In the hopes of getting a larger slice of the Federal government pie, IT services company CSG Limited has bought Canberra-based outsourced printer management business ATI Group.
Unwieldy IT procurement has led to widespread duplication, according to the new finance minister, Lindsay Tanner. However questions remain over whether greater centralisation will lead to actual savings on the AU$6 billion the government spends on IT each year.
The federal Department of Defence has awarded a five-year, AU$200 million contract to Kaz whereby the Telstra services subsidiary will assume responsibility for providing remote support to 90,000 desktops around the country.
The Australian Tax Office has laid out the requirements for its centralised computing contract, worth AU$160 million per year.
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