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  • Outsourcing builds custom

    The outsourcing sector has grown in size and diversity, and analysts predict it has a bright future. How will this trend affect corporate customers and their business strategies?

  • Satyam cans $75 million Geelong project

    Two thousand Victorian potential jobs may have evaporated after Mahindra Satyam this week pulled its plans to build an information technology learning centre at Deakin University in Geelong.

  • RHG extends Unisys BPO deal

    RHG (formerly RAMS) has extended its loan processing outsourcing deal with Unisys for a further two years.

  • Infosys builds huge Indian campus

    Indian IT outsourcing giant Infosys is building a massive campus in Hyderabad that will employ 25,000 people.

  • Kmart renews CSC contract

    IT outsourcing giant CSC has sealed a five-year extension on its contract with Wesfarmers-owned retailer Kmart worth $36.4 million.

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  • Aussie ICT should de-couple from the US

    Australia needs to do more to de-couple itself from an over-reliance on the boom or bust impacts that the US ICT Industry brings to Australia's own ICT industry.

  • 10 ways the credit crunch will hit IT

    As job losses mount and with HP announcing it will lay off tens of thousands of workers following its purchase of EDS, we look at what the crunch means for the IT industry.

  • Managed services: Kinder, gentler outsourcing

    It was around nine years since strong-armed government departments began to realise willy-nilly outsourcing wasn't, perhaps, the best idea. However, with contracts signed and staff already migrated, there was little to do but ride out the storm. In this special report, we look at the Victoria Police and the South West Alliance of Rural Hospitals' approach to managed services.

  • Scandinavian Airlines pilots SOA

    Service oriented architectures (SOAs) can ease application development but they impose a significant administrative burden. David Braue finds out how Scandinavian Airlines dealt with the challenge of SOA proliferation with flying colours.

  • When to outsource helpdesks

    The PC helpdesk is the interactive interface between the IT department and your business. What are the challenges involved in outsourcing the helpdesk?

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  • Surrendering security

    Would you put the security of your company into someone else's hands? ZDNet Australia finds out what benefits and peace of mind a managed service can provide.

  • Taiwanese chipmakers pool research

    Twelve companies are combining silicon know-how in a bid to boost the country's chip competitiveness in a cutthroat global market.

  • Someone To Watch Over Me

    As more and more Web sites seek to outsource maintenance and expansion, outsourcing service providers are responding. Are you ready to place your trust in the hands of another?

  • Strong growth ahead for semiconductor industry: IDC

    The semiconductor market will grow at 18 percent in 2004, according to International Data Corp. The growth will be driven by stronger than expected mobile phone and PC shipments.

  • Security visionary: Vigilance is the best defence

    Security expert Bruce Schneier argues that constant vigilance, not technology, is the best defence against computer break-ins.

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