Banks spend $2bn on core IT
Ben Woodhead
The Big Four banks are preparing to invest $2 billion in new information technology systems that will help slash the time taken to launch products and allow them to rapidly respond to threats from the more nimble online players. more ›
All power to the smart networks
Chris Jenkins
Australia's electricity distributors are taking cautious steps toward bringing their grids into the 21st century but say much of the technology and massive spending needed to create so-called intelligent networks is caught in more ›
Input sought on e-health
Ben Woodhead
Australia's top e-health authority has called for public comment on a privacy blueprint that will help to establish patient information protections for a planned national electronic health record. more ›
$A value climbs on iPod index
Ben Woodhead
If you're in the market for a new iPod, now might not be the best time to buy as CommSec yesterday tipped that the price of consumer electronics gear and other imported goods might be set for a fall. more ›
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Altium facing loss despite China growth
08 Jul 2008 | MIS.OnlineListed Australian electronics design firm Altium has posted a 25 per cent revenue increase for the 12 months to the end of June, reporting strong sales growth in China...
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08 Jul 2008 | The Australian Financial Review - Conroy stands firm on sports list
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08 Jul 2008 | The Australian Financial Review - IT hopefuls tackle China
08 Jul 2008 | The Australian Financial Review
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Microsoft's cloudy Vista
08 Jul 2008 | MIS.OnlineMicrosoft has ceased selling its popular Windows XP operating system but will maintain support until 2014. CIOs can now contemplate skipping XP's maligned successor, Vista, and wait for Windows 7 in 2010. Joining The Scoop host Mark Jones to discuss Windows deployment strategies is Anthony Stevens, CIO, Dimension Data; Paul Edgecumbe, former CIO, NSW Government; Bruce McCabe, director, S2 Intelligence; and Michael Crawford, deputy editor, MIS Australia.
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A conversation with Steve Vamos
02 Jul 2008 | MIS.OnlineMicrosoft's Steve Vamos discusses Steve Ballmer's take on the threat posed by Google, the Vista issues Microsoft needs to address, his time at Redmond and what he plans to do when he leaves Microsoft.
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Why are people so unkind?
01 Jul 2008 | MIS.Online | Ben WoodheadIt was a long kiss goodbye but Bill Gates has finally punched off the clock at Microsoft for the last time.
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Carbonite online backup
08 Jul 2008 | MIS.Online | Jan BirkelandOnline backup services aren't new, but very few of them are user-friendly and simple.
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Marriage made in customer heaven
08 Jul 2008 | The Australian Financial ReviewiiNet's acquisition of Westnet brings together two ISPs with a fiercely loyal customer base. Indeed, Westnet was founded on a commitment to put its customers first, writes Renai LeMay...
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- Rabie reckons on Espreon
08 Jul 2008 | The Australian Financial Review - Carbon trading a winner for Logica
08 Jul 2008 | The Australian Financial Review - Plugger keep tabs on directors' links
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Qld plan for hospital tracking
08 Jul 2008 | The Australian Financial ReviewQueensland Health will agree to new technology plans within the next four weeks that will underpin its adoption of electronic patient records...
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- Virtual server market set for pricing shake-up
08 Jul 2008 | The Australian Financial Review - All power to the smart networks
08 Jul 2008 | The Australian Financial Review - Conroy stands firm on sports list
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Foreign students seen as answer to skills shortage
02 Jul 2008 | The Australian Financial ReviewForeign students could help to ease the skills crisis, with a nationwide survey revealing nearly two-thirds plan to stay on and work after graduating...
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01 Jul 2008 | MIS.Online - Any takers?
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Qld plan for hospital tracking
08 Jul 2008 | The Australian Financial ReviewQueensland Health will agree to new technology plans within the next four weeks that will underpin its adoption of electronic patient records...
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- Virtual server market set for pricing shake-up
08 Jul 2008 | The Australian Financial Review - Banks spend $2bn on core IT
08 Jul 2008 | The Australian Financial Review - All power to the smart networks
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Worth their weight in gold
27 Jun 2008 | MIS | Cynthia Morrison PhoelIt is folly to ignore and risk losing the knowhow and experience of older employees, especially during times of skills shortages, Cynthia Morrison Phoel writes.
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Master strokes
27 Jun 2008 | MISThey're cashed-up and spending big-time, but will recent acquisitions by IBM, SAP and Oracle mean a change to your BI strategy? David Braue investigates.
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Myths busted
25 Apr 2008 | MIS | Beverley UtherDespite perceptions of uneasy relations, Fairfax Business Research's recent survey of both CIOs and CFOs reveals a good deal of mutual interest and a positive working relationship, Beverley Uther writes.
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