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  • Skills gap may slug $496m Immigration IT revamp

    The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has revealed the latest round of upgrades to its AU$496 million Systems for People initiative will go live in April but analysts believe skills shortages may disrupt the project.

  • CSC sneaks into Immigration's tech revamp

    A lack of available Siebel skills on the part of its prime contractor IBM has prompted the Immigration Department to hand AU$6.7 million of work to rival vendor CSC.

  • DIMA inks AU$200m IBM deal

    The federal Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA) yesterday signed an AU$200 million contract with IBM as part of the department's four-year Systems for People project.

  • Hey big spender: Centrelink's IT dept

    Centrelink continues to allocate substantial amounts of capital to IT projects, with multinational technology giants as well as local companies grabbing a piece of the welfare agency's pie.

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    Voice over IP has reached some major milestones in 2008 in both the enterprise and consumer ends of the market but how long can traditional telcos continue to fight against this disruptive technology?

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    Most critical business processes now depend on IT to some extent so it's no surprise that companies are recognising they must have effective control over technology. IT Service Management (ITSM) is increasingly being used as a framework for bringing IT in line with business strategy.

  • Analysts: Strategic planning still crucial

    Strategic planning is more important than ever now the trend towards utility or on-demand computing is introducing a new class of IT mistake.

  • Security in year of 'BUT'

    IT watcher Jon Oltsik says businesses are changing how they think about information security -- and none too soon.

  • RFID: Can it help your business?

    In 10 years almost everything will be tagged, say the experts. So what are these little chips that are soon to be so pervasive, and how will they take over your business?

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    Secrecy seems to shroud the data centre arena -- all well and good for security's sake, but not so great when trying to pick a provider. We pull back the curtains to find what data centre options exist in Australia.

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