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• Auditor clears Veterans' IBM deal

  The federal Auditor-General has given the Department of Veterans' Affairs's (DVA) relationship with its IT outsourcer IBM a clean bill of health, just three days after the department renewed the arrangement for at least another four years.

• ICT contracts on Customs' mind

  The Australian Customs Service is currently deliberating on a number of key contracts as it decides the direction of its ICT spend in the next few years.

• Westpac CSO tells of 'battle' with IBM contract

  Westpac's chief security officer has told of his "battle" with outsourcing partner IBM over security governance after their outsourcing deal left in-house security under-resourced.

• AU Tax Office extends outsourcing deal with EDS

  The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has extended their outsourcing arrangement with troubled IT giant Electronic Data Systems (EDS).

• AMP renews CSC outsourcing contract

  Financial giant AMP has renewed a long-standing outsourcing contract with CSC Australia for another four years and AU$200 million.

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  Should security clearances be outsourced?

  Everything from cleaning to IT development work is outsourced by governments these days, but should security clearance processes, which dictate what access a person has to government information systems, be included in that bundle?

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  Saying ta-ta to software development

  Aussie smartcard vendor ERG has decided to outsource to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), and you can't help but think of the Qantas example.

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  Benefits of offshoring to New Zealand

  Ever outsourced to a vendor with fantastic technical capability, but major management issues?

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  Budgeting for a skills shortage

  There is no technology skills crisis ... yet, according to a senior government technology official.

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  Tugging at vendor heartstrings

  If you're to be in contract negotiations anytime soon, take heart from the following story -- vendors can be bargained with.

Features and Case Studies (139)

• Gartner: Outsourcing contracts often revised

  Four out of five outsourcing deals will be renegotiated during the lifetime of the contract, because many deals have been too focused on cutting costs.

• AU Tax Office extends outsourcing deal with EDS

  The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has extended their outsourcing arrangement with troubled IT giant Electronic Data Systems (EDS).

• Temp staff pose biggest security risk

  Companies that employ high numbers of temporary staff are increasing their exposure to serious security attacks.

• Service-level agreements: read the fineprint

  Finetuning service-level agreements with third party service providers is extremely important. ZDNet Australia looks at some tips and hints to help you assess the options.

• Windows only for $140m government tender

  The Northern Territory government has released details of its four-year, $35 million per annum desktop sourcing tender.

Reviews (8)

• 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 maker nabs notebook top spot

  Taiwanese contract manufacturer Quanta made more notebooks than any other PC maker worldwide last year, as the trend for technology companies to outsource work continued.

• Sony Ericsson: not so pleasantville?

  Earlier this month, Ericsson raised a few eyebrows with a warning that it might stop investing in Sony Ericsson, its handset partnership with Sony, if the business continues to disappoint.

• Microsoft moves into chip world with Xbox

  There's a multibillion-dollar company moving into the chip business: Microsoft.

• Fit to Print: 9 colour laser printers tested

  Printing solutions for the office come in all shapes and sizes. Check out our review to find the right one for your needs.

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