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  • CIOs staring straight at a chance of history

    Chief Information Officers face some of the greatest challenges and opportunities they have yet to experience, according to a Gartner report, which forecasts that IP telephony, convergence and instant messaging will be some of the key area...

  • Aussie IT outsourcing saves on costs

    A survey carried out with 50 Australian mid-market organisations by IDC Australia on behalf of IBM has discovered that IT outsourcing in this market can achieve cost savings up to 38 percent.

  • Broadband bandwidth for free in South Australia

    Businesses, schools and councils will be able to receive free broadband access and telephone calls in South Australia thanks to the investment of a local ISP which aims to provide a community based service.

  • HPs opts to rely on Veritas virtualisation

    Hewlett-Packard had decided to sign a deal with Veritas to OEM its virtualisation services instead of creating its own, which brings its original plans a year ahead of schedule.

  • Moderate growth masks turbulent 2005 for tech market

    While 2004 has been the year of the tech resurrection, with a return to positive IT spending growth, 2005 is expected to be the year of tech realignment, with a flurry of activity expected across most sectors in the coming 12 months.

  • Telstra accused of losing control of its Sensis

    The national telecommunications company has been accused of losing touch with its senses by charging people to use its Sensis directory service number, which has riled at least one frustrated small business owner in Sydney.

  • A diamond in the rough

    Despite having the wonderful resource that is the Internet at our fingertips, finding a certain piece of information can still be as difficult as finding the proverbial needle in a haystack. Meta tagging software makes it easier for organi...

  • Keeping cool under pressure

    The physical meltdown of a company's data centre is undoubtedly one of the most disastrous events that could befall any organisation. Stuart Finlayson talks to someone whose company is dedicated to ensuring that such an eventuality never occurs.

  • Fighting terror with knowledge

    The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is in the process of developing a "document exploitation' system that will improve its ability to analyse key information needed in the battle against terrorism. By Rodney Appleyard.