Stories by CIO Staff

CIO Australia publisher launches CMO

IDG Communications, publisher of CIO Australia, Computerworld Australia and Techworld Australia has launched a new brand targeting C-level marketing executives.

SAS A/NZ hires new chief operating officer

Business analytics vendor SAS Australia and New Zealand has appointed a new chief operating officer (COO) and NSW state manager.

NSW Police outsources network support to NEC

The NSW Police Force has engaged NEC to supply network support and maintenance under a multi-million, three-year contract.

Chinese outsourcer eyes Victorian expansion

Chinese IT services and outsourcing outfit VanceInfo Technologies plans to expand its Australian and New Zealand headquarters, which will create 200 new jobs by 2014.

IT staff stay in dead end jobs to preserve salaries

More than 30 per cent of Australian IT professionals are staying in dead end roles out of fear they will have to settle for lower pay if they take a new job, according to report by recruiter Ambition.

Toll Transitions fast tracks ADF staff relocations

Logistics provider Toll Transitions has deployed a business rules engine that speeds up the process of relocating 25,000 Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel each year.

Decline in SME online activity: MYOB

Australian SMEs are shying away from using social media, online marketing and electronic commerce tools to conduct business, according to MYOB’s July 2012 Business Monitor survey.

IT managers could face Olympic network overload

Employees wanting to watch their favourite Aussie team in action online at work could spell an Olympic-sized headache for IT managers, according to a networking vendor’s statistics.

Australian government websites taken offline by Anonymous

Members of hacktivist group Anonymous have claimed credit for taking down 10 Queensland government websites earlier this week in response to proposed changes to data retention laws currently under discussion by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS).

CIO Summit: Australia's premier CIO Conference

The CIO Summit is a world class CIO program running in 14 different countries around the world. On 23 August CIO, IDC and the CIO Executive Council are hosting the CIO Summit at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre from 8.30am to 5pm

IT service management going social

IT professionals have to face the fact that social networking is no longer just the domain of families and friends trying to stay in touch with each other or businesses trying to reach out with enhanced customer intimacy. It is emerging as a potential killer app within IT teams striving for continual service improvement, collaborative effort and efficiencies in the way knowledge is retained and shared.

CIO Breakfast: The Future of Computing

Integrated, agile and transformational IT: Where does your IT department stand?

In Pictures: 10 PC apps to increase your business productivity

The tech world is full of seemingly little apps that can make a huge difference in your work life. But how do you find them? To help you get started, we've drawn up a list of 10 indispensable PC applications to help you work smarter.

Intel Developer Forum 2011: In pictures

14 years since the first Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, this week's three-day event is expected to draw more than 5000 developers from around the world. This year's event is themed "The Sky's Not the Limit. It's the Baseline," and will feature daily keynotes by Intel executives, over 150 technical sessions presented by Intel and industry experts and more than 180 leading companies hosting hands-on demonstrations of their newest innovations and future technologies.

First look at Windows 8

Microsoft has unveiled a preview beta of Windows 8. CIO Australia has compiled related articles following the announcement.