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    GFC Dampens CIO IT Budget Optimism: Gartner 19 May, 2009 12:08:00

    ANZ CIOs increasingly alinged with global colleagues, but with some exceptions
    The global financial crisis is beginning to negatively impact the optimism of CIOs across Australia and New Zealand, Gartner has found.
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    5 Tips on Getting Your Customers to Pay Their Bills 15 May, 2009 15:50:00

    Getting customers to pay up quickly is a critical part of business. Here are 5 ways to ensure that your customers donÂ’t turn into payment laggards
    Getting customers to pay up quickly is a critical part of business. Here are 5 ways to ensure that your customers donÂ’t turn into payment laggards
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    Retail IT: Alignment Woes, Legacy Costs Mean Trouble 14 April, 2009 06:26:00

    An exclusive look at a new RSR Research survey of retailers shows serious problems mounting inside today's retail IT shops -- including a vicious cycle with legacy apps that's hurting businesses at a particularly bad time.
    An exclusive look at a new RSR Research survey of retailers shows serious problems mounting inside today's retail IT shops -- including a vicious cycle with legacy apps that's hurting businesses at a particularly bad time.
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    Special Report: The New Economics of IT 24 March, 2009 16:37:00

    The Australian CIO Executive Council polled 121 top local IT executives and found that the current economic crisis is taking its toll on Australian IT departments. Find out more in our special report “The New Economics of IT”.
    The Australian CIO Executive Council polled 121 top local IT executives and found that the current economic crisis is taking its toll on Australian IT departments. Find out more in our special report “The New Economics of IT”.
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    16 Ways IT Can Do Less With Less 18 March, 2009 08:38:00

    Put the days of doing more with less behind you by cutting back on the overhead of IT projects.
    Put the days of doing more with less behind you by cutting back on the overhead of IT projects.
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    Vendor Management 101: An Executive Guide to Vendor Management 21 November, 2008 11:42:00

    The combination of innovative IT and a cooperative orientation toward vendors leads directly to better vendor performance and firm profitability.
    The combination of innovative IT and a cooperative orientation toward vendors leads directly to better vendor performance and firm profitability.
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    IT Governance 101: An Executive Guide to IT Governance 20 November, 2008 17:14:00

    Solid IT governance — from regulatory compliance to financial and technological accountability — ensures that companies achieve their strategies and goals.
    Solid IT governance — from regulatory compliance to financial and technological accountability — ensures that companies achieve their strategies and goals.
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    Hustling IT Along 23 April, 2008 14:05:18

    Ajay Kaul, CEO, DominoÂ’s Pizza India, says that in a company where a minute too late means money lost, IT is the base on which speed is built
    In the early 90's, Domino's outlets in the US called off their 30-minutes-or-free program after a woman sued the company when a harried delivery-person hit her. Media pressure to safeguard the lives of pizza delivery people soon came to India. Suddenly, pizza chains eased away from their 30-minute guarantees. Some companies moved to a 39-minute promise while others decided to forgo the concept entirely.
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    P&L Management 101 04 February, 2008 13:09:05

    Now that you find yourself in charge of a revenue line, itÂ’s time to start thinking about how to manage your new business
    CIOs often yearn for new worlds to conquer. For many, the first step on that journey is to earn the right to manage a P&L. In order to achieve that goal, executives listen to their external customers, engage with the business, focus on innovation and look for new revenue opportunities. These CIOs build new business models and sell them to their CEOs. In return, they receive the keys to P&L management
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    Financial Disciplines 07 February, 2007 15:25:03

    IS is being called on to provide a wider range of business services. Its financial approaches need to evolve as well
    "Budgets are not something I agonize over any more" said one CIO contributor to some of our recent research. Many CIOs have to invest time and political capital to hone their IS budgets because the fact is that annual budgets are today's near-universal means of providing oversight, transparency and direction for most IS organizations. This particular CIO at least has got budgets right.
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    Headcount Caps 07 July, 2006 16:18:51

    The chief operating officer and chief financial officer of a Fortune 1000 company faced a challenge: Revenues were growing, but profits weren't. They had to get a handle on costs, especially corporate overhead (G&A).
    Trying to save money? Skip the headcount limits; they actually drive costs up
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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 companyÂ’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 DefenceÂ’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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