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Former IT head admits guilt

Former IT head admits guilt

The former IT director at the Houston-based LifeGift Organ Donation Center has pleaded guilty to charges she illegally accessed the organisation's network to delete data, according to a US Department of Justice news release.
Dan Kaplan May 4 2009 11:43AM Security
Wage freeze follows redundancies at CSC

Wage freeze follows redundancies at CSC

CSC management has instituted a wage freeze and will not rule out new redundancies after a restructure announced last week.
Brett Winterford May 4 2009 6:29AM Training & Development
WebCentral email saga finally over

WebCentral email saga finally over

Some 72 hours into an outage that left WebCentral customers without access to managed exchange, POP email or webmail, customers of the Melbourne-IT owned hosting company finally report being able to once again access e-mail.
Brett Winterford May 1 2009 3:36PM Storage
UPDATE: Staff report CSC axing 150-170 local workers

UPDATE: Staff report CSC axing 150-170 local workers

CSC insiders in contact with iTnews have been told that some 150-170 Australian staff will be made redundant under the American giant's cost-cutting plan.
Brett Winterford May 1 2009 3:00PM Training & Development
WebCentral email still down at 49 hour mark

WebCentral email still down at 49 hour mark

WebCentral claims to have fixed the problem that has left tens of thousands of Australians without email over the last three days, but customers continue to report issues with the service.
Brett Winterford Apr 30 2009 11:24AM Hardware
WebCentral customers still without email

WebCentral customers still without email

Customers of Melbourne IT-owned WebCentral are still without email on day two of an outage affecting customers across the nation.
Brett Winterford Apr 29 2009 12:14PM Storage
IT administrator faces five years for network extortion

IT administrator faces five years for network extortion

An IT administrator faces up to five years in prison after he tried to extort money from his former employers by threatening to crash the company’s servers.
Iain Thomson Apr 29 2009 6:19AM Hardware
Mystery email outage cuts off WebCentral customers

Mystery email outage cuts off WebCentral customers

Technicians at Melbourne IT-owned WebCentral are working to resolve an error that has seen its customers without access to POP e-mail, webmail or managed Exchange services since 9:30am.
Brett Winterford Apr 28 2009 2:22PM Hardware
WebCentral takes on T-Suite with online backup

WebCentral takes on T-Suite with online backup

Melbourne IT-owned hosting business WebCentral is taking on Telstra T-Suite with a new cloud-based backup service for small business customers.
Brett Winterford Apr 28 2009 5:52AM Storage
IT managers spending too much time on administration

IT managers spending too much time on administration

Senior IT professionals are spending a whole working day every week on administration, as businesses seek to cut down on costs, according to research.
Angelica Mari Apr 25 2009 8:08AM Training & Development
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
Opinion: Can green IT survive the downturn?

Opinion: Can green IT survive the downturn?

The need for IT to take a lead role in environmental matters should not be diminished by the recession, writes Pete Foster.
Pete Foster Apr 24 2009 6:34AM Financial Services
RSA: IT security budgets faring well

RSA: IT security budgets faring well

Driven by compliance demands and the threat environment, budgets for IT security have fared better than most other sectors during the economic downturn, according to a panel of analysts at the RSA Conference.
Greg Masters Apr 23 2009 10:27AM Security
IT contractors seek job security

IT contractors seek job security

IT contractors are placing their hopes on the public sector for more stable work opportunities, according to research.
Angelica Mari Apr 21 2009 6:41AM Training & Development
Firms taking a "gap year" on green IT

Firms taking a "gap year" on green IT

Many firms will take a "gap year" from green IT projects in 2009 as they look to shore up balance sheets hit by the global economic recession, according to Gartner.
Tom Young Apr 17 2009 7:00AM Strategy
IT department escapes green policy setting

IT department escapes green policy setting

IT managers are waiting on a corporate directive or more resources in order to implement practices to reduce energy consumption, a Fujitsu survey has found.
Staff Writers Apr 10 2009 6:00AM Strategy
Top 10 IT villains

Top 10 IT villains

Every industry has its share of villains, and the computing world is no different. Here's the top ten people we love to hate.
Iain Thomson , Shaun Nichols Mar 30 2009 6:38AM Strategy
Experts warn of e-commerce meltdown as threats increase

Experts warn of e-commerce meltdown as threats increase

Two-thirds of security and risk professionals believe that the global recession will drive IT professionals out of work and into the online criminal fraternity, according to new research published at the annual e-Crime Congress.
Phil Muncaster Mar 25 2009 10:21AM Security
Ailing IT firms need more aggression

Ailing IT firms need more aggression

As global IT spending declines, high-tech firms will need to rethink their business models and act aggressively to weather the recession, according to consultancy McKinsey.
Angelica Mari Mar 17 2009 6:19AM Strategy
Number of UK IT work visas issued is booming

Number of UK IT work visas issued is booming

The number of UK work permits issued to foreign IT workers during the last year has increased three times since the peak of the dotcom boom, according to figures obtained by the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) under the Freedom of Information Act.
Angelica Mari Mar 11 2009 6:21AM Training & Development

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