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A simple smartphone number can be an incredibly important corporate asset, but companies will have to give it up in a BYOD scenario.

Some employees thought they were pretty sneaky downloading confidential data from corporate computers to thumb drives days before they turned in their resignations and bolted to a competitor.

You gotta love Silicon Valley. The Facebook IPO is creating dozens and dozens of new millionaires. Apple, thanks to the iPhone and iPad, has seen its employment nearly double in two years.

Although he is based in Melbourne, Actian Asia Pacific sales and service vice-president, Jason Leonidas, would like to see the company expand its presence domestically starting with Sydney.

Software developers are among the most in-demand IT professionals in Australia as technology employers continue to face skilled shortages, according to IT recruitment specialist and a ManpowerGroup company, Experis.

Despite all the software and hardware in IT, it is still a people driven business, a fact Brennan IT is all too aware of as it begins ramping up its headcount.

Let's say you need to pull some corporate data off an employee's personal iPad. Under the newly and hastily crafted bring-your-own-device policy, or BYOD, the employee is required to hand over the iPad to the IT computer forensics team.

Sony closed the books on its worst year ever on Thursday, while also targeting a slight profit for the current period, which would be its first since 2008.

The uptake of mobility has resulted in desktops and laptops becoming more old-fashioned and is draining its productivity, according to Hayward.

Getting a positive return on investment from a social media campaign is about more than tracking the number of your Facebook fans and Twitter followers. It's about linking the social strategy to measurable business objectives, according to Gartner, which says most businesses aren't doing this.

The number of Australian office workers being constantly available for work via communications technology has decreased, according to a study conducted by HR systems and services provider, NorthgateArinso.

IT management vendor, CA Technologies, has appointed three senior sales directors in a move to support a wider range of industry verticals in A/NZ.

Australians looking to switch jobs in next 12 months: study

Investing in IT departments can have a big impact on a firm's profits, more so than similar spending on R&D and some marketing endeavors, according to a team of university reasearchers.

When it comes to building digital relationships with your customers - whether it's through a mobile app, a portal, or a new device--what matters is the user experience. Customers' loyalty (and the share of their wallets they devote to you) depends in large part on how they feel about your digital product or channel. Bad experiences hurt the brand and leave money on the table.

However, seeking people with the right skills still pose a challenge for employers across Asia-Pacific

As the CIO of the Coca-Cola's Bottling Investments Group, Javier Polit has strong ideas about how to ensure that IT is in sync with the company's business needs.

Back in the fall of 2000, the buzz at the Internet World conference centered on two things: the NASDAQ meltdown and a number of acquisitions. One of the big acquisitions announced at the show was HP's deal to purchase Bluestone Software for $450 million.

The imperative for businesses is to understand their direct and indirect exposure to carbon and to scope this

IT Titans Index reveals 16 per cent collective year-on-year revenue rise in 2011