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Profit downgrade clouds Bravura buy-out

03 Jul 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | Ben Woodhead

Bravura Solutions has defaulted on one of the conditions of Ironbridge Capital's proposed $272 million takeover of the finance software maker after it said it would miss its full-year earnings target.


RailCorp puts Fujitsu under the microscope

02 Jul 2008 | MIS.Online | Renai LeMay

New South Wales' state-owned train corporation RailCorp has flagged plans to benchmark the its three-year technology with Fujitsu as it decides whether to extend the deal.


Vectis throws in dividend for Espreon

02 Jul 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | Ben Woodhead

San Francisco investment firm Vectis Group has sweetened its takeover offer for Richard Pratt-backed Espreon under an $87 million proposal that leaves the door open for a carve-up of the business between Vectis and accounting software maker Reckon.


Qantas started its eQ financials and HR systems project in 2002 / Pic: Peter Braig

Qantas makes up time on eQ

01 Jul 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | Chris Jenkins

Qantas is set to complete the introduction of Oracle financials across the group soon, a move that may finally allow the airline to see the back of its long-running eQ software project.


Telstra announces iPhone, pricing

30 Jun 2008 | MIS.Online | Chris Jenkins

Telstra has announced Apple's iPhone will be available on its Next G network from July 11, leaving Hutchison's 3 as the only Australian 3G network without the popular handset.


Some Shell workers in Australia will transfer to EDS / Pic: Andrew Quilty

EDS to take on Shell workers

01 Jul 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | Renai LeMay

Shell has confirmed that some of its Australian IT workers will transfer to EDS as the oil giant's $US4.2 billion ($4.4 billion) technology outsourcing deal with the Texan firm and partners AT&T and Deutsche Telecom subsidiary T-Systems takes effect.


Notable misses on Tanner's hit-list

01 Jul 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | Julian Bajkowski

Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner has released a hit-list of nine departments and agencies to be targeted as part of an independent review by UK cost-cutting expert Peter Gershon of more than $6 billion a year in federal government information technology purchasing.


Lift link now clear at Bravura

01 Jul 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | Ben Woodhead

Private equity firm Ironbridge Capital is aiming to finalise its proposed $272 million buy-out of listed finance software maker Bravura Solutions by the middle of September, a month later than initially thought.


Former IBM staffer gets top ASIC post

01 Jul 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | Renai LeMay

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has appointed a top technology official as it upgrades its back-office systems.


Clarius chief Diana Eilert / Pic: Jim Rice

Tough assignment ahead for Clarius

01 Jul 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | Paul Smith

If Diana Eilert, chief executive officer of recruitment specialist Clarius Group, wanted to look at life from a positive angle, the fact the company's highest share price coincided closely with her appointment to the organisation could be one.


Switched on ... Southern Cross Broadcasting's Bruce Abraham / Pic: Jessica Shapiro

Switched-on with lots to show

01 Jul 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | Ben Woodhead

The average couch potato might feel there's nothing on TV, but that's not the case for Southern Cross Broadcasting, which from next year will offer more than 64 analog and digital channels across Australia.


Less than a quarter of Australian businesses have carbon reporting sytems in place

Businesses need emissions plan

01 Jul 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | Ben Woodhead

Less than one-quarter of Australian businesses have measures in place to report carbon emissions generated by information systems despite the start today of a federal government greenhouse gas reporting scheme, a survey has found.


ATO data swap in 457 visa plan

30 Jun 2008 | MIS.Online | Chris Jenkins

The federal government has outlined proposed changes to the 457 visa temporary skilled migration program, flagging measures including swapping data with the tax office to police worker payments.


Accenture has beaten Infosys to become BHP's preferred supplier

Accenture wins BHP outsourcing deal

30 Jun 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | Ben Woodhead

Accenture has emerged as the preferred supplier for a BHP Billiton software outsourcing contract worth as much as $50 million a year, pipping rival Infosys to the post.


Attack of the killer Bs

27 Jun 2008 | MIS | Simon Sharwood

Business process management could be your saviour, writes Simon Sharwood - if anyone could agree on what it is.


Is the grass really greener?

27 Jun 2008 | MIS | Paul Smith

A move to a supplier organisation may be sneered at by some but a senior role at a vendor firm can bolster a CIO's chances of getting the top job, Paul Smith writes.


Think big: play with Lego

27 Jun 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | Emma Connors

Child-like play is finding a place in the office as companies push aside the whiteboards and speaker phones to make way for piles of brightly coloured building blocks.


Surviving merger mayhem

27 Jun 2008 | MIS | Chris Jenkins

It can make or break a deal, and a smooth integration is crucial for success. For CIOs, grasping the prize at the end means starting early, Chris Jenkins writes.


MYOB founder cedes top job

27 Jun 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | Ben Woodhead and Chris Jenkins

MYOB founder Craig Winkler has handed over the reins of the accounting software maker to local boss Tim Reed following a tumultuous few months that included a public rebuke from shareholders in April.


Apple calls up big iPhone margins

26 Jun 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | BusinessWeek

Apple packed a lot of features into the latest version of the iPhone but managed to keep a tight lid on the cost of components that go into it.


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Plugger keep tabs on directors' links

04 Jul 2008  | The Australian Financial Review

Australian web start-up Plugger has launched an online tool that tracks board-level connections between companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange... Read more Read more


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Myths busted

25 Apr 2008  | MIS | Beverley Uther

Despite perceptions of uneasy relations, Fairfax Business Research's recent survey of both CIOs and CFOs reveals a good deal of mutual interest and a positive working relationship, Beverley Uther writes... Read more Read more


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Avoiding merger meltdowns

24 Jun 2008  | MIS.Online

CIO careers rise and fall on the success of IT projects that underpin corporate mergers. The Scoop host Mark Jones and MIS Australia editor Paul Smith are joined by two CIOs who discuss how to merge disparate IT systems: Suncorp CIO and former Telstra tech chief Jeff Smith and United Group Limited CIO Liz Latham... Read more Read more


Jetstar CIO Stephen Tame

04 Jun 2008  | MIS.Online

CIO of Qantas' low-cost airline Jetstar, Stephen Tame, tells MIS' Chris Jenkins how IT can be used to fight rising fuel costs, how Jetstar IT got a good handle on its carbon footprint, and why he likes solid-state thin clients running virtual desktops... Read more Read more


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Advancing the economics of networking

02 Jun 2008  | Whitepaper

Aging network systems and old habits have dictated how businesses spend their IT budgets. As a result, a large percentage, if not a majority, of IT dollars are being spent to merely "stay in the race" and keep pace with the competition. While this model keeps revenue streams flowing for legacy network vendors, it doesn't necessarily help businesses gain a competitive advantage by "winning the race" or "changing the rules." Juniper Networks proposes to change this economic model by delivering a new family of solutions that reduce capital and operational expenses, freeing up IT budget dollars and allowing businesses to invest in innovative technologies that will reduce the cost of doing business while improving the bottom line... Read more Read more


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