Australian smartcard developer ERG has decided to outsource software development to India in a move that could be a blow to local industry.
While Australian businesses are showing increasing interest in service and process management approaches such as ITIL and CMM, that enthusiasm drops off dramatically once outsourcing comes into play, according to new data from research firm Forrester.
The Australian Computer Society has called for industry adoption of a "software quality assurance methodologies and professional standards" in the hope of enhancing Australia's status worldwide.
Local developers will benefit from CMMI accreditation but the expense is prohibitive. Perhaps it is time for state governments to give a helping hand.
The latest node in the European Software Institute's international network of centres of software excellence opened in Melbourne yesterday.
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