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  • Sun remains silent on ANZ staff cuts

    Sun Microsystems, which recently announced it was shedding up to 6,000 jobs globally, is still unsure if or how its 640 staff based in Australia and New Zealand will be affected, according to the company's managing director.

  • Economic crisis 'has made NBN unviable'

    The global economic crisis has made the Federal Government's National Broadband Network plan an expensive and risky proposition which end users won't have the money to pay for, one analyst said this week.

  • Jobs slump doesn't mean skills crisis is over

    February's 7.1 percent slump in IT Internet Job advertisements doesn't mean the skills crisis will soon be a bad memory.

  • Aussie ICT layoffs: the scorecard

    Australia's ICT industry is being hit hard by the global economic crisis, with many companies laying off staff or entering hiring freezes in the past few months. We'll track the cuts on an ongoing basis in this complete list.

  • NAB confirms further IT job cuts

    National Australia Bank today confirmed the outcome of a review into staffing would see the positions of a further 179 Australian technology staff threatened.

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    In times of financial crisis, it's inevitable that companies reassess their financial plans.

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    Fair is not what the National Broadband Network tender is about; it's bloodsport, and a fight for survival, and a challenge of the wills, and all the other sorts of superlatives you might expect from an Olympics announcer.

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  • IT staff pushing companies into crisis mode?

    IT pros making for the door and companies having problems with retention is the picture being painted by one US analyst. But is this really the scenario in Australia?

  • Celebrating three decades of Apple

    In the 1970s, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were going door-to-door at the UC Berkeley dorms selling "blue boxes" -- electronic devices that tricked the telephone network into allowing free long-distance phone calls.

  • Do Australian ICT workers matter?

    Claims that Australia suffers from an ICT skills shortage is simply unfounded but the lack of support from the government and industry associations to counter these assertions has left workers in the lurch.

  • The keys to resource allocation

    To successfully manage your projects, it's vital to get to the botton of resource overallocation. Learn how to manage competing priorities.

  • Diversification of the IT industry is beneficial to all

    The IT profession is rare within the larger career landscape, in that virtually anyone can jump in and excel in the field—regardless of race, color, ethnic background, or gender.

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  • Annoying software: a rogues' gallery

    Here are ten of the guilty parties who try to do the impossible: to make us hate the internet and wish it had never been invented -- and who very nearly succeed.

  • UPS for all seasons: 6 appliances tested

    Suffering from blackouts, brownouts, or sags? How about bushfires, floods, or cyclones? Then maybe you need a UPS. We review six UPS appliances.

  • Is the iSeries make-over enough?

    IBM's iSeries servers have had the biggest announcement since the line was launched. But will users stick with it now it is cheaper and more Linux-friendly?

  • Fujifilm digital camera get the sports car look

    Designed by a sports car designer, the compact Fujifilm FinePix 6800 Zoom camera combines style with flexibility, good image quality, and point-and-shoot ease of use. Thanks to a wide range of photo features, video and audio capture, and Webcam capability, it will appeal to anyone with a weakness for sleek, versatile imaging gear. But advanced photographers will want to take a careful look at the trade-offs that Fujifilm's imaging technology makes, and budget buyers will have to keep dreaming.

  • Windows Superguide 2000

    We’ve upgraded and so should you. Here’s our Windows Superguide with the straight story--much of it undocumented--about how to make Windows 2000 work for your business.

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