The Australian Taxation Office has confirmed its Siebel-based case management system hit a significant performance snag in the four days leading up to the Easter long weekend.
Government continues to shun colossal outsourcing contracts in favour of selective sourcing, while businesses display growing confidence in software-as-a-service -- however sustained skills shortages have plagued deployments, sparking interest in offshore options.
The Immigration Department's ability to manage multiple vendors will prove critical to the success of its massive Systems for People technology revamp, according to IT consultancy Gartner.
Australian Taxation Office (ATO) second commissioner Greg Farr said his staff are performing the equivalent of one regular Siebel implementation per week as they keep a case management system deployment on track.
The problem with open source software is a lack of understanding, not a lack of support, according to a Novell executive who hit back at the CIOs from some of Australia's top government agencies.
The Australian Taxation Office could expand a pilot project involving access to corporate information through wireless means.
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