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If you’re lucky enough to be offered a job in the Australian ICT sector at the moment the salary you might be offered is more than likely to be somewhat less than you would have got before the economic downturn hit us, that is unless the job’s in Adelaide or Sydney.

There’s been a dramatic collapse in average selling prices (ASP) for PCs around the world with vendors under enormous pressure as they are hit by a rapid decline in revenues and the effects of the global economic tsunami.

Australia can expect an annual productivity dividend of $7.4 billion from mobile broadband, or the equivalent of $250 for every household, according to a market study released by Telstra.

There’s expected to be a continuation of growth in 2009 in the Unified Communication (UC) market within specific industry verticals due to ‘a much needed technology re-fresh’, according to IDC in its latest market insight report.

Macquarie Telecom seems to be defying the economic downturn with rapid expansion and growth in its hosting and data business now accounting for one third of overall revenue and a resulting doubling of its sales and operations team over the past three months.

Economic downturns like the one we’re currently experiencing disrupt the operation of organisations, leading to the wastage of information assets in the downsizing process. And, organisations need to protect their most valuable assets when times are hard, so they are better prepared for the upturn. At least, that’s one of the key conclusions of a research report - Data Governance in a Downturn - released today by Ovum, where they examined the risks and opportunities and practical steps an enterprise should take to address them.

Australia’s O4 Corporation, a global provider of sales force automation software for consumer products companies, has appointed a new head of its Asia Pacific operations at a time when “demand for the company’s software systems is at an all time high despite the worldwide economic downturn.”

Worldwide vertical market IT spending is projected to total US$2.7 trillion in 2009, a 0.5 percent increase from 2008, with the three largest growth areas in the Asia Pacific region predicted to be communications, transportation, and utilities, according to Gartner.
 

Australian businesses are still hedging their bets and unsure about taking up cloud computing as a viable technology option for cutting costs and improving business flexibility, despite the fact that many companies are under severe cost pressures due to the economic downturn.

The current economic downturn is expected to dampen demand in the Asia Pacific contact centre outsourcing market, with less new business and tightening budgets from existing customers in 2009, but it’s by no means all gloomy according to a report by consultants, Frost & Sullivan.

Isilon Systems Australia, a provider of in scale-out NAS, says its local operation is increasing staff despite the slowing economic conditions, and the latest appointment to a newly created position is Peter Gjersoe as general manager, strategic accounts.
 

Technology industry surveys and market studies seems to becoming thick and fast during the economic downturn, with several companies and industry bodies vying for space to let us all know just where they think the market’s heading in these tough times.

At a time when Australian businesses, like their counterparts all over the world, are cost cutting in the face of the economic downturn, one technology company claims it’s bucking the trend by increasing staff in the Australian market due to heightened demand for its products and services.

A worldwide study of 34 IT and professional services firms has concluded that the sector in general remained resilient to pressures of the world economic downturn despite slowing growth rates in their businesses.