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Red Hat boosts Australian investment
OPEN source-based software provider Red Hat has increased its headcount and more than doubled its footprint in Queensland.
Telstra amigo rides off into the sunset
PHIL Burgess, the man who said he would not recommend Telstra shares to his mother in the months ahead of the $15 billion Government share sale, will leave the telecoms giant shortly with few of his goals fulfilled.
Internode reshuffles top deck
INTERNODE has signalled the beginning of a management restructure with the appointment of Patrick Tapper as its chief executive officer. It has also embarked on the hunt for a new chief information officer.
Ex-Cochlear CTO heads to NICTA
AUSTRALIA'S national ICT research centre, NICTA, has recruited the former CTO of 'bionic ear' company Cochlear to head its medical implant technologies' department.
Pay rise if Telstra workers leave union
TELSTRA employees will be promised pay rises of up to 22 per cent if they sign non-union deals, but will have their wages frozen for 12 months if they refuse.
Telstra's Trujillo takes home $13.39 million
TELSTRA chief executive Sol Trujillo has increased his annual remuneration by 13.7 per cent to $13.39 million.
More falls in volatile sector
Jennifer Foreshew THE technology recruitment sector continued to languish last month following a plunge in job vacancies in June.
Telstra stands by AWAs
TELSTRA has hit back at Rudd government claims it is trying to squeeze the last drop from the "bitter lemon" of Work Choices by bypassing the unions in pay negotiations.
NAB could send more jobs offshore
NATIONAL Australia Bank is likely to send more of its 2600 information technology jobs offshore, following a major restructure of its IT services group to support its $1 billion core banking overhaul.
Telstra seeks to sidestep unions
TELSTRA is justifying a decision to bypass unions in future wage negotiations by accusing them of "dishonesty" over documents submitted to the Rudd Government's Department of Workplace Relations for official assessment.
Telstra bid to bypass unions
TELSTRA has sidestepped unions by initiating direct talks with staff on a non-union agreement after the collapse of negotiations with union leaders and the ACTU.
Telstra's snub to labour a blow to ACTU
UNIONS have hit a brick wall in negotiations with Telstra for a new wage agreement after the telco refused point-blank to deal with them any more.
Telstra accused of super swindle
TELSTRA has been accused by unions of "swindling" up to 20,000 staff on individual employment contracts by cutting their take-home pay and using the money to cover a shortfall in superannuation contributions.
Skilled migrant visas up by 24pc
AUSTRALIA is continuing to look offshore for solutions to the deepening skills crisis, with new figures showing the controversial 457 visa program for temporary skilled migrants grew by almost a quarter last year.
Women freak over ICT's geeky image
THE number of women hired in the ICT industry has dropped in the past two years, despite a strong technology job market.
IT waits as Qantas cuts jobs
HUNDREDS of IT workers at Qantas will be on tenterhooks over the next few weeks as the airline identifies which positions to axe in a worldwide cull of more than 4 per cent of its workforce.