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• Five things accenture's CIO has learned about cloud computing

  Frank Modruson has a thing for better, faster, cheaper. As CIO of business and IT service provider Accenture, that's what he wants to deliver to his internal customers and what they in turn promise to their clients. "I'm a big believer in technology and a big believer that technology helps the business in a lot of ways," Modruson says. "But it needs to be better, faster or cheaper. If you hit all three, it starts to get very compelling."

• Career advice: Selling the idea of work/life balance

  Accenture's Kenneth Corless Ask a Premier 100 IT Leader

• Oracle to pay $46 million to settle kickbacks complaint

  Oracle has agreed to pay the U.S. government US$46 million to settle complaints that Sun Microsystems, which merged with Oracle in 2010, engaged with other technology vendors in a kickbacks scheme affecting government contracts, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.

• Open source software service provider swells via acquisition

  Open source software management provider Black Duck Software said Monday it has made its third acquisition in recent months and fourth overall, scooping up consulting firm Olliance Group for an undisclosed sum.

• Top 12 Green-IT vendors 2010

  Technology vendors and data center suppliers were also invited to participate in Computerworld's search for the Top Green-IT Organizations. These companies completed the same survey as the end-user organizations and were judged on the same criteria -- most notably, on their IT departments' efforts to reduce energy consumption in their IT equipment, and to use technology to conserve energy and lower carbon emissions. Here are the top 12, in ranked order:

• Accenture, SAP execs talk analytic trends

  While business analytics tools are becoming cheaper and easier to use, organisations are still facing the underlying problem of understanding the data sources that feed these systems, said an executive with professional services firm Accenture PLC.

• Cisco, Westcon settle gov't contract-pricing charges

  Cisco Systems and distributor Westcon Group North America have agreed to pay the U.S. government $US48 million to settle charges that they misrepresented prices in contracts with the U.S. General Service Administration and other agencies.

• IT innovation: How to avoid being a one-hit wonder

  There were no big brainstorming sessions, rah-rah team meetings or executive committees convened to devise a plan to drive FiOS TV customers away from using call centers in favor of self-service ordering, the more cost-effective option.

• Developer Tool Spots Unclear Requirements

  The first step in any application development project is to collect the user requirements. Get that wrong, and the project will be in trouble.

• Xenophon pushes ATO on Change Program

  Independent Senator, Nick Xenophon, has successfully pushed a motion through the Senate calling on the Australian Tax Office (ATO) to allow its staff to talk freely to the Inspector-General without fear of recrimination.

• Federal Government launches ATO system upgrade review

  The Federal Government has called on the Inspector-General of Taxation to review the Australian Tax Office's (ATO) income tax IT system upgrade in the wake of public complaints over processing delays.

• NBN Co inks $23M in software support deals

  The National Broadband Network Company, NBN Co, has signed up three software support contracts worth $23 million.

• NBN Co hire Accenture for HR

  Staffing numbers at the NBN Co have grown to the point where the company responsible for the National Broadband Network now requires the services of an HR partner.

• Victoria pushes for $100m Smart Grid cash

  The Victorian State government has thrown its support behind the Frankston Smart Grid, Smart City project in an effort to secure up to $100 million in Federal Government funding.

• Indian outsourcers see a turnaround ahead

  The market for Indian outsourcers is on the mend, but these companies will have to build expertise in new technology areas, and set up operations in multiple locations to take advantage of market conditions, according to analysts.