Information technology budgets have been under severe pressure recently, courtesy of the global financial crisis. So it is hardly surprising that chief information officers are leaning on vendors for sharper pricing or better service levels.
Improvements in either area create better value for money, at a time when CIOs need all the help they can get in meeting the growing expectations of their businesses with dwindling resources.
In March of last year, the Australian Federal Police launched its High Tech Crime Operations unit in response to the ongoing convergence of analogue, digital and internet technologies.
Assistant Commissioner Andrew Colvin is the national manager of HTCO. In addition to fighting high-tech crime, he says the unit also provides support to federal officers around technical operations and encourages them to make the most of innovation.
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technology jobs this year, as nervous chief executives look for strong
WA-based IT Procurement Services (ITPS) only has two staff but TechLink4U could prove to be a goldmine for the company. Instead of aiming the newly created Web store at the retail market, it will use the facility to strengthen relationships with existing corporate and education customers.