Thursday | 8 January, 2009
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    Cool Stuff: Your 2008 Christmas Gift Guide 24 November, 2008 09:40:00

    The holidays can be stressful even in the best of times, but this year's dismal economic climate is bringing new headaches. Not only do we have to grapple with the usual questions about what to buy for whom ("Should I get an iPod case for Aunt Mabel? Wait, no, I got her one last year..."), we also have to look for ways to cut expenses.
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    Dealing with 'clueless' new hires 08 October, 2008 09:31:00

    Guido Sacchi, CIO and senior vice president at CompuCredit in the US, answers questions about dealing with "clueless" new hires, using one's advanced education to good effect and becoming the boss of your old team.
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    Australia leads development of global record-keeping standards 25 July, 2008 15:29:49

    An Australian-led multinational team of archival institutions has developed a global standard for recordkeeping software.
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    Recruitment process outsourcing unlocks growth for Spinvox 25 June, 2008 12:24:16

    Most IT managers would not think twice about employing recruitment consultants to get the staff they want, but how far should they take the process?
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    All you need to know about Office Open XML 23 April, 2008 12:08:05

    Now that Microsoft has successfully lobbied to get its Office Open XML document format approved as an international standard by the ISO, it should put just as much effort into showing IT managers that it will offer value beyond attracting the interest of government customers.
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    IT Skills Gaps Block Corporate Change Programs 28 June, 2007 11:28:09

    Chief information officers and IT managers say skills gaps in the IT department are hampering businesses' change management programs, research has revealed.
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    T3 prospectus released 10 October, 2006 09:15:58

    The prospectus for the sale of the third tranche of Telstra shares, known as T3, was released yesterday.
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    Victoria revamps ICT contracting panel 29 May, 2006 09:39:35

    The Victorian government has revamped its eServices Panel allowing contractors to retain ownership of intellectual property.
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    Internode wins SA government deal 09 May, 2006 11:08:57

    Internode has inked a $2.2 million, three-year deal to provide Internet services to the South Australian government.
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    Victoria begins Web site refresh 04 April, 2006 15:32:41

    Multimedia Victoria has begun a complete Web site refresh project for the portal Victoria online (www.vic.gov.au), with the entire project slated to last around six months.
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    SA launches broadband network 07 February, 2006 09:45:15

    South Australian Minister for Science and Information Economy Karlene Maywald will this week launch a new broadband network worth more than $1.1 million.
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    CIO Live Podcast #79: Brent D Taylor, author of The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires Part II 05 October, 2007 06:00:00

    For his new book, The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires, social researcher Brent D Taylor spent four years of intensive research investigating the psychological make-up and backgrounds of some of the world's richest men and women, including IT luminaries Bill Gates, Larry Ellison and Steve Jobs. Taylor discovered that, despite working in different industries and coming from different upbringings, they all have one thing in common -- they are all outsiders.
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    CIO Live Podcast #78: Brent D Taylor, author of The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires 28 September, 2007 17:34:25

    For his new book, The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires, social researcher Brent D Taylor spent four years of intensive research investigating the psychological make-up and backgrounds of some of the world's richest men and women, including IT luminaries Bill Gates, Larry Ellison and Steve Jobs. Taylor discovered that, despite working in different industries and coming from different upbringings, they all have one thing in common -- they are all outsiders.
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    CIO Live Podcast #77: Panasonic Speeds Up Trans-Pacific File Transfers, Part III 21 September, 2007 07:00:00

    Part three in our three-part special report from CIO's sister publication Network World in the US, as Paul Desmond reports from the Network World IT Roadmap Conference in Santa Clara, California. With development teams in the US and Japan, Panasonic needed a more efficient way to move very large files between the two locations. Iben Rodriguez, IT consultant for Panasonic Research and Development, explains how a storage-area network and virtual server technology helped speed up WAN performance.
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    CIO Live Podcast #76: Panasonic Speeds Up Trans-Pacific File Transfers, Part II 14 September, 2007 07:00:00

    Part two in our three-part special report from CIO's sister publication Network World in the US, as Paul Desmond reports from the Network World IT Roadmap Conference in Santa Clara, California. With development teams in the US and Japan, Panasonic needed a more efficient way to move very large files between the two locations. Iben Rodriguez, IT consultant for Panasonic Research and Development, explains how a storage-area network and virtual server technology helped speed up WAN performance.
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    CIO Live Podcast #75: Panasonic Speeds Up Trans-Pacific File Transfers, Part I 07 September, 2007 07:00:05

    Part one in our three-part special report from CIO's sister publication Network World in the US, as Paul Desmond reports from the Network World IT Roadmap Conference in Santa Clara, California. With development teams in the US and Japan, Panasonic needed a more efficient way to move very large files between the two locations. Iben Rodriguez, IT consultant for Panasonic Research and Development, explains how a storage-area network and virtual server technology helped speed up WAN performance.
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    Rogue SSL certificate exploit puts VeriSign on the spot 07 January, 2009 11:04:00

    Wishes "white hat" researchers had notified VeriSign before public demo.
    Following the success of researchers last week in creating a false SSL certificate based on VeriSign's RapidSSL brand, the company is scrambling to explain how it happened, how it's preventing it from reoccurring, and whether its other SSL certificate-generation services are at risk.
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    With Gaza conflict, cyberattacks come too 05 January, 2009 08:03:00

    Pro-Palestinian hackers have defaced thousands of sites following attacks in Gaza.
    The conflict raging in Gaza between Israel and Palestine has spilled over to the Internet.
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    5 ways to secure your Blackberry 18 December, 2008 12:58:00

    What do Tom Cruise and the McCain campaign have in common? They have both been bitten by the loss of a Blackberry. Mobile expert Dan Hoffman gives advice on how to keep your cherished mobile device safe, even if it's out of your hands
    What do Tom Cruise and the McCain campaign have in common? They have both been bitten by the loss of a Blackberry. Mobile expert Dan Hoffman gives advice on how to keep your cherished mobile device safe, even if it's out of your hands.
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    Wireless VPNs: Protecting the wireless wanderer 18 December, 2008 11:04:00

    Employees sipping café Java over their wireless laptops may think a VPN makes them safe and secure. With careful configuration, there's some chance they're right
    Employees sipping café Java over their wireless laptops may think a VPN makes them safe and secure. With careful configuration, there's some chance they're right.
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    Cyber Crime: The 2009 Mega Threat 17 December, 2008 12:09:00

    What threats to a company's sensitive and confidential data are getting worse, staying the same or actually becoming more manageable?
    What threats to a company's sensitive and confidential data are getting worse, staying the same or actually becoming more manageable?
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