• Foxtel subscriber base grows

  By AAP | 09 February, 2012 10:47

  Foxtel has announced an increase in subscriber numbers for the second half of 2011 despite a tough consumer market.

• Telstra says 1H12 NPAT up 22.9pct

  By AAP | 09 February, 2012 10:39

  Telstra has reported a lower-than-expected first half profit and reaffirmed earnings guidance for the full year amid what it describes as a difficult macroeconomic backdrop.

• Cisco beats estimates with Q2 earnings

  By AAP | 09 February, 2012 08:46

  Cisco, the world's largest maker of computer networking equipment, says its net income jumped 44 per cent in the latest quarter as it continues to put last year's slump behind it.

• Ansell profit rises, fixing IT problems

  By AAP | 08 February, 2012 13:05

  Ansell Ltd says it is rectifying problems with its new business processing system which have resulted in the gloves and condoms supplier losing sales and customers in the key North American market.

• Yahoo! chairman, three directors step down

  By AAP | 08 February, 2012 13:02

  Yahoo! chairman Roy Bostock is stepping down from the board of the struggling internet company along with three other directors.

• Five-year plan: 8 problems IT must solve

  By Paul Venezia | 27 September, 2010 20:08

  There's a reason that so many businesses create five-year plans: If they're reasonable, they're achievable. Setting goals within that timeframe allows room for prioritization and opportunities to deal with the unexpected.

• IT Outsourcing Activity Remains Sluggish in 2010

  By Stephanie Overby | 23 July, 2010 00:59

  The outlook for the IT outsourcing market is not unlike the outlook for the economy as a whole: It's "unusually uncertain," to use U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's words.

• Windows 7 Migration: Five Real Challenges & Lessons Learned

  By Shane O'Neill | 23 July, 2010 08:19

  Windows 7 momentum is slowly but surely spilling over into the corporate world as long-frozen tech budgets begin to thaw and new PCs are purchased.

• CIOs as Business Leaders

  By CIO Executive Council | 05 January, 2010 08:05

  How can CIOs demonstrate their ability to lead business initiatives that transcend IT?

• Five best features in the Office 2010 beta

  By Tony Bradley | 19 November, 2009 12:06

  Microsoft has unleashed the public beta of Microsoft Office 2010. The Office 2010 beta includes updated versions of Word, excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Access, Publisher, InfoPath, SharePoint Workspace, and Communicator. You can download it right now from the Microsoft Office 2010 beta site.

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