IT ’most positive’ industry in hiring in 2013

Written by: Peter Dinham | Published in: PeopleSalaries for ICT professionals in Australia have grown steadily over the 12 months to May this year and, it's no surprise that the country’s booming mining sector delivering the largest increases to its ICT employees with an average rise in salary of 5.6 per cent, compared to 3.9 percent across other business and industry sectors.

Written by: Peter Dinham | Published in: MarketThe trade body for Australia’s Digital Content, Services and Applications Industry, the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association (AIMIA), has launched what it says is the first comprehensive and independent digital industry salary survey.

Written by: Peter Dinham | Published in: MarketThe Australian Information Industry Association has urged companies and individuals in the ICT industry to engage more with the federal government and its agencies to take advantage of the business opportunities the public sector offers the industry.

Written by: Peter Dinham | Published in: MarketThe time is right for the oil & gas industry to invest in information technology, and for innovative technology solutions to be used by exploration and production companies in the sector to help improve efficiency, safety, production, and overall competitiveness, according to a new report by one global analyst firm.

Written by: Peter Dinham | Published in: RecruitmentRecruitment industry standards through training and accreditation and advocacy for its members will continue to be a significant focus for the Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association (ITCRA) with the re-election of the current board of the association for a further two years.

Written by: Peter Dinham | Published in: MarketUsing advanced analytics and strengthening channel management will be crucial for the insurance industry as it continues to face economic pressures and falling revenues next year, according to a new report just released by a respected global analyst firm.

Written by: Peter Dinham | Published in: MarketThe outlook for the IT services sector and right across the IT industry in Australia and New Zealand, and more broadly in the entire Asia Pacific region, is decidedly rosy as spending on services continues a steady rise.

Written by: Peter Dinham | Published in: Cloud ServicesGlobal sales of ultrabooks are set to explode over the next five years, despite the current “prohibitively expensive” cost of purchasing them, according to a new industry survey, which also predicts that sales will hit a high of 148.7 million by 2016, up from just 1.3 million sold last year – a massive jump of 109 percent.

Written by: Peter Dinham | Published in: PeopleInvestment management industry solutions vendor, DST Global Solutions, has appointed a 15-year Asia and Australian marketing industry veteran to head up its marketing team for the Asia pacific region.