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HP job cuts loom for Australian employees

A number of Australian employees of Hewlett-Packard are facing the loss of their jobs as the global computer giant looks to slash its worldwide workforce by up to 30,000.

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ASG appoints new GM northern region

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IT services provider ASG Group Limited (ASX: ASZ) has appointed Ritchie Malin as general manager, Northern Region, based at ASG's Sydney office with responsibility for business operations in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and Queensland. In a career that includes a 10 year period in the UK, Mr Malin has held a number of senior management positions with service and product based IT companies. During his time in London, he was Managing Director of Sysao Ltd, one of the largest Oracle partners in the UK. At Sysao, he was responsible for growing the company's annual turnover from A$1.5 million to A$18 million before preparing it for the eventual merger with FTSE-listed IT Services company Compel Group PLC in May 2004. Mr Malin returned to Australia in 2005 to run Compel Group's Australian subsidiary before accepting the position with ASG.