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    Telstra today announced that it had pared down the number of its major outsourcers to three, granting EDS, Infosys and IBM around $1.2 billion worth of contracts.

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    Calm, diplomatic and deep down a salesman. David Thodey, the meat in Telstra's Kaz sandwich, will be in familiar territory in his new role as Telstra's chief executive officer.

  • Oakton COO Parker departs

    Oakton chief operating officer Steve Parker has left the IT services firm just a year after he joined it from the top ranks of local rival Unisys.

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    Get an insider's look at the recent history and potential imminent future of the technology operation of Westpac Banking Corporation and its subsidiary St George in the last of our Changing of the guards series examining generational change in the nation's big four banks.

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    ZDNet.com.au takes you on a tour of Google's new Sydney Googleplex, which is currently under construction. Australian Googlers will work in an environmentally friendly building, next to glamorous Sydney Harbour, with views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Tower, and the Star City Casino.

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    Indian tech giant Wipro's chairman and managing director, Azim Premji, on the future of the company and where the Indian outsourcing market will go next.

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    Senior vice-president of IBM Linda Sanford explains why the handoff to an offshore partner should be embraced, not feared.

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    German Linux seller SuSE has unveiled a version of the open-source operating system tailored for Intel's Itanium chip.

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