virtualisation, telepresence, netbooks and sensor networks are the hot technologies this year, according to Gartner’s annual Top 10 technology predictions released yesterday.
Brett Winterford Feb 7 2009 12:10AM Strategy
Satyam disputes WHO audit report

Satyam disputes WHO audit report

Satyam has disputed an audit report which highlighted problems in its contract with the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the development of a US$55.5m global business management system.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 6 2009 6:45AM Strategy
Opinion: How SMEs can implement tailored IT systems

Opinion: How SMEs can implement tailored IT systems

Too often, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) do not take responsibility for educating themselves sufficiently about technology, instead putting their trust in technology vendors or channel partners whose interests are not always aligned with the SME's.
Tim Harmon, Feb 4 2009 6:52AM Strategy
Lukewarm response to Digital Britain report

Lukewarm response to Digital Britain report

The UK government's much-anticipated Digital Britain report has received a lukewarm response, with critics saying it promises much but delivers little.
Bryan Glick Feb 2 2009 2:35PM Strategy
Top 10 most inspiring moments in IT

Top 10 most inspiring moments in IT

To say that the technology industry has had a rough couple of months would be a huge understatement.
Shaun Nichols , Iain Thomson Jan 31 2009 1:01AM Strategy
IT goes un-noticed as driver of innovation

IT goes un-noticed as driver of innovation

Despite recognising the importance of IT to the business, senior executives do not regard technology as an important factor in innovation, according to a survey by the IT Governance Institute (ITGI).
Angelica Mari Jan 27 2009 6:43AM Strategy
Online population tops one billion

Online population tops one billion

The global online population has topped one billion, not including children or mobile internet users, according to comScore.
Ian Williams Jan 27 2009 6:40AM Strategy
Opinion: IT leaders must resist the herd mentality

Opinion: IT leaders must resist the herd mentality

Some of IT’s greatest mistakes result from the unquestioning adoption of the latest fad.
Martin Butler Jan 23 2009 6:26AM Strategy
IEEE celebrates 125th anniversary

IEEE celebrates 125th anniversary

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is preparing to celebrate its 125th anniversary.
Shaun Nichols Jan 22 2009 1:57PM Strategy
Jetstar extends project management outsourcing deal

Jetstar extends project management outsourcing deal

Jetstar’s CIO Stephen Tame has espoused the need for businesses to run leaner in order to keep IT projects on-track, as the low-budget carrier extended an outsourced project management deal for a further two years.
Staff Writers Jan 20 2009 2:51PM Strategy
Google takes a stand on gay marriage

Google takes a stand on gay marriage

Google has filed an amicus brief in several legal challenges to Proposition 8, which make gay marriage illegal in California.
Iain Thomson Jan 19 2009 6:51AM Strategy
US mulls $6bn broadband commitment

US mulls $6bn broadband commitment

The US House of Representatives is considering a plan to invest US$6bn in expanding the nation's broadband internet system.
Shaun Nichols Jan 16 2009 2:09PM Strategy
Gartner predicts no rise in IT spending this year

Gartner predicts no rise in IT spending this year

IT budgets are expected to remain largely flat in 2009 with an average increase of just 0.16 per cent globally, according to analyst Gartner.
Ian Williams Jan 15 2009 6:44AM Strategy
Tech firms urged to work together to survive downturn

Tech firms urged to work together to survive downturn

Technology companies need to collaborate more effectively if they are to weather the economic storm and guarantee profits.
Phil Muncaster Jan 15 2009 6:39AM Strategy
Lack of discipline killing BPM projects

Lack of discipline killing BPM projects

Over half of business process management (BPM) programmes will fail over the next two years because they are implemented without the supporting disciplines, according to a new report from Gartner.
Phil Muncaster Jan 14 2009 6:42AM Strategy
Technology M&A another victim of the downturn

Technology M&A another victim of the downturn

Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the IT sector fell 40 per cent in the last three months of 2008 as market confidence plummeted, according to advisory firm Icon Corporate Finance.
Bryan Glick Jan 12 2009 3:58PM Strategy
NAB future with Satyam ‘under review’

NAB future with Satyam ‘under review’

The National Australia Bank has confirmed the future of its services contract with Satyam is ‘under review’ following revelations of a US$1 billion accounting fraud at the Indian outsourcing giant.
Ry Crozier Jan 9 2009 12:19PM Strategy
Satyam says customers remain supportive

Satyam says customers remain supportive

India’s fourth largest outsourcing provider, Satyam, is busy reassuring customers that business will continue as usual following the financial fraud committed by the company’s chairman Ramalinga Raju.
Rosalie Marshall Jan 9 2009 10:24AM Strategy
Qantas has 'alternatives' in wake of Satyam scandal

Qantas has 'alternatives' in wake of Satyam scandal

Qantas has described the business risk currently posed by Satyam’s US$1 billion accounting scandal as ‘manageable’ but said it could activate ‘alternative’ arrangements if the outsourcer is unable to service the remaining five years of its contract.
Ry Crozier Jan 8 2009 1:42PM Strategy

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