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Stories by: Peter Scott

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    The Innovation Quest 27 February, 2007 11:12:10

    Innovate or evaporate. The message has gone out and is now accepted and clearly understood by Australian companies. Indeed, the message has probably been embraced more wholeheartedly by Australian companies than has previously been recognised. The perception that success comes simply from competing on cost, price, or quality no longer holds sway. Innovation is the vital link.
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    Innovation in Sight 07 December, 2006 13:41:57

    For all the profitability they currently enjoy, Australian companies have a "date with defeat" unless they stop inhibiting innovation and learn how to keep abreast of changes - at macro and micro levels - that are occurring at a faster pace than ever before, according to Jan Kolbusz, a serial entrepreneur who is probably best known to the ICT community for the time he spent as director of technology and operations at Sealcorp.
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    Seek and Ye Shall Find 04 September, 2000 10:56:56

    Why the thrills and challenges of a new-economy company enticed a bricks and mortar man into becoming a dotcom CIO
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    Roll with IT 06 September, 1999 16:19:29

    When facing a sceptical board and promising he could build a sales tool of unparalleled power and versatility, Laurence Bloch was taking a huge gamble. He then knowingly increased the stakes even further by changing roles from general manager of operations and logistics to a full-time IT position. "The gamble for me was that if it didn't work, I would need to walk out the front door," Bloch explains.
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    Reel Insider 25 May, 1999 11:54:52

    Expat Bob Marnell has spent time in Australia before, but this time around as CIO, he finds himself "A Yank in Aristocrat's court"
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    Frankly Speaking 12 April, 1999 10:23:49

    After 27 year career Frank Liebeskind is opting to take a break -- albeit a temporary one -- to take time to smell the roses (and perhaps sip a superb red)
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    A Healthier Business 12 April, 1999 10:23:49

    Thanks to a back-to-basics approach, a company-wide ERP upgrade wasn't a bitter pill to swallow at Sigma Pharmaceuticals
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    To Dell and Back 09 March, 1999 17:35:26

    How does a CIO at a high-tech company --who juggles as many balls as you do or more -- succeed in the pressure cooker of a booming industry? For Dell Computer's CIO Jerry Gregoire it means "laying down track in front of a locomotive going 100 miles per hour".
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    Antivirus software powerless to stop data breach attacks, study finds 10 February, 2012 01:43:00

    Analysis of 300 incidents spots an elephant in the room
    Large numbers of data breaches are being initiated by targeted malware that antivirus software simply can't detect, an analysis of 300 real-world incidents from 2011 has suggested.
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    Valentine's Day Patch Tuesday: Microsoft to issue 9 patches, 4 critical 10 February, 2012 09:29:00

    Microsoft Thursday said that the second Patch Tuesday of 2012 will see nine security bulletins, four of which were deemed critical.
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    Security experts ask House for light a regulatory touch 10 February, 2012 01:39:00

    Cybersecurity experts on Wednesday warned members of a House subcommittee against racing to legislation that would establish an overly burdensome regulatory framework for safeguarding digital systems against attacks, instead urging a more limited approach that would clear away legal impediments such as the prohibitions against sharing critical threat information.
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    The six pillars of security operations 10 February, 2012 11:37:00

    Six key points that should be considered when creating and developing a SOC
    As mobilisation and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) becomes increasingly prevalent, business security has been propelled to the forefront of corporate strategy.
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    Google Wallet Security Concerns Raised 10 February, 2012 01:40:00

    Security firm Zvelo has discovered that the Google Wallet PIN can be cracked via an exhaustive numerical search.
    Google's new NFC system that purports to turn your phone into a credit card can be compromised using a brute-force attack -- and that raises questions about its security.
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