Stories by Gabrielle Wheeler

Project: pass the exam

Temporary and short term: two characteristics of a project. But what makes it a project compared to a part of general business operations?

Taking stock keeps the bottom line in shape

Stocktaking is a typical Catch 22 exercise: costly to do and costly if you don’t do it. And if the input information is inaccurate, decision makers can’t produce the right answers.

Storage group launches local chapter

End user feedback and participation along with interoperability standards top the agenda for the Australian and New Zealand chapter of the Storage Industry Network Association, according to chairman Mark Heers at the group's official launch in Sydney today.

Legato to strengthen local ops

Legato's $US1.3 billion takeover by EMC will increase the number of staff in its local office and position Australia as the company's Asia-Pacific region hub.

'Biggest game in town' chases players

While it bypasses today's question about scarce skills, the IT Skills Hub's push to boost interest in ICT careers is focused on the next generation of IT professionals.

25 Q&As: Have a backup plan

As part of Computerworld's silver anniversary celebrations 25 IT managers recall the ups and downs of their careers. Here, Andrew Glassock, IS manager, IDG Communications, publisher of Computerworld, Sydney, shares his experiences with Gabrielle Wheeler.

Veritas gets Precise about performance

With the completion on Tuesday of its purchase of Precise Software Solutions, Veritas Software will add "a new but complementary sector" to its offerings, according to Craig Stevens, vice president of Asia-Pacific sales.

When words fail

Words, said the White Rabbit (from the other side of Alice’s looking glass in Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland), can mean whatever I want them to mean.

News in brief

SecurePay launches antifraud, Harvest Road acquires Cyber, Travel.com.au, Amadeus link, Comet forms joint venture to handle BSkyB's installations

News briefs

IT hardware manufacturer ASI Solutions has formed an alliance with Doctrieve Corporation, a provider of knowledge management and data security software.

News in brief

The federal government is encouraging people with old mobile phones, batteries and accessories to recycle them.

EAI Buyers Guide

Enterprise application integration Buyers Guide with details as supplied by vendors

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