Thursday | 4 December, 2008
Stories about: Phillips Fox
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Former ACCC commissioner joins ACMA 03 June, 2008 13:18:45
A former Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) staffer and an ex-radiocommunications regulator have been appointed to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) board, under the government's new merit-based recruitment criteria for public service officers. - +
Government Reviews Impact of Copyright Technology 29 April, 2003 11:34:52
Reforms to the Copyright Act that came into force in 2001 to address the impact of new technology are up for their three-yearly roadworthy certificate. - +
A Licence To Kill For 11 November, 2002 10:46:12
Dr Kevin McIsaac recently met with a client who had managed to knock the price of Oracle licences down from almost $1 million to just $200,000 through intense negotiations and contract tweaking. While impressed with his client's killer instincts, McIsaac reckoned there was scope to get the price down even further - perhaps as low as $60,000 or $70,000 - just by going with the Standard, rather than the Enterprise Edition. He recommended as much. - +
Lean and Hungry Times 08 July, 2002 11:00:00
If Central Queensland University (CQU) wants not only to keep growing but also to maintain its reputation as one of Australia's most progressive and innovative universities, it knows it cannot afford to put a lid on IT spending. According to director Ian Jenkins, there are just too many things that have to be done that cannot be put off. - +
Flexible Figures 08 July, 2002 11:00:00
The theory sounded great: Deloitte would implement a system enabling 2500 staff to complete their expense claims electronically with the help of a nightly feed from the company credit card provider. That would lead to a pretty compelling return on investment - on paper at least - with the project estimated to give each individual an additional hour per month, equating to a lucrative 30,000 extra billable hours, company-wide, per year - +
Fighting Back 19 November, 2001 10:00:00
How to go from partner to plaintiff in one not so easy lesson. - +
Laying Down the Law on Integration 07 May, 2001 14:00:00
In July 1999 law firm Phillips Fox decided to move from a federation of individual offices to a single, corporately managed legal firm. Now the organisation is learning that when it comes to integrating common strategies, systems and practices, the changes are not only technological, but also cultural. - +
Building a Management Team for IS Lite 06 April, 2001 12:09:29
IS Lite: this selective outsourcing model allows your staff to spend their time on those things deemed most valuable to the organisation while putting them on a more strategic mission. - +
Covering Your Digital Assets 11 December, 2000 13:50:21
Put your trust in God, my boys, and keep your digital signature encrypted. - +
E-Legal Activities 11 August, 2000 14:00:08
When setting up an e-business, legal landmines abound. Here's some advice on how to avoid them. - +
Storing the Mind, Minding the Store 09 August, 1999 15:22:24
Knowledge management has become such a critical part of doing business in today's economy. But knowledge can be difficult to draw out in an organisation. If knowledge is power, those feeling the most powerless -- workers -- will certainly opt to hoard what little power they do have
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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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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. - +
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. - +
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. - +
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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SOA What? Why You Need SOA Governance Framework 04 December, 2008 08:32:00
Adopting services oriented architecture (SOA) in your enterprise without thinking through IT governance can cause something like the Gold Rush in the 1800s; extreme rates of growth and minimal law and order which produce unexpected outcomes. - +
The Myth of Cloud Computing 04 December, 2008 08:25:00
Why the rapid spread of virtual technology is becoming a security riskWhy the rapid spread of virtual technology is becoming a security risk. - +
Who Pushed Vendors Toward Better Security? 04 December, 2008 09:38:00
Hint: It had something to do with pressure from customers and government agencies, writes Oracle CSO Mary Ann DavidsonHint: It had something to do with pressure from customers and government agencies, writes Oracle CSO Mary Ann Davidson. - +
CPO & CISO: A Comprehensive Approach to Information 04 December, 2008 08:42:00
GE CPO Nuala O'Connor Kelly advocates greater CPO/CISO cooperation to place the right value on information assets.GE CPO Nuala O'Connor Kelly advocates greater CPO/CISO cooperation to place the right value on information assets. - +
Virtually every Windows PC at risk, says Secunia 04 December, 2008 08:00:00
Almost all PCs scanned by patch tool have an unpatched app; 46% have 11-plus.More than 98% of Windows computers harbor at least one unpatched application, and nearly half contain 11 or more programs at risk from attack, a Danish security company said Wednesday.
Borderless corporate networks to shift focus to secure content management in Australia in 2009 04 December, 2008 16:06:00
IDC Says Asia/Pacific Excluding Japan IT Market Will Remain The Bright Spot... 04 December, 2008 15:04:00
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Charles Sturt University Commences Unified Communications Deployment With Interactive Intelligence 04 December, 2008 08:30:00
AOC Launches 18.5” Widescreen Green 16:9 LCD Monitor in Australia and New Zealand 03 December, 2008 15:30:00
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