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  • Group 8 moves on post-Commander

    The Group 8 cluster of federal agencies that signed a collective IT outsourcing arrangement with Commander-owned Volante in 2000 are moving on as the contract nears its end on 26 June.

  • CASA flys to ASG in $8m deal

    Western Australian ASX-listed IT services firm ASG today confirmed it had won the Federal Government Civil Aviation Safety Authority's managed services deal over incumbent Darwin-based supplier CSG.

  • ATO moves on $60m end-user deal

    The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released a request for tender for its five-year end-user computing contract worth around $60 million a year.

  • DaimlerChrysler outsources IT

    DaimlerChrysler Australia has outsourced the management of its core business IT infrastructure to Hewlett Packard's Australian operations.

  • Superplugged: Online outsourcing

    Need e-commerce apps, bandwidth, and storage overnight? No problem. IBM, Sun, and other service providers are laying out plans for pay-as-you-go utilities.

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  • Who's taking the ITIL bait?

    In an industry known for its hype, it's understandably difficult for many managers to make sense of new trends. But in the case of IT Infrastructure Library, a growing body of success stories confirms this is one trend that you should definitely be on top of.

  • Microsoft's alpha tester

    If anyone has a right to complain about buggy Microsoft products, it's Ron Markezich, the software maker's chief information officer. In this interview, he tackles several issues including the company's no Linux policy.

  • It's time to put ethics into IT

    A report published this week finds sweatshop working conditions at the contractors who make the components for Dell, HP, IBM and other brand manufacturers. It should be taken as a wake-up call for the industry.

  • Taking the leap to open source?

    So you've done the math and decided there may be a good business case for Linux after all. Just make sure you don't dive into the world of open source without fastening the rope securely to the bridge.

  • PCs: Keeping IT green

    While recycling is all fine and good, before we go to the trouble of ripping an item to bits and making it into something else ," there is an intermediate stage: Reuse!

Reviews (2)

  • Not as thick as some: 7 thin clients tested

    Thin clients seem to be a perennial runner-up to full-featured desktops, but we think the time is right to stop thinking "what if?" and to get rid of those clunky desktop PCs.

  • PCs: Keeping IT green

    While recycling is all fine and good, before we go to the trouble of ripping an item to bits and making it into something else ," there is an intermediate stage: Reuse!

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