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  • SA government to streamline tender process for SMEs

    The South Australian government is moving to streamline its procurement processes for information and communications technology (ICT) to reduce the high opportunity cost of bidding for government contracts, especially for small to medium enterprises (SME)s.

  • SA govt picks hosting panel

    The South Australian government has selected a panel of three vendors to supply the agencies' hosting needs over the next three years.

  • South Australian companies miss out on outsourcing contracts

    Initiatives designed to teach small local IT providers how to engage with the South Australian government have been described as nothing more than pre-election sweeteners.

  • SA CIO: Govt data sharing no threat to privacy

    South Australian citizens will soon be asked for their consent to allow government agencies to share their personal information, allowing departments to circumvent privacy legislation.

  • SA nursed back to e-health with AU$17m Web plan

    Nurses and midwives working in South Australia's public hospital system will soon have automated access to patient records through a new AU$17 million Web based information system.

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  • SA eyes Apple, Red Hat to dodge vendor lock-in

    The South Australian government is looking at a software overhaul that could see Apple or Red Hat taking over from Microsoft on the state's PCs. Analysts warn, however, skills costs could still lead to a software environment dominated by a single platform.

  • Australia's affair with mainframes

    Leading Australian companies HCF, ANZ Bank, Westpac and St George share their ups and downs with the mighty mainframe in this special report.

  • BPO: Save money or fix your processes?

    Business process outsourcing has much in common with its smaller sibling IT outsourcing, but there are still some lessons to be learned.

  • Security wake-up call

    The recent worm attack on SQL Server should be a warning to all CIOs focused on Web services security. Here are five tasks CIOs and their staff need to do to better secure the enterprise.

  • The hacker challenge

    Security systems continue to get more sophisticated--and so do the hackers who are seeking to break through them. How can you best combine your defences to protect your company networks?

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