Business chases IT rewards, skips when going gets rocky
Business managers want to control decision-making in IT projects but they are the first to jump ship as soon as problems arise.
Stories by Sandra Rossi
Telstra cuts stolen mobiles' connections
Telstra will introduce new technology tomorrow to protect the 10,000 mobile phones reported lost and stolen in Australia each year which contribute to spiralling corporate communication costs.
Flexibility offsets longer hours for IT staff
IT professionals are clocking up longer working hours than those in other sectors but have more flexibility and options to juggle a career and family life.
Enterprise careers: What's a reasonable time?
IT's long working hours served as the example of the long working hours Australian workers put in at the 'Reasonable Working Hours' test case on which the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) ruled last week.
The Good, the bad, the ugly
The US House of Representatives last week passed a bill that lets ISPs reveal the content of stored e-mail and other electronic communications to law enforcement agencies without requiring a court order but simply "probable cause". Law enforcement agencies also would be allowed to use "trap and trace" electronic surveillance without first having to obtain court orders.
EDITORIAL: IT's battle cry
To hear more disaster stories than a fighter pilot in war time, try a long lunch with a few IT managers. The tales are certainly worth the retelling and I must admit I delight in playing the devil's advocate dropping a couple of phrases, like bombs, that will ignite lively discussion. Mention the CFO, or vendors not delivering on promises, and the lunch could soon turn to dinner; everyone has a battle story.
Health dept not privacy compliant: Audit
One of Australia's largest agencies, the Department of Health and Ageing has still not developed policy guidelines to comply with the information privacy principles of the Privacy Act.
NSW Government earmarks security standards
Cabinet has directed all NSW Government agencies to increase IT security spending in a bid to safeguard information systems and have uniform standards in place by the end of 2002.
IT's unemployed find slim pickings on job front
Highly skilled IT professionals make up one of the fastest growing sectors of unemployed people in Australia.
Voice prints make an impression
Voice prints are poised to be the application that brings biometrics into widespread corporate use in Australia.
IT takes bum rap for CRM failures
Companies burnt by failed CRM projects are blaming IT managers who are getting a "bum wrap".
Sys administrators get 'appreciation' Day
Break out the cake and ice cream (balloons optional), it's World Systems Administrator Appreciation Day on Friday, July 26.
Bow Tie aims for the ritz
Bow Tie Removals has smartened up its IT accessories with a $200,000 investment in a mobile application that has been customised to fit.
Gauntlet settles down with Sidewinder owner
Secure Computing, known for its Sidewinder firewall products, has unveiled plans on how it will merge with its new customer base in Australia following the acquisition of Gauntlet, which was completed earlier this year.
ICT salaries continue to fall
Salaries for information and communications technology (ICT) professionals continue to fall, reaching their lowest point in seven years, according to the latest Australian Computer Society (ACS) salary survey.