Stories by Hamish Barwick

ICT "not cool" enough for high schoolers: Web entrepreneur

The local ICT industry will face a lack of suitable candidates in five years' time unless more high school students start studying ICT, according to Freelancer.com chief executive, Matt Barrie.

Written by Hamish Barwick21 Oct. 10 12:08

Sanitarium cloud know-how mana from heaven

Far from a leap of faith, moving to a new cloud environment for its information systems (IS) has added a new lease on life for the IT department of the Seventh Day Adventist Church's South Pacific operations.

Written by Hamish Barwick18 Oct. 10 15:29

QR National goes to tender ahead of public float

Coal and freight business QR National is moving from hosted internet functions to managed services following its separation from Queensland Rail.

Written by Hamish Barwick14 Oct. 10 12:04

Dept of Agriculture adopts web analysis platform

IT services provider PicNet has signed a deal with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) to supply its Mouse Eye Tracking web analytics software.

Written by Hamish Barwick12 Oct. 10 12:02

TAFE Box Hill Institute takes the power back

Faced with an aging server room and a directive to cut power costs, Melbourne’s TAFE Box Hill Institute IT manager, Chris Tayler, decided to look for a new solution.

Written by Hamish Barwick08 Oct. 10 17:05

Melbourne Storm chief talks about changing the business of sport

Turning around the fortunes of National Rugby League (NRL) club, the Melbourne Storm, has been no easy task for new CEO, Ron Gauci, but his background in management and technology gives him a unique advantage.

Written by Hamish Barwick07 Oct. 10 10:03

Tata Consulting signs $50 million contract with AGL

Mumbai-based IT services company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has been awarded a five year infrastructure management services contract with Australia’s largest gas and electricity retailer, AGL Energy.

Written by Hamish Barwick29 Sept. 10 17:26
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