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by Stan Beer
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A newly released monthly report by an Australian based IT&T recruiter has reinforced yesterday's findings by the March Olivier Job Index that the technology jobs market is going through a downturn. The new report appears to quash hopes that the pessimistic outlook for both February and March in the Olivier reports were off target.
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by Stephen Withers
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Content management specialist Interwoven has appointed Simon McCrostie as an account executive responsible for the customer web experience sector in Australia and New Zealand.
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by Stan Beer
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A new employment survey has found that IT and Telecoms jobs growth has slowed considerably over the past 12 months and has fallen far behind the growth average of all major industries. The finding is a worrying sign that the IT&T jobs market could be turning down after 3 years of robust growth. Or is it?
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by Stephen Withers
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Data centre and Internet exchange service provider Equinix has promoted former MD of the company's Australian operation Doug Oates to the new role of vice president of sales for Equinix Asia Pacific, with Darren Mann promoted to fill Oates' shoes.
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by Stan Beer
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Server vendor Sun Microsystems has appointed Duncan Bennet as Vice President and Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand, following a three month period of acting in the role.
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by Betsy Brottlund
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Airgain, Inc., a smart-antenna innovator improving wireless connectivity in next-generation wireless systems, welcomes Robert Wayman to its board of directors. Mr. Wayman retired from Hewlett-Packard in December 2006 following a 37-year career with the world’s largest PC maker.
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by Stephen Withers
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3Com has appointed Grant Howe as its country manager for Australia and New Zealand.
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by Stuart Corner
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Telecom New Zealand has name Russ Houlden as its chief financial officer, effective from 10 April 2008. He will be based in Auckland and will lead finance teams in New Zealand and Australia.
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by Stephen Withers
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Unified communications specialist Aspect Software has appointed Anita Bowtell as channel manager for Australia and New Zealand.
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by Stephen Withers
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Customer support provider gizmo has appointed Justin O'Sullivan as its chief operating officer.
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by Stan Beer
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Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) Australia intends to double the 120 IT services staff it currently has working in South Australia over the next three to five years because of strong demand from the defence and booming natural resources sectors.
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by Stephen Withers
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Sybase has appointed Guy Maroney as director of mobility solutions for Australia and New Zealand.
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by Stan Beer
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SAP has named Tim Ebbeck as its permanent president and chief executive officer for Australia and New Zealand, after he was appointed to the role in an acting capacity in mid January 2008. Mr Ebbeck joined SAP in 2003 as chief finance officer for ANZ and was part of the ANZ leadership team to end 2006. In early 2007 he was appointed to the position of senior vice president and chief operating officer for Asia Pacific Japan (APJ). Prior to working for SAP, he held the position of group CFO in the Asia Pacific Region for TMP Worldwide. He has also worked at Compaq Computer and Investment Vehicle, Unisys South Pacific Division, Tandem Computers and GEC ALSTHOM Australia Limited.
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by Stan Beer
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The Australia and New Zealand office of PC maker Lenovo has appointed 20 year PC industry veteran Phil Cameron as the new Managing Director, effective immediately. Cameron succeeds Alan Munro, who has relocated to an international role within Lenovo. Cameron was Corporate Sales Director for Lenovo Australia and New Zealand since the company’s acquisition of the IBM PC Division in May 2005. Prior to that, he was Channel Manager for IBM Personal Computing Division Australia/New Zealand. Cameron also worked for Toshiba for more than a decade as National Sales Manager, and in a range of other business and marketing roles.
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by Stephen Withers
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Operational performance management software specialist myDIALS has appointed Jeremy Bolton as sales and marketing manager for the Asia Pacific region.
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by Stan Beer
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In a rare display of public disunity, a major recruitment group has cast doubt upon the figures of another recruitment group which claims that jobs for the IT and Telecoms sector in Australia is on a downward spiral. Recruiter Best International says its latest research based on jobs board data indicates that IT&T jobs ads were sharply up for February, in stark contrast to the findings of rival recruiter Olivier Group.
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by Stan Beer
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Unisys Australia intends to ramp up its staff numbers by 100 in Canberra to deliver on the new regional information communication technology (ICT) support services contract with the Australian Department of Defence which was announced in February. The $240 million five year contract is the biggest win that Unisys has ever had in the Asia Pacific region and promises to keep the preferred recruitment agency Candle busy.
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by Stan Beer
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For the first time in three years, IT jobs growth looks to have hit the wall and could be on a steep downward slope, according to a new survey of Internet advertising.
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by Stan Beer
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For the first time in three years, IT jobs growth looks to have hit the wall and looks to be on what could be steep downward slope, according to a new survey of Internet advertising.
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by Stephen Withers
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Quest Software's Australian operation has appointed Bo Kristoffersen as southern region sales manager.
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