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    Telstra has rediscovered up to 150 lost systems as it continues to revamp its IT and reduce the number of platforms it uses.

  • Tanner promises to lead Razor Gang in IT carve-up

    Federal Minister for Finance and Deregulation, Lindsay Tanner, has pledged to eradicate the costs of the previous government's "haphazard and fragmented" IT spending, but one commentator has argued that the government needs to spend more to make more of its technology.

  • CSIRO wants to bring order to its law

    The CSIRO, Australia's largest scientific research association, has issued an Expression of Interest (EOI) notice this week seeking vendors to provide a new legal matter management software system for its legal department, but representatives are remaining tight-lipped on the contract.

  • Carr: Not everyone will believe IT doesn't matter

    Nicholas Carr, author of the highly-debated book "Does IT Matter," yesterday wryly conceded that it was "probably fortunate that not everyone will listen to me" as, if they did, the tech sector would "fall on the curb".

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  • Old IT never dies...

    Companies are hanging on to their IT equipment longer to stave off spending what they can't currently afford. But IT systems have to be disposed of eventually; what happens when they do?

  • Include validation from the start to avoid major problems later

    IT managers who are dealing with critical or regulated products need to make computer systems validation an integral part of their IT projects. Here's how validation works and how it can save you from project failures down the road.

  • Microsoft discloses more Windows code

    Microsoft has disclosed technical information vital to allowing third-party developers create software that works well with Windows.

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