The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has initiated a review of major IT licensing contracts held by Bankwest as it takes the first steps into integrating the technology systems of its new subsidiaries Bankwest and St Andrew's.
Bankwest's existing technology platform would continue to underpin its operations until the Commonwealth Bank has fully moved across to its new core banking system in 2011, the bigger bank revealed today as it detailed its takeover plans.
Commonwealth Bank CEO Ralph Norris today said the bank had cut its technology spend by 6 per cent on last year, and had claimed "first-mover advantage" in its decision to overhaul its core banking systems ahead of other major rivals.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has snagged work on the Commonwealth Bank's core banking system replacement project, but a spokesperson for the bank today insisted Indian outsourcing firm was not a key partner like SAP or Accenture.
The Commonwealth Bank has confirmed it is seeking a telecommunications supplier for a 10-year deal, possibly worth AU$1.3 billion.
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Most of Australia's major banks are just beginning massive IT projects which will see them refresh their core banking systems. But as HSBC's Australian CIO Brenton Hush tells ZDNet.com.au, the global bank's local operation is already ahead.
Oracle Australia's director of consulting, Ray Whitfield, is calling for a greater focus on project planning in order to convey more realistic expectations regarding IT roll-outs.
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Sceptical that Australians are targeted by cybercrime? Late last year the Australian Computer Emergency Response Team (AusCERT) was asked to repatriate hundreds of Commonwealth Bank customer credentials which had been stolen via the ZeuS trojan.
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