http://www.cio.com.au CIO Executive Briefing en-us Copyright 2012, IDG Communications, for personal use only, not for redistribution without permission. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:45:03 +1100 60 http://www.cio.com.au/index.php?id=935300029&rid=-154 Jim Highsmith is somewhat of a luminary in Agile circles. The co-author of the Agile Manifesto, which guides the Agile project management philosophy, is in Australia for the Thoughworks Live conference, which focuses on helping large enterprise be lean and innovative. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:45:00 +1100 http://www.cio.com.au/index.php?id=542065714&rid=-154 A help desk can be a real lifesaver for employees, not to mention a productivity boost. A keyboard stops working, or Outlook crashes repeatedly, and a technician is just a phone call away. Even complex issues can usually be resolved internally, and relatively quickly, without needing an outside vendor. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:41:00 +1100 http://www.cio.com.au/index.php?id=874522971&rid=-154 Much outrage has been expressed about Google's new privacy policy. People are acting as if they are shocked that Google would consolidate the personal information it gathers from its customers through all of its varied services. What is shocking to me is that none of these people, including members of Congress, seemed to see it coming. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:30:00 +1100 http://www.cio.com.au/index.php?id=1026074536&rid=-154 The HTC Velocity 4G promises data speeds of up to five times faster than its competitors, but is it really that fast? We put it to the test. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:40:00 +1100 http://www.cio.com.au/index.php?id=803368959&rid=-154 In a fast growing sector, the bottom line is everything Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:55:00 +1100 http://www.cio.com.au/index.php?id=496282782&rid=-154 Nokia's Lumia 800 represents somewhat of a new dawn for the struggling giant. It's the first phone to use the Windows Phone platform, following Nokia's decision early last year to partner with Microsoft for many of its future smartphones. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:39:00 +1100 http://www.cio.com.au/index.php?id=630976703&rid=-154 A dozen of the world's largest Internet companies - including Facebook, Google and Comcast - have committed to June 6, as the start date for their production deployments of IPv6, an upgrade to the Internet's main communications protocol. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:36:00 +1100 http://www.cio.com.au/index.php?id=278434319&rid=-154 Google's global vice-president of enterprise, Amit Singh, sat down with CIO Australia to talk strategy, products and the changing nature of the CIO role Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:33:00 +1100 http://www.cio.com.au/index.php?id=159378494&rid=-154 Next month, the Australasian SKA Consortium is likely to find out whether Australia and New Zealand will host the Square Kilometre Array — the world’s biggest radio telescope. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:50:00 +1100 http://www.cio.com.au/index.php?id=672409043&rid=-154 While there are sure to be a lot of new networking and IT companies that emerge in 2012, these nine stood out for their potential to deliver game-changing innovations in a wide array of fields, including Cloud computing, enterprise search, and mobile application development. (These are in addition to seven hot Cloud companies and seven storage companies to watch that we highlighted last year.) Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:32:00 +1100