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  • Aviva cuts down back office IT

    Financial services company Aviva Australia has revealed it is in the midst of an extensive back office technology consolidation project, with Oracle software taking centre stage as a number of other platforms are eliminated.

  • Business continuity rules to affect service providers

    New rules on business continuity management for the finance sector came into effect this month, but one local expert says more than just finance companies will be affected.

  • Australian companies drive finance software

    Volkswagen Financial Services AG has joined with two local companies to provide an Australian first in online automotive finance.

  • Why HP might be your next utility company

    Although HP's version currently is limited to its SuperDome servers, the company sees a time when all computer resources are connected to a grid, with customers billed on a usage basis.

  • Federal Government backs new Australian IT company

    Grange Systems, an Australian management software development company has been launched with the backing of the Federal Government's Innovation Investment Fund.

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  • BPO: Save money or fix your processes?

    Business process outsourcing has much in common with its smaller sibling IT outsourcing, but there are still some lessons to be learned.

  • IT managers 'becoming despondent'

    Think of financial services companies as cutting-edge users of IT? Think again. Around two-thirds of IT managers in the sector say IT isn't viewed strategically where they work.

  • Profile: Leading edge Australian companies

    Sometimes you just must have the latest technology, and swallow the associated risks of being the first to use it. We talk to Australian companies that couldn't wait.

  • How to integrate hosted applications

    As it becomes more popular to have applications hosted by an external service provider, what implications does this have for integrating those applications with your other systems? ZDNet Australia investigates.

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