• Optus Business restructure integrates Alphawest, NCS

  Optus has completed a business restructuring that integrates Optus Business with Alphawest and SingTel subsidiary NCS. The groups, which serve enterprise and government customers, previously operated separately.

• Tablets replacing PCs at Australian schools: IDC

  The Australian education sector is increasing its spending on tablets and cloud infrastructure as demand for PCs fall, according to analysts at IDC.

• Telstra and Jetstar sign multi-million contract

  Telstra has signed a multi-million dollar network application and services contract with Jetstar in Asia.

• ICT upgrade drives Yokohama Tyre to cloud

  Yokahama Tyre Australia is moving to the cloud following a recent ICT upgrade, according to the company’s IT manager, Duance Hum.

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  Vic govt to tap cloud, increase use of shared services

  The Victorian government will use cloud computing infrastructure and increase the use of shared services to deliver its new whole-of-government ICT strategy, according to the state's new chief technology advocate, Grantly Mailes.

Whitepapers about ICT

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  The Big Six: The CIO Executive Council’s Frameworks for IT Value and Leadership

  This overview of six of the CIO Executive Council’s most important pieces of intellectual capital represents the thought leadership of literally hundreds of global CIOs spanning over half a decade. It is intended to convey the Council’s position on the current and future CIO role and the value that IT should be creating for the enterprise. We hope that it offers the IT community an intriguing and comprehensive roadmap for continued success.

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  Executive Competencies and the Future-State CIO Overview

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  IDC Report: Managed Communications - Delivering on a Holistic ICT Vision