EDITOR'S NOTE

Good Afternoon,

Our lead story today is an in-depth discussion with the two executives charged with leading one of the largest and most costly software implementations in Australian history.

The Australian Taxation Office's Change Program is today tabled as costing some $725 million - but as we discover in our exclusive interview with ATO Second Commissioner David Butler and CIO Bill Gibson, this figure may rise yet.

-- Brett Winterford

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TODAY ON ITNEWS

By Brett Winterford | April 14, 2009

Australian Tax Office Second Commissioner David Butler and CIO Bill Gibson tell iTnews editor Brett Winterford that the ATO's Change Program is likely to cost more than the current projection of $725 million.

By Ry Crozier | April 14, 2009

myKP will run its much talked about unlimited ADSL2+ offering on Telstra's wholesale network, believing its ad-supported, no frills model is still sustainable.

By Brett Winterford | April 14, 2009

The Australian National Audit Office has fulfilled its Gershon-review cost saving targets in one fell swoop after negotiating 12 per cent savings with IT outsourcer, Unisys.

By Staff writers | April 14, 2009

The Communications Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU) has questioned Telstra's logic in thinning the ranks of its regional field technicians, offering to help the incumbent find "temporary redeployment options" for them instead.

By Ry Crozier | April 14, 2009

iiNet will meet with Basslink within the next fortnight to discuss backhaul into Tasmania but the ISP is cautious about the size of the opportunity there.

By Shaun Nichols | April 14, 2009

A new report is predicting a slow market for enterprise adoption of Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 release.

By Staff Writers | April 14, 2009

The chief executives of Microsoft and Yahoo met last week to discuss potential partnerships between the companies' Internet search and advertising operations, the technology blog All Things Digital reported on Friday.

By Stewart Meagher | April 14, 2009

The Upper House of the French Government has rejected a bill which would have seen people accused of illegal online file sharing deprived of an Internet connection without trial or conviction.

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