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Career prospects more important than high wages

Career prospects more important than high wages

The ICT sector is continuing to boom, and employers are straining their coffers trying to recruit and retain expert staff, a recent survey from Michael Page Technology [MPT] has revealed.
Staff Writers Jul 7 2008, 3:57PM Training & Development
Customers shun personalised marketing e-mails, study finds

Customers shun personalised marketing e-mails, study finds

Marketing e-mails that include customers’ names, hobbies and other personal information could come across as “too pushy”, a U.S. study of e-mail marketing has found.
Staff Writers Jul 7 2008, 2:54PM Collaboration
CRN Green Golf Day

CRN Green Golf Day

CRN recently united vendors and resellers for an open discussion on environmental issues facing the channel
Staff Writers Jul 7 2008, 1:38PM Sales & Marketing
Many Aussie firms neglect contact info

Many Aussie firms neglect contact info

A report from data specialist Experian QAS found that 45 percent of Australian organisations have almost no procedures to keep their contact data accurate and up-to-date, and may face major financial problems as a consequence.
Staff Writers Jul 4 2008, 8:28AM Software
Advantate looks to corner bottom half of SEM market

Advantate looks to corner bottom half of SEM market

A new start-up venture from Melbourne IT and Fairfax Digital, Advantate, has been set up with the ambitious goal of cornering the low- to mid-end segments of the Search Engine Marketing [SEM] industry.
Staff Writers Jul 3 2008, 2:11PM Collaboration
Unstructured data creating security hole

Unstructured data creating security hole

The growing volume of unstructured data stored by companies is creating a security hole, according to new research from the Ponemon Institute.
Staff Writers Jul 3 2008, 8:29AM Data centre
Help fight climate change at the flick of a switch, campaign says

Help fight climate change at the flick of a switch, campaign says

A new campaign and labelling initiative launched in Sydney aims to reduce carbon emissions by promoting the simple solution of turning off computers when they are not in use.
Staff Writers Jul 2 2008, 12:08PM Hardware
Personal fraud and scams cost Australians $1 billion

Personal fraud and scams cost Australians $1 billion

A report by the Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed that over five per cent of Australians were victims of personal fraud in 2007.
Staff Writers Jul 1 2008, 11:17AM Security
QLD Govt. gives $10M for NICTA

QLD Govt. gives $10M for NICTA

The Queensland State Government has coughed up $10 million in funding for NICTA’s Queensland Research Laboratory (NICTA QRL).
Staff Writers Jun 30 2008, 3:02PM Collaboration
Windows XP SP3 ISO available

Windows XP SP3 ISO available

If you're installing Windows XP SP3 on multiple machines, or you still haven't got around to downloading it at all - you'll be pleased to learn Microsoft has released SP3 as an ISO image you can burn to CD, and then install from disc.
Staff Writers Jun 28 2008, 11:12AM Software
Mobile WiMax facing uncertain future

Mobile WiMax facing uncertain future

Mobile WiMax will become increasingly insignificant unless spectrum auctions and commercial rollouts happen before the end of the year, analysts have warned..
Staff Writers Jun 27 2008, 8:05AM Mobility
Telstra submits wish-list for National Broadband Network

Telstra submits wish-list for National Broadband Network

Telstra has provided to the Federal Government a list of ‘regulatory framework’ changes that it says is vital to the successful deployment of the national broadband network (NBN).
Staff Writers Jun 26 2008, 4:18PM Collaboration
Telstra claims T [life] store boost to Melbourne CBD

Telstra claims T [life] store boost to Melbourne CBD

Australian telecommunications provider, Telstra has opened what it claims to be one the “largest state-of-the-art interactive telecommunications store in Australia”.
Staff Writers Jun 26 2008, 3:08PM Collaboration
Getronics grabs $4.5M ACCC outsourcing contract

Getronics grabs $4.5M ACCC outsourcing contract

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has awarded Getronics a three year outsourcing contract worth $4.5 million.
Staff Writers Jun 25 2008, 3:53PM Hardware
SMS Management & Technology wins DET tender

SMS Management & Technology wins DET tender

SMS Management & Technology will enter into negotitations with the NSW Department of Education and Training (DET), to establish a multi-year contract as prime systems integrator for the departments Student Email Service Replacement Project.
Staff Writers Jun 25 2008, 2:14PM Collaboration
Xen master

Xen master

Citrix is riding a wave of virtualisation success — what will it take to build a strong following?

Samara Lynn.
Staff Writers Jun 24 2008, 3:42PM Data centre
Which markets will low-cost PCs predominantly serve in Oz?

Which markets will low-cost PCs predominantly serve in Oz?

Dell is the latest vendor to join the low-cost computing bandwagon, so we assess the markets that are keen to adopt the devices
Staff Writers Jun 24 2008, 3:42PM Hardware
Rules of successful data migration

Rules of successful data migration

Four imperatives businesses should consider when navigating the data migration minefield.


Tony Sceales, CTO Celona Technologies and John Morris, Director Iergo
Staff Writers Jun 24 2008, 3:41PM Data centre
The similarities of NZ resellers

The similarities of NZ resellers

All jokes aside, we look at the parallels and issues our closest international reseller counterparts face.

Mathew Dickerson, Axxis Technology
Staff Writers Jun 24 2008, 3:41PM Strategy
Sharpening the “cash flow tool”

Sharpening the “cash flow tool”

Barry Freeman explains an effective method of organising your sales model to maximise the success of your business plan in this installment of our business workshops.


Barry Freeman, principal of Quantify Corporation
Staff Writers Jun 24 2008, 3:38PM Finance

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