Stories by Chloe Herrick

IT departments have been told to change their approach to mentoring programs, placing more focus on maximising employees' potential in the wider context of the organisation.

The ABC has been experiencing operational issues with its iView service, with Sony’s Playstation 3 software causing its iView service to halt downloading at 84 per cent.

The Northern Territory Department of Health and Families (DHF) has implemented an enterprise grade e-health integration hub across its entire jurisdiction.

The Western Australian Department of Transport is calling for applications to fill the role of CIO for a fixed four month period to lead a comprehensive strategic information plan.

Telstra will not backdate any pay increases awarded to employees in its Consumer and Country Wide divisions following a six month postponement of remuneration reviews last October.

Broadband deals from 4G wireless operators are unlikely to threaten viability of the National Broadband Network (NBN), with Australians indicating both technologies are necessary, according to broadband comparison website Compare Broadband.

Microsoft Australia has appointed Craig Foster as its new enterprise and partner director to oversee the direction and management of the company’s local business with its enterprise customers and partners.

An e-health consumer advocacy group has joined a growing choir of those dissatisfied with the lack of communication from lead agencies surrounding implementation of the Federal Government's $467 million personally controlled electronic health records (PCEHR) project initiative.

740 Salmat call centre employees will lose their jobs after the company lost a hefty contract with Telstra this week.

Recruitment company Seek (ASX:SEK) has confirmed the impending resignation of its CIO, Carey Eaton, effective mid July of this year.

Australia’s IT industry has experienced a number of salary increases this year, despite slower than usual hiring activity over the December-January period caused by major issues including the floods in Victoria and Queensland and Cyclone Yasi, according to recruitment firm Peoplebank.

IT professionals looking to place data in the Cloud should be aware of three major risks, including data leakage, the loss of visibility or control of the data, and unauthorised access to data, according to global services firm Ernst & Young.

Australian software development company, Atlassian, has raised $1 million in donations to assist global not-for-profit organisation, Room to Read.

IT professionals who refuse to consider Cloud services risk becoming irrelevant in coming years, research firm IDC has warned.

HSBC has confirmed plans to build a new Sydney-based data centre facility but the project's cost will be "significantly less" than speculated figure.