Ann Bednarz - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Ann Bednarz

Article | 29/04/2013 In Pictures: CEO pay. Cash, stock awards, perks add up to big pay packages

Median pay for tech CEOs in 2012 was $10.7 million, according to Network World’s analysis of CEO compensation in the tech industry.

Article | 8/02/2013 In Pictures: 25 techie Valentine's Day gift ideas

From subtle geekery to blatantly techie devices, Valentine's Day gifts suit a range of personalities

Article | 31/07/2012 In Pictures: CIO payday - who took home the big money

Fortune 500 CIOs and IT SVPs netted multi-million dollar compensation packages in 2011.

Article | 27/07/2012 In Pictures: Eye candy for IT - 25 award-winning designs

Stellar industrial design distinguishes 25 red dot award-winning IT and communications products

Article | 10/05/2012 In Pictures: Who are tech’s highest paid CEOs?

Oracle’s Larry Ellison finally ousted from the top spot on our list of highest paid tech execs. We count them down from 50 to 1. (All figures in $US)

Article | 6/10/2011 Microsoft .Net skills in demand, job site reports

Many IT pros in the past have shied away from specializing in .Net application development, out of fear of choosing too narrow a specialty and limitin...

Article | 3/05/2011 Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz gets $11.9 million after 75% pay cut

Carol Bartz's compensation was slashed by 75 per cent in 2010, but the Yahoo CEO still managed to take home a hefty $11.9 million pay package. A year ...

Article | 6/04/2011 Intel CEO's pay package climbs 7% to $15.7 million

Intel CEO Paul Otellini received a seven per cent pay bump last year, as Intel more than doubled its profits and for the first time topped $40 billion...

Article | 2/03/2011 IE wins, Firefox loses as Internet population shifts

Updated information about the population of Internet users in China and other countries has taken a bite out of Firefox's global market share, accordi...

Article | 22/02/2011 Disaster recovery trial by fire... literally

On a Sunday morning last year, John Brooks received news no one wants to hear. There'd been an electrical fire in the basement of a New York City offi...

Article | 4/02/2011 Want a new IT job? Now’s your chance

It's time for a change. Across the board, the IT job market is showing promising signs of life, and IT pros who stayed in less-than-ideal jobs during ...

Article | 1/02/2011 Cloud consulting firm hopes lightning can strike twice

Cambridge Technology Partners rode high on the client-server wave in the 1990s, and now its founders are planning to bring their magic to cloud comput...

Article | 11/01/2011 IBM snares 5,896 patents, Apple debuts among top 50 patent winners

IBM earned more U.S. patents in 2010 than any other company, topping the list of patent winners for the 18th year in a row.

Article | 8/01/2011 Apple’s Steve Jobs sticks with $1 salary while COO Cook nets $59.1 million

CEO Steve Jobs took his customary $1 salary in Apple's 2010 fiscal year, which ended Sept. 25, according to documents filed today with the U.S. Securi...

Article | 7/12/2010 Cisco, BMC co-develop cloud platform for service providers

Cisco and BMC Software today announced a cloud delivery platform that’s designed to help service providers simplify and automate the provisioning of c...