The Australian Taxation Office has selected a shortlist of suppliers who will bid for the last and largest of its three outsourcing contracts, a high-end computing deal believed to be worth a total of $800 million over five years.
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The Australian Tax Office says it will open its IT outsourcing contracts worth over AU$1 billion to multiple suppliers, ending its 10 year single-supplier arrangement with EDS.
Chipmaker will release its "LaGrande" security technology in the second half of the year with the launch of its second-generation vPro business desktop technology.
Novell has shipped its latest bundle of Linux software for tech-savvy home PC owners.
Although 3G phones have been around for years, it appears the iPhone 3G has successfully rewritten the rules of competition in Australia's mobile sector whetting the nation's appetite for data.
With all the excitement over the iPhone, few people have noticed that 1 July was the 11th anniversary of the deregulation of Australia's telecommunications market.
Google faces a difficult task if it tries to transplant its successful Web search business to the desktop.
Linux distributor SuSE is hoping to get desktop users to switch to its operating system with a new edition of its software specifically designed for office workers.
Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy has reiterated his company's plans to sell desktop PCs running Linux, and said the company is focusing on supplying "good enough" computing.
Sun Microsystems plans to get into the PC business next year, selling a Linux-based desktop that will cost less than half to own and operate than a comparable system running Windows.
Linux has made a big impact in the server room, but usability issues and lock-in to Microsoft Office have conspired to hold it back on the desktop. Has that all changed?
It's hard for us to recommend the Dell Studio Hybrid desktop for any practical purpose. As a desktop for productivity, you can get more bang-for-your-buck from a typical budget-priced midtower PC.
Acer's Veriton 1000 is designed for corporate rollouts, impressing with its quiet operation and sleek design. While it will easily knock over office tasks, expect to pay a premium for a small form factor.
NComputing's X300 provides a cost-effective way to hang up to six terminals off a single desktop PC using low-power, secure, easy to administer and quiet access terminals. It's not for power users, but is well suited to schools, business workgroups, libraries and internet cafes.
No doubt the VGC-LM18G will find its way onto some people's walls and benches, and is thoroughly enjoyable to use. But it's got a few more revisions to go before it's perfect.
Equipped with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and vPro remote management hardware, the HP Compaq dc7700P is certainly an attractive option for business users.
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