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    Bill would limit broadband fees based on use 18 June, 2009 06:48:00

    Broadband providers would have to show volume-based fees to the FTC
    A new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives would require large broadband providers to get permission from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission before rolling out broadband subscription fees based on bandwidth use.
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    CommBank Launches New-look NetBank 18 May, 2009 16:33:00

    Changes to CommBank's portal part of a larger strategy to push the bank’s internal systems and processes out to the public and into customers’ hands
    The Commonwealth Bank has announced an upgrade of its customer service portal, NetBank, aimed at creating a single site, sign on and password to access a wider range of the bank’s websites and services.
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    Westpac Outlines St George IT Integration Strategy 07 May, 2009 12:27:00

    Westpac eyes off St George's CRM, teller and HR systems
    Westpac is to derive much of its future IT innovation and costs savings from a cross pollination of best-of-breed IT systems between itself and St George, which was acquired by the bank last year.
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    Westpac Credits IT with Performance Gains 06 May, 2009 13:28:00

    Technology cheif Bob McKinnon and IT department lauded for driving improvements and mapping out future IT strategy
    Westpac has made major advances in the last half year in improving the reliability and stability of its in-house IT systems according to the bank’s CEO, Gail Kelly.
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    ANZ to Spend $500m on Managed Network and Services 05 May, 2009 10:04:00

    Singtel, Optus to deliver VoIP and video conferencing capabilities.
    Singtel-owned telco Optus is provide telecommunications and managed networks service to the ANZ bank under a new $500 million, five year contract.
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    Efficiency key to Avaya's success, Giancarlo says 17 November, 2008 09:03:00

    In an interview, Giancarlo chats about the evolution of Avaya
    Charles Giancarlo spent more than a decade at Cisco Systems and was widely considered a likely heir to Chairman and CEO John Chambers before he left last year for investment company Silver Lake Partners. Then Silver Lake orchestrated a private-equity buyout of Cisco rival Avaya, and Giancarlo stepped in as interim president and CEO. In January, former JDS Uniphase chief Kevin Kennedy will take over day-to-day operations as president and CEO, and Giancarlo will become chairman. Stephen Lawson of the IDG News Service spoke with Giancarlo on Tuesday after he delivered the opening keynote at VoiceCon in San Francisco.
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    IT's Rising Stock 04 December, 2006 14:43:00

    The CEO of the US's oldest stock exchange expects competitive dividends from his IT.
    Meyer (Sandy) Frucher, CEO of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX), loves a good story. He tells them easily, like one might tell a friend or spouse about the day at work. Even when he's pressed for time, he weaves a juicy plot and leaves listeners begging for the conclusion. With this in mind, it seems only natural that Frucher relies on an anecdote to explain the importance of IT in his organization.
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    Avoiding the TCO Trap 07 April, 2004 14:07:29

    Using the total cost of ownership metric is a good way to measure costs but a bad way to analyze the full business value of IT investments
    Great contributions to civilization inevitably bring great capacity for misuse. The highly popular management concept of TCO, or total cost of ownership, is no exception. TCO is a good way to measure systems costs - but not overall business value. Unfortunately, too many shops willingly allow TCO to substitute for a solid business value analysis as input into IT investment prioritization decisions. Any chance your shop is unintentionally throwing these decision-making curveballs? Let's take a closer look at the real nature of TCO and the role it should play in IT selection decisions.
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    Credit Where Credit Is Due 11 November, 2002 10:25:20

    CIOs can assist their CEOs and CFOs to educate investors about the shareholder value of the enterprise's IT investments.
    Every $1 invested in computers yields between $5 and $17 in stock market value. Whereas, $1 invested in property, plant and equipment (book value) only yields $1 in stock market value. And $1 investment in other assets (inventory, liquid assets and accounts receivables) yields only 70 cents. So say a distinguished group of researchers - Erik Brynjolfsson (MIT Sloan School of Management), Lorin Hitt (University of Pennsylvania Wharton School) and Shinkyu Yang (New York University Stern School). They set out to see whether a company's stock market valuation correlated with the size of its computer investments and its organisational practices. It does!
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    Lessons in Shareholder Value 05 August, 2002 09:35:27

