Wednesday, January 21, 2009

IT News HeadLines (AustralianIT) 21/01/2009

AustralianIT.com.au
SAP overhaul lifts 7-11 Australia
RETAILER 7-Eleven Stores has reached a crucial milestone in its multi-million-dollar SAP upgrade.
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Race is on for carbon offset work
AT least 20 new IT projects are on the table as the Department of Climate Change prepares for online trading of emissions permits.
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Overseas tech student numbers up
THE number of foreign students seeking to study in Australia is shrinking, but demand for IT-related degrees continues to grow.
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Credit card fraud spikes
CREDIT card fraud in Australia jumped to $233 million in the last financial year, up from $157 million in 2006-07.
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Tech jobs to go at BHP
BHP Billiton technology staff will be affected by its bid to slash 6000 jobs globally.
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IBM issues rosy 2009 outlook
BUCKING the trend of high-tech competitors, IBM posted a 12 per cent gain in fourth-quarter profit and gave an upbeat outlook for 2009.
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$2bn in sales a high score for games
AUSTRALIA's video game industry recorded its biggest year of sales in 2008 to rake in just under $2 billion.
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Gamer hit with $6000 Bigpond bill
WHEN Justin Cavanagh decided to play online games with his mates over the Christmas break he didn't realise his actions would cost him thousands of dollars.
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NBN winner could be a consortium
THE federal Government may ask bidders for the $15 billion National Broadband Network to form a consortium instead of going solo.
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NAB faces losses over Satyam fraud
NATIONAL Australia Bank could be forced to write off millions of dollars as a result of the Satyam corporate fraud scandal.
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