Training & Development

AMD information head calls for team work

AMD information head calls for team work

The Chief Information Officer’s role in a company is evolving according to a Forbes interview with AMD's CIO.
Emma Hughes Oct 7 2008 3:22PM Training & Development
Local job crunch looms as resumes rise

Local job crunch looms as resumes rise

Seek has foreshadowed a rise in unemployment levels on the back of the financial crisis and a fall in new job ads in September.
Staff Writers Oct 7 2008 12:47PM Training & Development
Workers more likely to lie in email

Workers more likely to lie in email

Workers are significantly more likely to lie in email messages than in traditional pen-and-paper communications, according to two new studies from Lehigh University, Pennsylvania.
Staff Writers Sep 26 2008 6:14PM Training & Development
IBM close to agreement with Flightdeck workers

IBM close to agreement with Flightdeck workers

Tensions at IBM’s Flightdeck facility in Baulkham Hills have eased after union members voted to accept the direction of the current negotiations.
Kathryn Small Sep 24 2008 2:06PM Training & Development
Unemployment rises in Silicon Valley

Unemployment rises in Silicon Valley

The steadily-climbing unemployment rate in Silicon Valley has reached a shocking four-year high of 6.6 per cent.
Aharon Etengoff Sep 22 2008 4:08PM Training & Development
Mass layoffs coming at Nvidia

Mass layoffs coming at Nvidia

Nvidia will be reducing its global workforce by six-and-a-half per cent.
Sylvie Barak Sep 19 2008 9:11AM Training & Development
HP lays out restructuring plans

HP lays out restructuring plans

HP is laying out its plans to reorganize its enterprise software division, following its announcement of 24,000 job cuts globally.
Shaun Nichols Sep 18 2008 9:44AM Training & Development
HP to cut 24,000 jobs; Australian jobs uncertain

HP to cut 24,000 jobs; Australian jobs uncertain

HP, the world’s largest technology company, is shedding 24,000 jobs in a bid to cut costs and streamline the company’s structure.
Kathryn Small Sep 16 2008 10:24AM Training & Development
Contact centres urged to look offshore for staff

Contact centres urged to look offshore for staff

Australian contact centres need to look offshore to solve staffing issues, claims customer service outsourcing agency, Convergys.
Liz Tay Sep 15 2008 1:48PM Training & Development
Analysis: The 'naked' laptop

Analysis: The 'naked' laptop

Naked home workers may be the stuff of fantasy but flexible working is now a corporate reality, according to Tim Dickinson country manager A/NZ Kaseya.
Staff Writers Sep 13 2008 12:24PM Training & Development
One in five employers research candidates on social networks

One in five employers research candidates on social networks

Twenty-two per cent of hiring managers said they use social networking sites to research job candidates, up from 11 per cent in 2006, according to a US survey.
Kathryn Small Sep 12 2008 4:02PM Training & Development
Union members reject IBM’s latest offer

Union members reject IBM’s latest offer

Members of the Australian Services Union last night rejected IBM’s latest offer, sending both parties back to the drawing board in an effort to avoid industrial action.
Kathryn Small Sep 12 2008 12:10PM Training & Development
Di-Data makes tracks on IT training

Di-Data makes tracks on IT training

Dimension Data Learning Solutions (DDLS), has launched its Microsoft training packages.
Staff Writers Sep 11 2008 7:47AM Training & Development
DET launches technology guide for parents

DET launches technology guide for parents

This week, parents of students in NSW public schools will start receiving Click -– the NSW Government’s ‘Technology Guide for Parents’.
Kathryn Small Sep 9 2008 12:47PM Training & Development
Quantum computing director named Chief Defence Scientist

Quantum computing director named Chief Defence Scientist

The Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) has appointed Robert Clark, of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computer Technology, as its Chief Defence Scientist.
Staff Writers Sep 5 2008 12:12PM Training & Development
IBM strike on hold, for now

IBM strike on hold, for now

Last-minute talks have prevented a strike at IBM’s Baulkham Hills offices today.
Kathryn Small Sep 4 2008 2:50PM Training & Development
Changes ahead for enterprise architects

Changes ahead for enterprise architects

Enterprise architects must change their skill set and adopt a different approach to the job if they want to be more highly valued within their organisation and help to drive real business value, according to analyst firm Gartner.
Phil Muncaster Sep 4 2008 1:50PM Training & Development
IBM Australia creates 300 jobs

IBM Australia creates 300 jobs

IBM will construct a $10.8 million IT services facility at its operations connected to the University of Ballarat, creating an additional 300 jobs.
Staff Writers Aug 28 2008 2:42PM Training & Development
IT should adopt social trend trackers

IT should adopt social trend trackers

IT should assign a group to keep watch of societal trends as social factors become increasingly important in business and commercial systems, according to new research from analyst Gartner.
Rosalie Marshall Aug 27 2008 7:50AM Training & Development
Virtual economy is on the up

Virtual economy is on the up

Sweatshops are far more fun than they used to be – multiplayer online games have given rise to an ever-growing virtual economy.
Emma Hughes Aug 23 2008 4:44PM Training & Development

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