    To deliver real value to the business, CIOs must make all investment decisions with the company's long-term goals in mind
    CIOS AND CFOS may not always see eye-to-eye, but one topic is dear to the hearts of both, and that's value.
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    How to Get Your Budget Approved 08 April, 2002 09:15:00

    The trick is that CIOs and CFOs need something from each other, but they can't always be certain they'll get it. CIOs need the approval of their CFOs to get funding for IT investment, while CFOs need assurance that those investments will produce real business value for the company
    CFOs look for certain things in a good IT budget. Here's what yours should - and shouldn't - include.
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    Inside Internode's data centre 05 June, 2009 14:39:00

    Computerworld gets an exclusive behind the scenes look inside Internode's Adelaide data centre with network guru Mark Newton
    Computerworld gets an exclusive behind the scenes look inside Internode's Adelaide data centre with network guru Mark Newton
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    HP uses outside air, big fans, 12-foot raised floor to cool servers 03 June, 2009 07:44:00

    It's also cutting data center power use by painting server racks white
    Just off the North Sea coast in the United Kingdom, Hewlett-Packard Co.'s EDS unit has built a data center that largely relies on cold sea air to keep servers chilled and -- by doing so -- cut the center's cooling power needs in half.
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    HP targets the cloud with new hardware 12 June, 2009 08:27:00

    HP offers complete cloud computing package for businesses
    HP has designed a new portfolio of hardware, software, and services, aimed at reducing costs and saving resource, particularly for businesses involved in Web 2.0, cloud and high-performance computing.
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    Defence to spend $700m on ICT reform 05 June, 2009 11:13:00

    Strategic Reform Program report reveals only half of defence IT budget visible to CIO
    Less than half of the annual $1.2 billion spent by Defence on its ICT is visible to its chief information officer, Greg Farr, a new report has revealed.
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    Inside Telstra's Virtualisation Strategy 11 May, 2009 14:12:00

    Need to cut infrastructure costs driving the strategy
    Telstra is increasingly turning to virtualisation as its core strategy to both manage the rising costs of, and growth in, its data centres, according the company’s CIO, John McInerney.
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    Defence to Initiate ICT Reform Program, Expand CIO Role 05 May, 2009 11:56:00

    ERP rollout, data centre consolidation, single architecture all on the cards, according to the Department of Defence’s strategic policy white paper
    The Defence department has signaled a raft of changes to its approach to information technology under a new ICT reform program.

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    New scam email uses Australian Federal Police to gain victims' trust 03 July, 2009 10:49:00

    Fake offers of free AFP monitoring service to stop "cybernetic attacks"
    Cyber criminals have changed tack in their ongoing scam campaign against banks, moving to the use of government agencies to gain the trust of unsuspecting email recipients.
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    AFP hits $6 million identity fraud syndicate 03 July, 2009 08:25:00

    $500,000 of goods per week purchased with fake credit cards
    The Australian Federal Police (AFP) claims to have struck a major blow to a multi-million identity fraud syndicate.
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    5 steps to secure a new PC 30 June, 2009 00:19:00

    Just unwrapped a brand-new PC? Security pros share their secrets for making your system Internet-safe.
    A common misconception is that a shiny new computer is more or less secure because it hasn't yet been exposed to the Internet's sinister underbelly. But the truth is, these machines come out of the box needing scores of patches, some basic security software downloads and the disabling or replacing of items security pros don't typically trust.
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    Facebook simplifies privacy settings, calls them too complex 02 July, 2009 05:48:00

    The social-networking site is also getting ready to let members share content with anyone on the Internet
    Facebook will simplify the way in which it offers privacy options to its users, as it gets ready to give its members for the first time the option to make the content they post on their profiles available to anyone on the Internet.
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    DR a growing concern for A/NZ CIOs: Symantec 02 July, 2009 09:16:00

    Mission critical apps and cost of down-time major drivers
    CIOs in Australia and New Zealand are increasingly getting involved in the disaster recovery planning of their organisations, according to a new survey from Symantec.
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