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Jumping the fence
Brian Corrigan Editor, MIS Australia
The final issue of MIS for 2008 also happens to be my first as its editor
Grasp the nettle
Julian Bajkowski
Tightening Australia's financial regulations should include providing improved consumer protection for online transactions, Julian Bajkowski writes.
Lasting impression
Mary Ann Maxwell. Mary Ann Maxwell is group managing vice-president, executive programs, Gartner.
If there's a lesson to be learnt, Mary Ann Maxwell writes, it is understanding that the time and money spent looking after staff ensures a return on investment.
Porous boundaries
Steve Hodgkinson
Enterprise desktops may be considered boring, but they are becoming a friction point for users and CIOs
Checking the clouds
Chris Morris. Chris Morris is director of services, IDC Asia-Pacific.
While cloud computing is on a fast track to mainstream adoption, repositioning services will take longer
Sobering thoughts
Damian Ward
Your company's Christmas party should be a time of celebration
Grassroots approach
Simon Sharwood
Green IT has become a source of despair, not hope, for Simon Sharwood
All together now
Edited by Brian Corrigan
Motivations may vary but the desire to unify voice and data communications is widespread
A final indulgence
Paul Smith Editor, MIS Australia
Stories about the steady evolution of the role of the senior IT executive have been a mainstay of MIS since its inception back in the mists of time, and this month's cover story is an intriguing addition to the ongoing saga
One-stop shambles
Chris Jenkins
Competition might encourage innovation and keep pricing competitive but, as Chris Jenkins writes, too much choice can sometimes be a bad thing.
Outfoxing the wolves
Mary Ann Maxwell
Few people want colleagues to think they are cunning or devious
Lowering the boom
Chris Morris
Cheaper pricing will challenge traditional outsourcers, but you must look at more than vendor revenues to gauge the progress of cloud computing
Heads in the cloud
Damian Ward
If cloud computing has one vice from a business perspective, it appears to be dependence
Brave new world
Simon Sharwood
The recent unravelling of the US economy has put heads in a spin
Off the shelf
Derek Parker
Book of the month
Insider
Edited by Michael Crawford
Movers & shakers
Power play
Deborah Kolb
An awareness of the unspoken dynamics beneath all negotiations will allow you to counter any controlling moves from the other party, Deborah Kolb writes.
Privacy while turning green
Paul Smith Editor, MIS Australia
It's always great putting a magazine together when there are a number of articles that deserve the prestige spot as the cover story.
Needless intervention
Julian Bajkowski
Medicare's subsidised electronic processing hub is a case of government stepping too heavily on industry toes and creating bad blood, Julian Bajkowski writes.
Use it or lose it
Mary Ann Maxwell
Over the past few months, much has been made of John McCain's self-proclaimed "computer illiterate" status.