Thursday | 8 January, 2009

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    eBay Australia to cut 18 staff 08/10/2008 10:59:00

    eBay Australia will cull 18 positions as part of a head office decision to slash 1000 jobs globally, saving the company $211 million a year.
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    EBay buys payment firm for almost $1B, lays off over 1,000 07/10/2008 08:19:00

    EBay announced two acquisitions Monday, at the same time saying it will lay off over 1,000 staff worldwide and cut back on recruitment.
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    Sullivan returns to Australia as Vanco CEO 01/04/2008 21:01:44

    Virtual network operator, Vanco,, today announced the appointment of former Telstra executive Tim Sullivan as the company's new CEO for the Asia-Pacific.
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    A who's who of Aussie ICT 29/01/2008 16:11:20

    Trident Global, Prograd, Square Peg, Talman, and Buzka come into the spotlight.
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    Crazy SOA costs grow sane over time 23/10/2007 08:36:29

    A year ago, people were gasping at the price tags associated with large-scale service-oriented-architecture projects. Initial projects that cost US$50,000 per stage could run up a big total tab fast as companies invested in training, developers' time to code and new technology.
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    Avis adds thin clients to mainframe 12/07/2007 15:25:07

    With 1000 staff in 240 locations around Australia, car rental company Avis Australia has modernized its legacy mainframe infrastructure by deploying thin clients to all its branch offices.
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    Wave of spin-offs puts Keane to the test 16/11/2006 15:11:50

    Think you have a lot on your plate? Consider Bob Atwell, senior vice president of Keane, the US$1 billion IT services provider.
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    Users offer SOA advice: Start small 13/11/2006 08:29:31

    As more companies look to adopt a service-oriented architecture approach for their IT systems, users who've already forged ahead with SOA recommend beginning modestly.
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    Microsoft vs Cisco: the new clash of the titans 21/06/2006 11:05:13

    Think of the great rivalries that you know: good vs evil: Hertz vs Avis; Duke vs UNC; Microsoft vs (in order) IBM, Novell, Netscape, AOL, Linux, Google, the Department of Justice, Sun, Sony, the European Commission and now, Cisco.
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    As Nortel appoints new CEO, users hope for growth 21/10/2005 07:58:56

    Nortel Networks' appointment this week of Mike Zafirovski as its next CEO surprised some of the company's customers. But they said they view the move as a way for the company to continue to rebound after four years of turmoil that involved top executive firings and financial restatements.
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    Survey: Online travel firms still share personal data 26/07/2005 08:31:30

    Although online travel firms provide more information about their policies and are more responsive to customers, many of them continue to share users' personal information with outside parties, according to the Third Quarter 2005 Online Customer Respect Study of the largest airline and travel firms. The study was conducted by The Customer Respect Group Inc.
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