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• How IT pros can avoid bid-to-win horror shows

  By David Taber | 03 May, 2012 02:57

  If the competition is really hot, they might even be willing to lose money, with a low-ball "bid to win." In this case, the customer gets the lowest possible price and a contract that guarantees the completion of the project to the spec. During the project, nobody on the customer side will have to think. They can just measure. What's not to like?

• A/NZ software companies awarded for innovation

  By Georgina Swan | 10 November, 2011 08:02

  Australian and New Zealand software companies were honoured in Sydney at the 12th annual Consensus Software Awards.

• Android apps, HTML5 heat up freelance job market

  By Rodney Gedda | 11 July, 2011 10:17

  The growth in freelance jobs for the Android mobile platform is outpacing the venerable iPhone and iPad, and HTML5 demand is snowballing at more than 30 per cent, according to skills marketplace Freelancer.com.

• School software development curriculum out of date: University of Sydney

  By Lisa Banks | 30 June, 2011 12:03

  The University of Sydney is once again calling for entries for its 2011 National Computer Science School Programming Challenge, which aims to encourage high school students to pursue careers in software development.

• Devops Down Under 2011 draws in big Cloud names

  By Rodney Gedda | 28 June, 2011 16:20

  The second annual Devops Down Under conference will be held in Melbourne next month with attendees representing Australia’s largest online businesses and a few international speakers thrown in for good measure.

• Australian developers take advantage of Google's Cloud

  By Lisa Banks | 24 June, 2011 11:19

  The Cloud has offered businesses of all types a chance to streamline IT and find new efficiencies, and now it has created a new channel for Australian developers to distribute their products. One Australian developer who has found this to be the case is Perth-based Anthony Smith, who has used Google's Apps Marketplace to distribute his hosted CRM solution, Insightly.

• Skills shortage as Aussie gaming industry booms

  By Chloe Herrick | 18 May, 2011 10:59

  Australians are expected to spend $5.8 billion on computer and online games over the next four years however a lack of locally available skills available to the country's gaming industry could see it miss out on this boom.

• Charity launches $22 computer to bridge digital divide in schools

  By Lisa Banks | 09 May, 2011 11:45

  A London-based charity has announced the launch of a low-cost computer which it hopes will revolutionise the education sector.

• Bond Uni enlists mobile tool for student recruitment

  By Chloe Herrick | 15 April, 2011 11:44

  Queensland’s Bond University has enlisted the help of an online student recruitment tool in the aim to attract students with information easily accessible via smartphones.

• Voters can get 'cluey' this NSW Election

  By Chloe Herrick | 22 March, 2011 16:05

  Enrolled voters can enlist the help of a Web application to simplify the “daunting” task of voting below the line in the upcoming NSW election on the 26 March 2011.

• Melbourne hacker releases open source Django apps

  By Rodney Gedda | 18 March, 2011 15:58

  To fill a requirement for flexible content and management and e-commerce, Melbourne-based software engineer Stephen McDonald has released two open source projects built with the Django framework.

• Cool Kinect hacks

  By Rohan Pearce | 18 March, 2011 15:41

  When Microsoft launched Kinect for the Xbox 360, it intended the peripheral -- which is capable of full-body motion tracking for multiple simultaneous users -- to be used for games and media playback.

• Kinect for Windows SDK shipping later this year

  By Rohan Pearce | 22 February, 2011 10:21

  Microsoft's official blog has announced that a free, "non-commercial" Windows SDK for developing for applications using the company's Kinect motion sensing system will be available for download "this spring" (that's our autumn for the hemispherically challenged).

• IT skills shortage could delay software development: Report

  By Georgina Swan | 14 February, 2011 12:15

  The IT skills shortage continues to plague executives and developers alike and could lead to significant delays in the development of software and systems, according to a benchmarking report by a NATA accredited software testing firm.

• Building IQ takes smart building software to US

  By Hamish Barwick | 27 January, 2011 12:48

  Australian software developer BuildingIQ will soon be offering its smart building services to US companies thanks to securing a runner up prize in the NSW Innovation Showcase: Fastpitch competition.