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  • Indian outsourcer gets deeper into bank accounts

    HCL Technologies has signed a wide-ranging deal with financial services software vendor Misys that will see the Indian outsourcer make further inroads into Australia's banking sector.

  • Aviva tech break-up costs HP

    A report this week suggested the Australian operations of financial services specialist Aviva would not renew a key outsourcing contract with Hewlett-Packard when it expires this November.

  • Developers to get standardised security test

    A standardised test on knowledge of security programming may soon be on the way for software developers.

  • Aviva divvies up former HP contract

    Financial services giant Aviva has started to sign key ICT services contracts as it breaks up a larger outsourcing deal formerly held by Hewlett-Packard.

  • Aussie Home Loans CIO walks ... and now talks

    update: Aussie Home Loans has lost its second chief information officer in nine months, but Christopher Hatzidis says he's left the mortgage specialist on good terms.

  • AIIA: Indian outsourcing threat can help Australia

    Australian companies are slowly but surely outsourcing more of their programming projects to countries like India but this could mean better jobs for Australian coders, according to the AIIA.

  • JPMorgan Chase cancels IBM outsourcing contract

    JPMorgan Chase announced on Wednesday that it will cancel its multiyear, $5 billion outsourcing contract with IBM, bucking an industry trend that has seen IT outsourcing grow by dramatic proportions.

  • Accenture to invest US$450 million in SOA

    IT outsourcing company Accenture on Wednesday in the US announced it plans to invest US$450 million over the next three years in the development of service-oriented architecture applications.

  • Super group signs AU$140 million deal with IBM

    Investment and superannuation organisation Russell Investment Group has signed a seven-year, AU$140 million business transformation outsourcing deal with IBM.

  • HP bags US$500 million outsourcing deal

    Hewlett-Packard announced that it had received a US$500 million contract to provide global IT services for European commercial bank and financial services firm WestLB in the U.S. overnight.

Features and Case Studies

  • Offshoring: How far, how deep?

    The question on the lips of most CIOs is no longer whether to send work offshore. It's a question of how much to send.

  • Commonwealth Bank: Michael Harte, CIO

    ZDNet Australia meets with Michael Harte, CIO of the Commonwealth Bank to find out his views on security and sourcing (both out- and open-).

  • Outsourcing CRM operations a wise choice?

    Outsourcing customer relationship management -- generally seen as part of the business process outsourcing trend -- is a complex undertaking. And it's about a lot more than "shipping jobs overseas" ....

  • CIOs must bridge gap between business and tech

    The CIO must act as the link between IT and the wider strategy of the business, and not get too bogged down in technology alone.

  • 10 mobile trends: Should you care?

    silicon.com's Jo Best looks at 10 oft-debated areas in mobile and wireless and asks a simple question: how much should you care over the next 12 months?

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Recruitment heavyweight says outlook bright for tech jobs

    IT&T recruitment company Hudson has given an optimistic prediction on the job front for the rest of the year despite concerns about offshoring.

  • Barclays: No Linux on desktops for now

    The CTO of one of Britain's largest banks talks about how he made it to the top, and how Barclays is facing the challenges of technical innovation and corporate governance legislation.

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