It sounded like your average IT management job: “short term contract to kill or be killed… work closely with the most wretched and dangerous scum… strategically plan and implement pain, death and destruction…” but it was really an ad for a Biotic-Powered Super-Soldier.
It may be too early to call a full recovery to the local economy, but signs are beginning to filter through that IT projects, which were put on hold during last year’s downturn, will rapidly begin to come back online.
IDC has released its 2010 telco market predictions making the pretty safe bets that the Australian market will make a stable recover in 2010 and that the NBN Co and Telstra strike a deal. But believes that there’ll be no NBN fibre rollout on the mainland during the year.
If your organisation has close to 400 locations across the country and is adding up to 25 new ones a year, you can bet the supply chain a and tight grip on internal IT compliance are important. And indeed it is for 7-Eleven Stores Pty Ltd, the local arm of the global 7-Eleven convenience store behemoth.
Internode’s CIO, Frank Falco, has warned that fellow IT leaders must begin taking action to counteract the effects of the imminent exhaustion of IPv4 addresses or face potential slowdowns in network performance and investment in IPv6 incompatible hardware.
Cloud management tools may be being used by cloud providers to lock organisations in to specific hardware and services, according to the US chief technology officer (CTO) of BMC, Kia Behnia.
The Competitive Carriers Coalition (CCC) has slammed Telstra’s announcement that it will fight the Federal Government’s structural separation legislation.
NSW's Government Licensing Project (GLP) aimed at centralising software licences is nine years late and $23 million over budget according to the state's auditor general’s office.
Microsoft has defended its decision to enforce stringent conditions on up to $2.45 million in funding which it plans to supply to support proposed projects under the Government 2.0 Taskforce initiative.
Analysts and industry bodies comment on the proposed break up of Telstra.
The National Broadband Network will provide an iPhone-like boom in online applications and services when complete, Federal Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, has said.
The build-out of Australia’s first 4G network has taken a step forward with the signing of Canadian company DragonWave to supply wireless backhaul for the forthcoming VividWireless Perth network.
Virgin Blue has extended its relationship with outsourcing partner Verizon Australia to include the remote management of several of the airline’s core business applications.
A report commissioned by the Federal Government on cyber safety has shed light on the scarcity of local data on online dangers, such as cyber bulling and cyber stalking, to children.
The real estate industry has come under further scrutiny by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) due to concerns that industry members are spamming consumers via telephone, SMS and email.