Stories by Siobhan McBride

New HP chief faces variety of challenges

Newly appointed Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd is going to have to jump through a few hoops to meet the new challenges of running a company that is very different to his previous base, NCR, a local analyst claims.

Broadcaster upgrades retail POS system

Preparing to implement a new point-of-sale system, Doug Walker, general manager of the retail arm of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, decided to ask his peers about their own experiences.

Storage vendors look to agile hosted services model

In the wake of CRM vendors embracing hosted services, storage providers are now heading in the same direction launching agile, on-demand-style offerings that can replace the need for capital outlays on costly infrastructure.

Crack the code of change to beat user resistance

End user resistance to change is a huge stumbling block to successful technology implementations, and IT gets the blame when users don't use the technology, according to author and Australian Graduate School of Management (AGM) contributor James Carlopio.

Dell appoints new local MD

Dell has announced the appointment of Joseph Kremer as its new managing director for Australia and New Zealand.

Where enterprise plans to spend its dollars

Tech investment plans at Australia's largest organizations came under the microscope last week with the release of a survey on enterprise spending plans for the next 12 months.

AusIndustry renews contact centre deal

The Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources business program division, AusIndustry, has renewed its contact centre services contract worth $1 million over two years.

Honeywell opens new R&D centre

Honeywell officially opened its new Pacific headquarters and research and development centre in the Sydney suburb of North Ryde last week.

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