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Sophos Australia on recruitment drive

Sophos Australia on recruitment drive

The security firm is increasing its head-count over the next 12 months in response to a growth in mid-tier to enterprise markets.
Staff Writers May 7 2009 2:55PM Security
Elderly Aussies’ lack of interest in web concerns ACMA

Elderly Aussies’ lack of interest in web concerns ACMA

More than half of Australians aged over 65 don’t have the internet at home and 44 per cent have never used the Web, according to an Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) report.
Staff Writers May 7 2009 2:10PM Telco/ISP
Canon confirms local redundancies

Canon confirms local redundancies

Canon Australia has culled 15 staff as part of its ongoing transformation but says it has created almost as many new positions this week.
Ry Crozier May 1 2009 3:35PM Training & Development
CSC Australia axes local jobs

CSC Australia axes local jobs

CSC Australia has axed an unknown number of staff this morning, less than two weeks after its Australian president talked up 2009 as a “banner year” for the firm.
Ry Crozier Apr 29 2009 11:24AM Training & Development
Virgin to announce Australia’s first space tourist

Virgin to announce Australia’s first space tourist

Virgin Galactic is expected to announce the identity of Australia’s first space tourist on Monday.
Staff Writers Apr 24 2009 3:29PM Strategy
Aussie enterprise IT spending resilient: Gartner

Aussie enterprise IT spending resilient: Gartner

IT investment in hardware is expected to remain relatively stable this year with many Aussie firms also set to increase spending on virtualisation, Gartner said.
Staff Writers Apr 24 2009 2:46PM Hardware
Hostworks lands Jetstar win and former Sun MD

Hostworks lands Jetstar win and former Sun MD

Former Sun Microsystems Australia boss Jim Hassell has been named as interim CEO at Hostworks after the departure of founder Marty Gauvin.
Brett Winterford Apr 9 2009 2:25PM Storage
Hostworks CEO quits, looks to cloud computing

Hostworks CEO quits, looks to cloud computing

Hostworks' founding CEO Marty Gauvin has quit his post, citing that running the large web hosting company was "not as much fun" since it was acquired by Broadcast Australia.
Brett Winterford Apr 2 2009 6:00AM Storage
IBM wins a slice of Energy Australia's smart grid

IBM wins a slice of Energy Australia's smart grid

IBM has won a $3.2 million systems integration deal to help Energy Australia capture and make use of the data drawn from its world-leading $170 million Intelligent Network or "smart grid".
Brett Winterford Apr 1 2009 12:19AM Telco/ISP
CSC wins $36.4m contract extension with Kmart Australia

CSC wins $36.4m contract extension with Kmart Australia

CSC has won a $36.4m five-year IT contract extension with Kmart Australia.
Jenny Eagle Mar 31 2009 4:20PM Strategy
Australia steps slowly closer to patent reform

Australia steps slowly closer to patent reform

The Federal Government has this week called for written submissions on proposed reforms to Australia's Intellectual Property system.
Liz Tay Mar 31 2009 8:55AM Strategy
Entries open in inaugural SC Australia/AusCERT awards

Entries open in inaugural SC Australia/AusCERT awards

As part of the IT security industry's leading global awards program, the SC Australia awards presented by AusCERT recognise those who patrol our electronic badlands.
Nate Cochrane Mar 18 2009 2:40PM Security
Cashed-up Primus on ISP purchase path

Cashed-up Primus on ISP purchase path

Primus Telecommunications is hitting the ISP acquisition trial with renewed vigour, believing the impending restructure of its US holding company will free up to 25 per cent of local profits.
Ry Crozier Mar 18 2009 12:08AM Telco/ISP
Defence IT staff fill 80 per cent of Unisys roles

Defence IT staff fill 80 per cent of Unisys roles

Ex-Defence ICT personnel filled over 80 per cent of the approximately 380 positions required to support Unisys’ $240 million IT services contract with the Department of Defence, the company said today.
Staff Writers Mar 5 2009 3:26PM Networking
Revealed: ISPs detail their Aussie net filter trials

Revealed: ISPs detail their Aussie net filter trials

Participating ISPs say they will forge ahead with Internet filter trials, regardless of speculation around whether associated legislation will pass or be blocked.
Ry Crozier Mar 3 2009 12:43PM Security
Hitachi seeks to grow vein-scanning operation

Hitachi seeks to grow vein-scanning operation

Hitachi Australia is unfazed by slow local uptake and the emergence of a competitor as it seeks to further roll out vein-scanning technology in the competitive field of biometric security.
Daniel Fitzgerald Feb 27 2009 10:54AM Security
Trend Micro Australia reports 20 percent staff growth

Trend Micro Australia reports 20 percent staff growth

Trend Micro has increased its employee numbers locally by around 20 percent.
Staff Writers Feb 17 2009 10:02AM Security
7-Eleven buys SAP for store-level reports

7-Eleven buys SAP for store-level reports

Convenience store chain 7-Eleven has gone live with a new SAP business intelligence (BI) system in an attempt to improve store-level reporting in Australia.
Staff Writers Jan 20 2009 2:56PM Software
Aussies go sleepless in Sydney for startup camp

Aussies go sleepless in Sydney for startup camp

Thirty-nine entrepreneurs sacrificed sleep for up to 38 hours straight to create six new web and iPhone application start-ups at the second Startup Camp held in Sydney this past weekend.
Ry Crozier Jan 19 2009 2:29PM Software
Passive RFID users granted four-watt reprieve

Passive RFID users granted four-watt reprieve

Ultra high frequency (UHF) RFID devices up to four watts have been approved for use by the Australian Communications and Media Authority following four years of successful tests.
Staff Writers Jan 16 2009 2:05PM Hardware

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