EDITOR'S NOTE

Good Afternoon,

There are a good many Government outsourcing deals coming up for renewal or tender as we approach the end of the financial year.

Agencies formerly covered by the Group 8 outsourcing contract - such as ACMA and DAFF - have announced new deals, while Defence today named IBM its exclusive supplier of x86 servers.

-- Brett Winterford

TODAY ON ITNEWS

By Brett Winterford | June 03, 2009

The Department of Defence has appointed IBM as its exclusive supplier of x86 blade and rack servers for the next two to four years.

By Staff Writers | June 03, 2009

Microsoft has confirmed its new Windows 7 operating system will be generally available on October 22, well ahead of its original schedule and in time for the holiday shopping season.

By Ry Crozier | June 03, 2009

Amcom Telecom has held "very preliminary discussions" with Senator Conroy's department around the NBN but is seeking further clarification before committing to vend in some of its dark fibre assets.

By Staff writers | June 03, 2009

IT services company Logica has signed a five year outsourcing agreement to provide IT services to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).

By Staff writers | June 03, 2009

Internode has boosted its 3G wireless broadband quotas in a move that will make the plans more competitive with other offers in the market.

By Shaun Nichols | June 03, 2009

HP has announced a new plan which could see the company expand its reach in the managed enterprise service field.

By Clare Baldwin | June 03, 2009

Oracle Chief Executive Larry Ellison, whose company sells software to big corporations, is looking to extend his footprint to inexpensive laptops and other electronics gadgets.

By Lucy Hornby | June 03, 2009

Access to the popular social networking service Twitter and email service Hotmail was blocked across mainland China on Tuesday afternoon, two days before the 20th anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown.

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