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    Recession causes rising IT project failure rates 30 June, 2009 11:50:00

    The Standish Group's latest CHAOS report on IT project success and failure provides empirical evidence of something that all project and IT managers suspect: layoffs and budget cuts equal more project failure
    Recession-related IT budget slashing and layoffs are taking their toll on IT project success rates, according to the results of the latest CHAOS Summary 2009 report from The Standish Group.
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    Job seekers: get ready for the 'character' interview 26 June, 2009 07:07:00

    In an employer's job market, hiring managers take their time getting to know a job seeker's character, personality and values. Personal questions and even table manners are fair game.
    As laid-off executives flood the labor pool, some employers are seizing the opportunity to "upgrade" their management teams, say executive recruiters. In this job market, employers realize they might be able to recruit more experienced leaders -- possibly at lower salaries -- now than in the past.
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    How to Improve Your LinkedIn Profile: Stand Out to Employers, Recruiters 17 June, 2009 13:35:00

    With so many people job hunting now, you've got more competition than ever on LinkedIn. So how do you make your LinkedIn profile work best for you? Here's some practical tips for standing out from the crowd and reaching potential employers.
    As the economy falls deeper into recession, many people have turned to LinkedIn, the social network for professionals, to job hunt and connect with contacts who might help them land a new gig. But career experts say your LinkedIn job-hunting efforts will all be for naught if you don't build your profile page properly and ensure that it is search-friendly for potential employers and recruiters.
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    ACS, AIIA promote National ICT Careers Week 17 June, 2009 11:25:00

    Job creation by NBN to be major driver for new ICT students
    The National ICT Careers Week will again be held this year in an effort to increase the uptake of IT education and training.
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    CIOs should learn to deal with cash constraint: Gartner 17 June, 2009 11:57:00

    Positive ROI no guarentee for a ICT project green-light
    Having a positive ROI may no longer be enough to get your next major ICT project over the line, according to Gartner.
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    How to Manage Peer Conflict 22 April, 2009 09:15:00

    Direct Energy CIO Kumud Kalia on how to deal with mounting peer dissension
    Direct Energy CIO Kumud Kalia on how to deal with mounting peer dissension.
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    Web 2.0 101: An Executive Guide to Web 2.0 24 November, 2008 12:40:00

    Web 2.0 is a set of technologies, a huge set of related functionality and almost a lifestyle choice. This straight-up, non-techie tutorial will help you separate the facts from the hype.
    Web 2.0 is a set of technologies, a huge set of related functionality and almost a lifestyle choice. This straight-up, non-techie tutorial will help you separate the facts from the hype.
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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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    Balanced Scorecard 101: An Executive Guide to Balanced Scorecard 20 November, 2008 16:10:00

    Most organisations can benefit from a balanced scorecard approach, which can raise the profile of key projects, increase functionality, and predict future performance — and it often leads to greater financial return.
    Most organisations can benefit from a balanced scorecard approach, which can raise the profile of key projects, increase functionality, and predict future performance — and it often leads to greater financial return.
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    Virtualisation 101: An Enterprise Guide to Virtualisation Basics 20 November, 2008 15:06:00

    From benefits to implementation challenges, here's what you need to know about virtualisation.
    From benefits to implementation challenges, here's what you need to know about virtualisation.
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    Recruitment process outsourcing unlocks growth for Spinvox 25 June, 2008 12:24:16

    How do you grow a company from 50 to 350 in 18 months? Part of the answer is to call in rectuitment process outsourcers.
    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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    Change in Perspective 08 September, 2001 11:00:00

    Announced in 1996, AMPlus, the IT alliance between AMP and then Andersen Consulting, was hailed as an "engine of transformation" by then CEO George Trumbull. Today, AMP is minus the "plus" and going it alone - welcome to IT@AMP
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    Career advice: Returning to IT late, and leaving it early 19 June, 2009 07:03:00

    An IT Leader with advice on five issues facing IT workers today
    John R. Wetsch, WISE program director from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction is answering questions about re-entering the IT workforce, taking early retirement, work/life balance, the merits of a tech MBA, and the prospects for IT employment and the overall economy.
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    Qwest's Pieter Poll on why being a CTO is a dream job 17 June, 2009 07:05:00

    Carrier's chief technology officer talks of joking about being paid for his job 'because it's fun', and outlines where Qwest is headed
    Pieter Poll is Chief Technology Officer at US-based Qwest Communications International, which serves business customers nationally and residential customers in 14 western states with telephone, high-speed Internet, fiber-optic Internet and DirecTV services. The company is also serving as an agent for Verizon Wireless services. Poll talked about his career and the directions Qwest is taking.
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    Best practices for getting hired in a downturn 01 June, 2009 08:01:00

    Dave Willmer, the executive director of Robert Half Technology, discusses finding a job in a deep recession
    Dave Willmer, the executive director of Robert Half Technology, discusses finding a job in a deep recession.
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    Inside the new Big Blue: A Q&A with IBM's CIO 13 February, 2009 10:24:00

    Mark Hennessy speaks candidly on transforming the IT organization at IBM.
    Mark Hennessy speaks candidly on transforming the IT organization at IBM, fostering a culture of innovation, managing IT during the financial crisis, maximizing the value of social networking tools, and taking advantage of an imminent technological game-changer.
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    The A-Z of Programming Languages: F# 23 December, 2008 12:30:00

    Microsoft researcher Don Syme talks about the development of F#, its simplicity when solving complex tasks, the thriving F# community and the future ahead for this fuctional programming language.
    Microsoft researcher Don Syme talks about the development of F#, its simplicity when solving complex tasks, the thriving F# community and the future ahead for this fuctional programming language.
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    Employment referrals the right way 30 June, 2009 13:12:00

    A few simple guidelines can make for a more effective, less stressful referral process.
    When competition for IT opportunities is intense, the value of every possible edge is magnified. A recommendation from someone within a potential employer can make the difference between landing an interview and continuing frustration. In many cases, job seekers are calling on the outermost reaches of their networks -- and sometimes beyond -- to find a way in.
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    Quick Tips for Negotiating a Severance Agreement 01 April, 2009 08:54:00

    You don't have to be an executive to negotiate the terms of your severance when you get laid off. When HR presents you with a severance agreement and a pen to sign on the dotted line, ask for some time to review it: It's well within your rights, and could make all the difference to you financially. Here's how to play the severance game to your best advantage.
    You don't have to be an executive to negotiate the terms of your severance when you get laid off. When HR presents you with a severance agreement and a pen to sign on the dotted line, ask for some time to review it: It's well within your rights, and could make all the difference to you financially. Here's how to play the severance game to your best advantage.
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    Keeping Your Job When Others Are Losing Theirs 25 March, 2009 09:46:00

    The co-founder and principal of IT staffing and consulting firm Bluewolf Inc. talks about keeping a job and finding another in the current economic climate.
    The co-founder and principal of IT staffing and consulting firm Bluewolf Inc. talks about keeping a job and finding another in the current economic climate.
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    Most CIOs 'dinosaurs,' heading for career Ice Age 13 January, 2009 10:32:00

    CIOs are 'out of place and headed for mass extinction'
    Most CIOs are dinosaurs: out of place in the world that is taking shape, and headed for mass extinction.
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    COBOL and governmental efficiencies 12 January, 2009 08:10:00

    Ditch your COBOL contractors at your own risk, as the Governor of California found out.
    Welcome to a New Year. For the US, 2008 saw our 401ks become 201ks, our worries about the price of gas come and go, our house values plummet, our economy implode and our IT budgets shrink. It was not a good year.
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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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