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• Qld IT contracting model already dead?

  The Queensland Government's master vendor model to procure temporary IT workers will most likely lay to rest after having discussions with the IT recruitment industry, according to the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA).

• Accenture wins QBE work

  IT services titan has won a five-year deal to provide the European division of insurance giant QBE with application development and maintenance services.

• AAPT, Telstra broker $500m wholesale deal

  According to AAPT chief Paul Broad, it was a "breath of fresh air" negotiating a new $500 million a year telco-wide supply deal announced today with post-Trujillo Telstra.

• Ex-Qld CIO quits Microsoft

  Peter Grant, the Queensland Government's former chief information officer, has left Microsoft after just 16 months with the software giant.

• Agencies get Gershon opt-out clause

  Federal government agencies that want to sidestep whole-of-government IT initiatives and budget cuts under Gershon's recommendations will have the option to pull out if they can provide a good reason.

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  Aussie start-up Enikos up for sale

  Assets of the Australian MPEG-21 video compression technology company Enikos are up for sale, with investors unwilling to fund its further development.

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  IPv6 hits NZ internet backbone

  The next-generation Internet Protocol, IPv6, has been much discussed but long in coming around the world.

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• How to broker a Telstra/NBN deal

  So a successful NBN negotiation will require the government to recognise the must-haves that Telstra and its shareholders will bring to the table. Conversely, it will require Telstra to recognise the government's non-negotiable requirement: a more competitive market for broadband services.

• David Murray's fall guy

  The not-so-secret campaign by the Future Fund to evict Donald McGauchie from the chair of Telstra's board doesn't appear to have gained much traction. It is also unclear whether it was necessary.

• Where else but Queensland?

  Australia's IT industry needs to follow the example laid down in Queensland this week and band together to lobby for more government support instead of individual firms fruitlessly pushing their own campaigns.

• AAPT unlikely to be sold

  Australia's third-largest telecommunications company, AAPT, has been left at the altar so many times that there is understandable scepticism that it will tie the knot in 2009.

• Gershon pumpkin will vanish at midnight

  The long-term net impact of Gershon's idealistic review will realistically be negligible at best and at worst will prove to be a distraction for years to come.

Reviews (8)

• Windows Server 2008

  Windows Server 2008 is easier to install and manage than previous versions, and has many new and improved features that should encourage organisations to upgrade.

• Tech Guide: Wireless network purchases

  Here's what you need to know about wireless networking, from the standards and technologies to the best products for your home or office.

• Hutchison signs new mobile content deal

  Hutchison Telecom has announced new content for customers of its '3' mobile network to satisfy their thirst for financial news.

• 7th time lucky?

  There's something magical about the number seven--take, for example, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Will Netscape 7.0 benefit from that number's lucky reputation?

• Study: What drives us to distraction?

  Why do some drivers crash while dialling their mobile phone, and others manoeuvre smoothly while applying lipstick, sending e-mail or fiddling with the radio in stop-and-go traffic?

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