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AMP allocates $150m to managed IT services

AMP allocates $150m to managed IT services

AMP will spend $150 million on managed infrastructure services from CSC Australia over the next six years.
Staff Writers Jun 2 2009 12:32PM Hardware
Google owns up to service outage

Google owns up to service outage

Google is blaming an error in its traffic routing system for causing a service outage that lasted several hours overnight.
Shaun Nichols May 15 2009 11:50AM Software
Craigslist agrees to clamp down on Erotic Services

Craigslist agrees to clamp down on Erotic Services

Online classified site Craigslist has agreed to remodel the way it handles postings for salacious services.
Shaun Nichols May 14 2009 2:59PM Security
Wage freeze follows redundancies at CSC

Wage freeze follows redundancies at CSC

CSC management has instituted a wage freeze and will not rule out new redundancies after a restructure announced last week.
Brett Winterford May 4 2009 6:29AM Training & Development
UPDATE: Staff report CSC axing 150-170 local workers

UPDATE: Staff report CSC axing 150-170 local workers

CSC insiders in contact with iTnews have been told that some 150-170 Australian staff will be made redundant under the American giant's cost-cutting plan.
Brett Winterford May 1 2009 3:00PM Training & Development
IBM wins $70m wireless services contract

IBM wins $70m wireless services contract

IBM has won a $70m services contract by NSW Department of Education and Training to install wireless connectivity across 463 secondary schools.
Staff Writers Apr 27 2009 10:47AM Hardware
Telstra scoops $1bn CBA telco services deal

Telstra scoops $1bn CBA telco services deal

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has awarded a $1 billion managed services contract to Telstra as part of a planned network upgrade.
Staff Writers Apr 22 2009 12:05PM Telco/ISP
CIO's lessons learnt on Telstra's OSS overhaul

CIO's lessons learnt on Telstra's OSS overhaul

Telstra’s CIO John McInerney has admitted he would spend less time replicating legacy systems into the new operational support systems (OSS) environment and give partners “a bit more time” for the project if he could do it over again.
Ry Crozier Apr 1 2009 9:22AM Software
ACMA to be given extra regulatory powers

ACMA to be given extra regulatory powers

The Federal Government will amend the Telecommunications Act to give the media watchdog the power to hand out red cards to telecoms providers who abuse self-regulation.
Brett Winterford Mar 31 2009 3:15PM Telco/ISP
Gartner predicts outsourcing price drop

Gartner predicts outsourcing price drop

Gartner has predicted a fall in outsourcing prices of up to 20 per cent by 2010, in what could be good news for companies that outsource their IT.
Phil Muncaster Mar 24 2009 6:16AM Strategy
Comms Alliance submits Mobile Premium Services Code

Comms Alliance submits Mobile Premium Services Code

Under increasing pressure from the ACCC and ACMA, industry self-regulator Communications Alliance has finally released a code of conduct around the provision of Mobile Premium Services.
Brett Winterford Mar 18 2009 3:16PM Telco/ISP
ACCC puts the telco industry "on notice"

ACCC puts the telco industry "on notice"

Australia’s consumer regulator the ACCC is warning telecommunications operators they will soon face fines of up to $1 million if they do not clean up their act.
Brett Winterford Mar 16 2009 6:04AM Telco/ISP
HP aims to optimise datacentres

HP aims to optimise datacentres

HP has unveiled a new portfolio of products and services designed to help businesses simplify the management of datacentres, but also to ensure that firms are spending money on the right areas to weather the recession and be in a stronger position afterwards.
Daniel Robinson Mar 11 2009 1:20PM Storage
Voice over LTE gets boost from new alliance

Voice over LTE gets boost from new alliance

Several of the biggest players in the wireless industry have joined forces to form the Voice over LTE via Generic Access Forum (VoLGA Forum).
Ian Williams Mar 11 2009 6:17AM Telco/ISP
NSW Government upgrades shared ECM systems

NSW Government upgrades shared ECM systems

NSW Government shared services provider ServiceFirst will roll out an Objective enterprise content management system to around 1,200 users across multiple agencies.
Staff Writers Mar 10 2009 12:13PM Software
Defence IT staff fill 80 per cent of Unisys roles

Defence IT staff fill 80 per cent of Unisys roles

Ex-Defence ICT personnel filled over 80 per cent of the approximately 380 positions required to support Unisys’ $240 million IT services contract with the Department of Defence, the company said today.
Staff Writers Mar 5 2009 3:26PM Networking
HP touts new business intelligence services

HP touts new business intelligence services

HP has announced a number of new business intelligence services that it said would help firms improve corporate governance and reduce operating costs.
David Neal Mar 5 2009 5:51AM Software
ASIC struggles with blogs, bulletin boards

ASIC struggles with blogs, bulletin boards

Securities regulator ASIC has released a consultation paper that aims to clarify the grey areas blurring what constitutes financial advice on a blog or bulletin board.
Brett Winterford Mar 3 2009 9:41AM Strategy
Fujitsu acquires KAZ from Telstra for $200 million

Fujitsu acquires KAZ from Telstra for $200 million

IT services powerhouse Fujitsu will relieve Telstra of its KAZ IT services business for $200 million.
Brett Winterford Mar 2 2009 10:30AM Financial Services
Opinion: Time for IT service's industrial revolution

Opinion: Time for IT service's industrial revolution

Service providers that have embraced industrialised service delivery will prosper in the recession, writes the Bathwick Group's Katy Ring.
Katy Ring Feb 27 2009 6:15AM Strategy

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