IBM has announced it will buy out partners Telstra and Lend Lease to take 100% ownership of IBM Global Services Australia (GSA). http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,7089481%5E15306%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html This is a good thing from our (IBM) point of view given that this is the only country (that I’m aware of) where IBM Global Services is not 100% owned by IBM … [Read More »]

Had a 1 hour meeting/presentation at 360 Elizbeth Street in the Melbourne CBD today. Unfortunately, the person I was meeting accidently told me 360 Collins Street (I think their offices used to be there or nearby). It was about 6 blocks of very brisk walking (should have cabbed it I realised half way there) followed … [Read More »]

I guess people wonder what I do at work all day (I know my wife does !). Well, I do lots of different things, depending on what events are coming up. The majority of my time would be spent reading I guess – trying to keep up with the rapidly changing technology and products. I’ll … [Read More »]

Time to introduce my day job (and frequently my night job as well !!) I am a Senior IT Specialist with IBM Australia. Specifically I work in the WebSphere Innovation Centers (WIC), part of the WebSphere brand of the Software Group. Our job is technical enablement for our channels organisation. Mostly this means providing education … [Read More »]