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by Stephen Withers
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Social network Friendster has announced the appointment of Richard Kimber as its CEO.
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by Stan Beer
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Peak IT recruitment body, the IT Contract and Recruitment Association (ITCRA), will play a key role in the Australian launch of UK developed online resume database iProfile in September and, according to its chief executive, will have representation on the board of the local branch of company when it opens its offices.
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by Stan Beer
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While the most recent figures show that the IT jobs market has been surprisingly resilient in the face of a softening economy, listed IT recruiters have still been severely punished by the market. However, one recruiter stands out from the rest in terms of its relatively benign treatment on the local bourse.
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by Stephen Withers
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B2B specialist Stirling Commerce has appointed Marcail Arbuthnot as its client relationship manager.
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by Stephen Withers
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SOA pioneer IFS has appointed Charles Rignall as sales director for Australia and New Zealand.
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by Stan Beer
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Judging by valuations on the stock market, you would think the bottom had fallen out of the Australian IT recruitment industry and jobless IT workers were lining up at the dole office. Yet publicly listed recruiters are still reporting healthy profits, salaries are increasing and it's still hard to find skilled people to fill jobs. What's going on?
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by Stephen Withers
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Recently-formed search engine marketing specialist Advantate has announced its leadership team.
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by Stan Beer
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The share price of Australia's largest IT&T recruitment firm Peoplebank may be less than half its value 12 months ago but managing director Leon Lau claims the company is sound. Mr Lau blames the market's current fear of microcap stocks for Peoplebank's greatly diminished value, but some sources say the $100 million cash acquisition of Ambit in February is responsible.
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by Stephen Withers
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Taizo Nishimuro has been elected to IBM's board of directors, effective September 22, 2008.
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by Stephen Withers
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ERP provider Lawson Software has appointed Axel van der Smagt as its partner engagement director.
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by Stephen Withers
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Peter Fiore and Cary Fu have been elected to Teradata's board of directors.
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by Tania Travaglini
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MicroStrategy, a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, has announced the appointment of Patrick Elliott as Vice President of MicroStrategy Australia and New Zealand.
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by Stan Beer
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An online CV system invented in the UK is supposedly to become the standard way for Australian technology workers to apply for jobs, after several of the country’s largest IT recruitment companies signed deals worth a total of £1million (AUD$2.1 million). The deal will see the recruiters adopt a system called ‘iProfile’ (www.iprofile.org) as their preferred CV template.
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by Stephen Withers
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Citect and Schneider Electric have appointed Peter Hogg as director, Vijeo Citect.
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by Stan Beer
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Australian employers are so desperate for skilled IT workers that an academic qualification such as a degree is no longer a mandatory requirement, according to a leading recruitment boss. But is the IT sector really bucking a softening overall employment outlook?
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by Stephen Withers
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Online competitive intelligence service Hitwise has appointed Alan Long as its research director for Asia Pacific.
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by Stephen Withers
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SAP specialist Oxygen Business Solutions has appointed Stuart Dickinson to the role of general manager solution delivery Australia.
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by Stephen Withers
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FrontRange Solutions has appointed Matt Lowe as regional manager for its Centennial line of business in Asia Pacific. Lowe was previously channel manager for Centennial Software, which was recently acquired by FrontRange.
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by Stephen Withers
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ERP provider Lawson Software has appointed of Edwina Hinchliffe (nee Priest) as its public relations manager for Australia and New Zealand.
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by Stephen Withers
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SAP Australia has appointed Jeremy Goddard as its New South Wales general manager.
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