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Industry body proposed to manage ICT skills shortage

Industry body proposed to manage ICT skills shortage

The Federal Government has released a new report into the state of the local ICT skills shortage.
Staff Writers Jun 21 2006, 11:10AM Training & Development
Hello…is anyone there?

Hello…is anyone there?

Mobile phone users should be careful returning missed calls the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) has warned.
Staff Writers Jun 21 2006, 9:34AM Security
Aussies weighed down by net concerns

Aussies weighed down by net concerns

Abstract security threats continue to weigh heavily on the minds of Australians, services outfit Unisys has found.
Staff Writers Jun 20 2006, 1:50PM Security
Nokia, Siemens to merge telecom businesses

Nokia, Siemens to merge telecom businesses

Nokia and Siemens have agreed to combine the bulk of their telecom equipment businesses to create one of the biggest players in the industry.
Staff Writers Jun 20 2006, 9:55AM Collaboration
Trend Micro: Microsoft sets June record for patches

Trend Micro: Microsoft sets June record for patches

Microsoft’s latest set of patches released on 13 June, ties the record for the highest number of patches and a high number of 'criticals', said Trend Micro.
Staff Writers Jun 19 2006, 1:26PM Security
Macquarie Hosting signs deal with FBM

Macquarie Hosting signs deal with FBM

Macquarie Hosting, a division of Macquarie Telecom, has signed on to provide managed hosting services to Fairfax Business Media (FBM), for its new AFR Access product.
Staff Writers Jun 19 2006, 12:23PM Collaboration
SNIA standardises training

SNIA standardises training

The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) ANZ has standardised certification training for netowrk vendors across A/NZ.
Staff Writers Jun 19 2006, 9:50AM Hardware
Sydney's history to go online

Sydney's history to go online

Sydney City Council plans to take on the ambitious task of creating an online guide to the history of Sydney.
Staff Writers Jun 15 2006, 10:34AM Services
EDS to double workforce in China

EDS to double workforce in China

EDS, the world's largest computer services firm after IBM, plans to more than double its workforce in China to 2000 by the end of 2007 to boost its outsourcing operations.
Staff Writers Jun 15 2006, 9:42AM Software
Dell expected to use AMD chip in desktop

Dell expected to use AMD chip in desktop

Dell, the world's largest PC maker, is expected to offer a desktop PC using a microprocessor from Advanced Micro Devices in September, Citigroup analysts said Tuesday.
Staff Writers Jun 15 2006, 9:42AM Hardware
IBM in consulting services push

IBM in consulting services push

IBM, the world's biggest computer services provider, said it's selling its experience running research-and-development programs to other companies as it expands its consulting business.
Staff Writers Jun 15 2006, 9:41AM Collaboration
Nortel in talks with China's Huawei

Nortel in talks with China's Huawei

Nortel Networks said Wednesday it was talking to Chinese rival Huawei Technologies about how the two competitors could work together now that they have killed off a communications equipment joint venture.
Staff Writers Jun 15 2006, 9:41AM Collaboration
IT services move away from big-name vendors

IT services move away from big-name vendors

High demand for project-based services and software support has helped the global IT services market achieve a six percent growth rate in 2005, Gartner has said.
Staff Writers Jun 14 2006, 2:34PM Collaboration
MessageLabs moves into managed IM

MessageLabs moves into managed IM

MessageLabs has entered the instant messaging (IM) security space with the launch of its new Enterprise Instant Messenger (EIM) service.
Staff Writers Jun 14 2006, 10:13AM Security
TUSC to mobilise Energex

TUSC to mobilise Energex

Ericsson-owned integrator TUSC Computer Systems has won a $7m field automation contract with Queensland utility company, Energex.
Staff Writers Jun 9 2006, 12:36PM Services
Yahoo!7 gets a fulltime CEO

Yahoo!7 gets a fulltime CEO

Yahoo! and the Seven Network have announced the appointment of a new CEO to add direction to their joint venture, Yahoo!7.
Staff Writers Jun 9 2006, 10:43AM Collaboration
World Cup potential to cause network meltdown

World Cup potential to cause network meltdown

Despite World Cup threats barely making a bleep on the number of global phishing attacks reported, the potential for damage to networks attributed to the event will be severe, said SurfControl.
Staff Writers Jun 9 2006, 9:47AM Security
Cisco names Chambers next chairman

Cisco names Chambers next chairman

Cisco Systems on Thursday said its board had approved a management succession plan that designates John Chambers as future chairman of the company in addition to his role as chief executive.
Staff Writers Jun 9 2006, 9:15AM Collaboration
One minute with....Arthur Gimisis

One minute with....Arthur Gimisis

CRN chats with Arthur Gimisis, national sales manager, Synnex Australia.
Staff Writers Jun 8 2006, 5:33PM Collaboration
Cyber crims fake Google pharmacy

Cyber crims fake Google pharmacy

Software anti-virus vendor, SurfControl has discovered a new blended email/internet security threat, with a fake Google banner.
Staff Writers Jun 8 2006, 3:55PM Security

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