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• Kim Denham takes ACS to Federal Court

  Former CEO of the Australian Computer Society (ACS), Kim Denham, is suing the industry representative body for misleading or deceptive conduct.

• Xerox will buy business process outsourcer ACS for $US6.4bn

  Xerox has agreed to buy business process outsourcer Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) for US$6.4 billion, in a move it hopes will allow it to expand beyond the field of document management.

• New era dawns at ACS

  One of the ICT industry’s peak lobbying groups, the Australian Computer Society (ACS), may be set for a new era with four prominent roles on its board up for election.

• Full time IT jobs remain strong: 2009 ACS survey

  A reduction in the unemployment percentage among IT workers indicates the global financial slowdown has had little impact to date on the proportion of full time professionals, according the 2009 Australian Computer Society ICT employment survey.

• Conroy kicks off ICT careers week

  Communications minister Stephen Conroy today launched the second ever National ICT Careers Week, touting that now is the perfect time to begin an ICT career.

• It's hip to be square: Aussie teens dig IT jobs

  A survey of Australian teenagers has revealed that IT is the most popular pick for a career, beating jobs in design and acting. Released today by the Australian Computer Society (ACS), the survey of 1820 people aged 12 to 18 marks a shift away from the stereotyping of IT professionals as geeks, with only 5 per cent holding this view.

• ACS scolds govt for lax investment

  Federal and state governments have come under fire from the Australian Computer Society (ACS) for what it claims is insufficient support of the IT industry.
  

• ICT industry greets NBN decision with open arms

  ICT industry representative bodies have warmly welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement it will build the national broadband network (NBN) itself.

• ACS welcomes Tanner and Conroy blog

  An IT industry representative body has applauded the Federal Government’s use of Web 2.0 technologies in canvassing public opinion.

• ACS warms to Gershon Report but cautions against rash spending, job cuts

  The Australian Computer Society issued a statement today in support of Sir Peter Gershon’s Report that candidly reviewed Australian government’s use and management of ICT, but warned that knee-jerk slashing of budgets or personnel could see the industry take a backward step.
  

• ACS Foundation spends $3m on IT scholarships for Victorian students

  There are many ways to secure a job in IT while studying, and applying for an ACS Foundation scholarship is one of them.