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• IT leaders continue to juggle multiple priorities in 2012

  By Georgina Swan | 19 January, 2012 12:14

  Analytics and business intelligence has moved back to the top of the technology priority list for CIOs, according to the latest Gartner research into CIO priorities, followed by mobile technologies and Cloud computing — but the pressure is as IT leaders juggle multiple priorities.

• No demand for Windows 8 tablets? Or don't trust predictive surveys

  By Rob Enderle | 17 January, 2012 09:28

  Analyst firms often use surveys to make predictions sound more believable. However, there generally is no connection whatsoever between what a survey predicts and what the outcome eventually is. For example, according to the surveys the U.S. President should be Hillary Clinton and the person most likely to win the Republican nomination were a bunch of folks that aren't even in the race anymore.

• CIOs are in an anxious state

  By Maryfran Johnson | 04 January, 2012 02:07

  These anxious, uncertain times are clearly reflected in our 2012 State of the CIO research. The results from this time last year seem giddy in retrospect, with our annual research findings meriting a headline that shouted out "Energizing Business."

• ANU awarded research grant for Skymapper telescope

  By Chloe Herrick | 04 November, 2011 12:38

  The Australian National University (ANU) has been awarded a $390,000 research grant for its Southern Sky Survey of stars and galaxies in the southern hemisphere, scheduled to start in the next couple of months.

• Forrester Survey Suggests Execs Driving Push for BYOT

  By Lauren Brousell | 01 November, 2011 09:18

  Workers increasingly expect to do their jobs anywhere, anytime, on any device. But according to the 2011 Forrester "State of the Workforce Technology Adoption" survey of 4,985 information workers, it's executives driving that advancement. While 35 percent of employees are all-day desktop users tethered to the office, 90 percent of executives regularly shuttle between work, travel and home.

• Cell phones don't increase cancer risk, new study says

  By Eric Mack | 22 October, 2011 01:22

  A Danish study that monitored 350,000 cell phone users over an 18-year period found no link between mobile phone subscriptions and an increased risk of cancer.

• Telehealth simulation lab launches at UWS

  By Chloe Herrick | 27 September, 2011 09:22

  A new research lab that simulates telehealth services for remote and stay-at-home patients has opened at the University of Western Sydney (UWS).

• CIOs say desktop virtualization remains risky: Ovum

  By Rodney Gedda | 20 July, 2011 13:03

  Research firm Ovum has released a new report into the perception CIOs have of desktop virtualization and an immature market poses risks when trying to procure the most appropriate technology.

• Microsoft throws $100K at Sydney Uni medical research

  By Rodney Gedda | 19 July, 2011 10:50

  Software giant Microsoft has awarded a $100,000 grant to a University of Sydney academic for research into the development of electrical devices for diagnosis and monitoring of strokes and cardiovascular diseases.

• Search engines ruin our memory, make us smarter

  By Paul Suarez | 17 July, 2011 09:05

  By now you've probably heard that Google and other search engines are making us think differently. Columbia University researcher Betsy Sparrow said we are remembering less information if it is readily available online, but we are remembering where we can find that information on the Internet.

• Local CIOs see open source as strategic, still lack policy

  By Rodney Gedda | 11 February, 2011 11:24

  A recent global survey by analyst firm Gartner has found more than half of organisations have adopted open source software (OSS) solutions as part of their IT strategy, but only 30 per cent of CIOs have a formal policy in place.

• Wireless network camera sets world record for altitude

  By CIO Staff | 06 December, 2010 16:07

  An Axis network camera has set the world record for the highest wireless network camera delivering high quality images to Earth. The camera was sent into the atmosphere by a stratospheric balloon from the Esrange Space Center in the north of Sweden.

• Inside the labs at Microsoft, HP and IBM

  By James Niccolai, Nancy Gohring and Joab Jackson | 30 November, 2010 08:48

  At Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and IBM, investment in research and development is a reflection of corporate culture. This three-part piece examines the different approaches taken by each of these influential tech companies. Hewlett-Packard prides itself on its pragmatism, while Microsoft holds the flag of basic research aloft -- and IBM continues to file more patent applications, year after year, than any other tech company.

• 5 awesome free tools for small businesses

  By Keir Thomas | 13 November, 2010 11:16

  These are frugal times for business, and an organization starting out might have very little money to spend on IT. Even if you're part of an established business, you're probably feeling the pinch.

• Telstra to give Australian R&D a boost

  By Georgina Swan | 26 August, 2009 11:45

  Telstra has launched a research and development program — and is calling for applications. The External Research and Development Program aims to strengthen the company’s link with researchers and developers across Australia.