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Telstra has welcomed the re-election of the federal coalition due to its policy supporting the full privatisation of the carrier, with chief executive officer Ziggy Switkowski saying the board and management would like to "congratulate the government on their stunning victory".
Outsourcing giant EDS has pressed banks to offshore more IT services to destinations like India, with its managing director Chris Mitchell telling top bankers that offshoring more backoffice operations was the answer to remaining competitive.
Government continues to shun colossal outsourcing contracts in favour of selective sourcing, while businesses display growing confidence in software-as-a-service -- however sustained skills shortages have plagued deployments, sparking interest in offshore options.
New Zealand's largest company, dairy group Fonterra, is considering outsourcing its worldwide information services functions to HCL in India.
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