Many companies that have outsourced their IT are dissatisfied with the service provided by outsourcers, but few are likely to stop the practice altogether, opting instead to renegotiate current contracts.
The NSW Roads and Traffic Authority has retained Fujitsu to provide data centre outsourcing services for at least three more years, with options to extend the contract to a total of seven.
RailCorp NSW has decided to outsource components of its information and communications technology operations to vendor Fujitsu, officials said late this afternoon.
The Northen Territory government today said it would consult with the local information technology industry over coming months as to how $80 million worth of ICT services would be provided in future.
Hewlett-Packard said Tuesday it will acquire computer services firm EDS for US$25 per share, or US$13.9 billion, in a deal intended to boost HP's services revenue.
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