Archive for 'Information technology news - Education and Training'
Jobs growth: All eyes on interest rates
Published on January 26th, 2010.
The tech sector has enjoyed a 12 per cent increase in online job advertisements in the past six months as the recovery in Australia from the full effects of the...Filled under Information technology news - Education and Training, latest news. No Comments.
Edith Cowan University joins Live@Edu fraternity - err, sorority?
Published on December 14th, 2009.
The tussle between Microsoft and Google for business from Australia's universities continues: the latest round sees Edith Cowan University falling into the Microsoft camp.Filled under Information technology news - Education and Training, latest news. No Comments.
Qld unis mull sharing data centre and cloud options
Published on December 2nd, 2009.
Three of Queensland’s largest universities with a combined ICT budget of close to $200 million and 160,000 users between them are about to hire consultants to explore how best to...Filled under Information technology news - Education and Training, latest news. No Comments.
Twitter finally gains academic approval
Published on November 22nd, 2009.
So you think Twitter is just a 140 character waste of time? Maybe you should think again, universities in Australia and the UK have.Filled under Information technology news - Education and Training, latest news. No Comments.
NSW high school laptops put to use for games and MSN Messenger
Published on November 1st, 2009.
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd came to power on top of a raft of election promises, one of which included laptops for high school students. While the deployment was not...Filled under Information technology news - Education and Training, latest news. No Comments.
PM’s Science Prize goes to CSIRO WiFi researcher
Published on October 28th, 2009.
The CSIRO researcher behind the development of WiFi networking technology used in computers and other devices globally, Dr John O'Sullivan, has been awarded the 2009 Prime Minister's Prize for Science.Filled under Information technology news - Education and Training, latest news. No Comments.
Parents cross their fingers that schools get IT right
Published on October 10th, 2009.
A review of State and Territory approaches to the investment of $2.1 billion allocated under the National Secondary School Computer Fund is not scheduled to take place before 2011, leaving...Filled under Information technology news - Education and Training, latest news. No Comments.
NSW dodges schools sustainability issue
Published on October 6th, 2009.
The NSW Department of Education and Training has flick-passed questions regarding the sustainability of its approach to the Digital Education Revolution which will see it gift notebook computers to each...Filled under Information technology news - Education and Training, latest news. No Comments.
ACCC sounds warning to IT trainers with judgement against Zanok
Published on October 6th, 2009.
The ACCC has put IT training firms on notice after rubbing out one firm for five years after taking it to the Federal Court. The firm, Zanok Technologies, was deemed to be...Filled under Information technology news - Education and Training, latest news. No Comments.
Gershon reforms hammer ACT tech jobs: Olivier
Published on October 4th, 2009.
Job opportunities in Australia continued to surge during September with the number of job advertisements climbing more than 3.5 per cent, according to the latest Olivier Job Index numbers from...Filled under Information technology news - Education and Training, latest news. No Comments.
Deakin’s post-Satyam Geelong prospects bright
Published on October 2nd, 2009.
Deakin University remained an attractive potential partner for technology services companies seeking a strong base of operations and should attract an alternate investor to replace the failed Mahindra Satyam venture.Filled under Information technology news - Education and Training, latest news. No Comments.
Office 2008 training videos up for grabs
Published on October 2nd, 2009.
Microsoft is providing Office 2008 users with free access to a set of training videos from lynda.com.Filled under Information technology news - Education and Training, latest news. No Comments.
ICT careers expo hits Melbourne next month
Published on September 16th, 2009.
The new media side of ICT careers will be explored at a forthcoming careers expo in Melbourne.Filled under Information technology news - Education and Training, latest news. No Comments.
Sara Ford the Microsoft open source leader who gives and gives
Published on September 10th, 2009.
Meet Sara Ford. She’s the program manager in charge of Microsoft’s answer to SourceForge, CodePlex. She’s also responsible for donating some $29,000 to families affected by Hurricane Katrina.Filled under Information technology news - Education and Training, latest news. No Comments.
Windows Mobile app store coming, iPhone developers wanted
Published on September 9th, 2009.
A new range of Windows Mobile 6.5-powered smartphones will be available for retail purchase from October 6th. That date also sees the Windows Mobile marketplace open its doors. Microsoft told...Filled under Information technology news - Education and Training, latest news. No Comments.
What women want
Published on September 8th, 2009.
About 80 people turned up for a Lego building session during a Women in IT session at the TechEd conference being held by Microsoft on the Gold Coast this week....Filled under Information technology news - Education and Training, latest news. No Comments.
USQ joins SAP UAP program
Published on September 8th, 2009.
The University of Southern Queensland has become the 19th Australian university to join the SAP University Alliances Program with a pilot program at USQ available in July next year followed...Filled under Information technology news - Education and Training, latest news. No Comments.
ACS wants more on-the-job learning for ICT grads
Published on September 8th, 2009.
The ACS Foundation wants more on-the-job learning for ICT students as part of their university studies after a survey of more than 700 recent graduates found that while there was...Filled under Information technology news - Education and Training, latest news. No Comments.
Massive Windows 7 deployment at Microsoft Tech-Ed
Published on September 3rd, 2009.
Windows-based systems administrators and software developers will be converging on the Gold Coast of Australia next week for Microsoft’s annual Tech-Ed event. This year the educational content may find the...Filled under Information technology news - Education and Training, latest news. No Comments.
IBM in $1.2 million university scholarship deal
Published on August 26th, 2009.
An IBM-funded Future Leaders Scholarship program will fund a dozen Bachelor of Business students. The first recipients have been selected.Filled under Information technology news - Education and Training, latest news. No Comments.