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Hopes to host smaller agencies for $30 per user.
States ink contracts for .sydney, .melbourne and .victoria.
In no hurry to consolidate supplier arrangements.
Lucas Group prepares to retire data centre 
By Liz Tay | 2 days ago | Comment Now 
Plans to move off data centre contract in May.
 
Health rolls out Windows 7 thin clients 
By Liz Tay | 3 days ago | Comment Now 
To deliver 4500 virtual desktops by May.
 
Yarra Valley Water eyes activity-based working 
By Liz Tay | 6 days ago | Comment Now 
New building to launch with thin clients, laptops.
 
David Jones builds IT team for 'multi-channel' project 
By Liz Tay | Feb 16, 2012 | Comment Now 
Reallocates staff, inks outsourcing deal.
 
How not to use Twitter: lessons from Qantas and Westpac 
Brands are finding controlling their message on Twitter is not easy.
 
US agency shifts from BlackBerry 
By Alastair Sharp | Feb 15, 2012 | Comment Now 
17,000-strong user base tested for iPhone, Android.
 
Vito Forte: A CIO for tough times 
By Brett Winterford | Feb 15, 2012 | Comment Now 
Fortescue Metals CIO talks vendor management and innovation.
 
Hiring strategy vital to government IT transformation 
By John Hilvert | Feb 14, 2012 | Comment Now 
Former US CIO suggests hardline approach to IT staffing.
 
Nokia to axe 4000 more jobs 
Feb 8, 2012 | Comment Now 
Plans manufacturing move to Asia.
 
New NZ IT minister accused of 'extraordinary secrecy' 
By Juha Saarinen | Feb 3, 2012 | Comment Now 
Plans on 4G, networks and TPP withheld from public view.
 
iTnews on tour: The Executive Summit Series 
By Brett Winterford | Feb 3, 2012 | Comment Now 
Join us in Sydney and Melbourne to meet Australia's tech leaders.
 
Suncorp rules out outsourced IT as customers go online 
By Liz Tay | Feb 3, 2012 | Comment Now 
Half of transactions now electronic.
 
Risk-averse CFOs defer appetite for IT 
By Ry Crozier | Feb 2, 2012 | Comment Now 
Approving spending for productivity and process improvement.
 
Britain appoints new Government CIO 
By Dan Raywood | Feb 1, 2012 | Comment Now 
Andy Nelson to head government cloud program.
 
Slowly, slowly, Human Services transforms IT 
By Liz Tay | Jan 25, 2012 | Comment Now 
New CIO ponders budget cuts, organisational structure.
 
CIOs eye parked funds for IT budget boost 
By Ry Crozier | Jan 19, 2012 | Comment Now 
Business units handle more money for technology projects.
 
Coffey CIO resets path to stability 
By Ry Crozier | Jan 19, 2012 | Comment Now 
Rebuilding IT after rounds of redundancies.
 
Regional businesses trump cities in domain registration 
By Liz Tay | Jan 19, 2012 | Comment Now 
New gTLDs yet to impact .au demand.
 
Time for full disclosure on Direct Sourcing 
By John Hilvert | Jan 18, 2012 | Comment Now 
Comment: Agencies should have to publish their reasons for going direct.
 
Defence wedded to IBM infrastructure 
By John Hilvert | Jan 18, 2012 | Comment Now 
Spends a further $347m without testing the market.
 
Peter Grant: I'm not like other Govt CIOs 
By John Hilvert | Jan 12, 2012 | Comment Now 
Turning Queensland IT around.
 
ACT Government's IT shared services to move 
By Liz Tay | Jan 10, 2012 | Comment Now 
New offices in Gungahlin.
 
Defence ICT management under fire 
By John Hilvert | Dec 20, 2011 | Comment Now 
Audit recommends clarification of Defence ICT's role.
 
2012: Who holds the power in Government IT? 
By John Hilvert | Dec 14, 2011 | Comment Now 
Comment: Will AGIMO drive the agenda?
 
Queensland Health split in two 
By Brett Winterford | Dec 12, 2011 | Comment Now 
Lack of IT governance contributes to restructure.
 
Gillard takes on cyber security in cabinet reshuffle 
By James Hutchinson | Dec 12, 2011 | Comment Now 
Roxon appointed first female Attorney-General as McClelland sidelined.
 
Ministers can't find steady footing on cloud 
By John Hilvert | Dec 12, 2011 | Comment Now 
Government in catch-up mode, says industry analyst.
 
Deep dive: Inside Elders' IT transformation 
By Ry Crozier | Dec 8, 2011 | Comment Now 
Data centre faces retirement as SAP rolled onto private cloud.
 
Why IT change can't be projectised 
By Ry Crozier | Dec 8, 2011 | Comment Now 
Q&A with author and consultant Don Reifer.
 
NSW Education faces continued SAP concerns 
By James Hutchinson | Dec 7, 2011 | Comment Now 
Updated: First phase deployments slip two years.
 
HP guns for the CFO 
By Brett Winterford | Dec 1, 2011 | Comment Now 
They who hold the purse strings...
 
Westpac picks new CIO 
By James Hutchinson | Nov 30, 2011 | Comment Now 
Internal promotion.
 
Qantas blames IT provider for check-in system outage 
By Liz Tay | Nov 30, 2011 | Comment Now 
Amadeus issues spark flight delays.
 
Tier-two CIOs could slow banking innovation 
By Liz Tay | Nov 28, 2011 | Comment Now 
Industry panel mulls executive reporting lines.
 
Westpac to hire McKinnon's replacement 
By Liz Tay | Nov 25, 2011 | Comment Now 
New technology exec also under COO's direction.
 
Sydney University cuts staff to boost IT 
By Liz Tay | Nov 25, 2011 | Comment Now 
Eyes wireless networking and data storage improvements.
 
NSW Govt pushes ICT reuse mindset 
By Ry Crozier | Nov 24, 2011 | Comment Now 
More talk, less purchases.
 
'High risk' issues left in ASX IT systems 
By James Hutchinson | Nov 24, 2011 | Comment Now 
ASIC finds shortcomings led to outages.
 
What's worse: Downtime or brand damage? 
By Brett Winterford | Nov 24, 2011 | Comment Now 
Study reveals a disconnect between customers and suppliers.
 
Westpac scraps CIO role 
By Liz Tay | Nov 24, 2011 | Comment Now 
McKinnon takes up part-time position.
 
Victorian IT projects cost twice their budgets 
By Liz Tay | Nov 23, 2011 | Comment Now 
Ombudsman slams government project management.
 
Agencies told to rule out public cloud 
By John Hilvert | Nov 23, 2011 | Comment Now 
Livingstone weighs in on AGIMO's cloud computing strategy.
 
AIIA: Vic eServices panel on the mend 
By John Hilvert | Nov 22, 2011 | Comment Now 
Complaints fall dramatically between refreshes.
 
HP's agent of change 
Behind the scenes with executive chairman Ray Lane.
 
The rise of the celebrity CIO 
By Brett Winterford | Nov 17, 2011 | Comment Now 
The Michael Harte phenomenon.
 
TransACT completes 18-month IT 'lift-and-shift' 
By Liz Tay | Nov 17, 2011 | Comment Now 
Migrates off ActewAGL systems.
 
Would an enterprise project management office work? 
By Donna Fitzgerald | Nov 17, 2011 | Comment Now 
How to achieve oversight of project and portfolio investments.
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