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  • ATO picks mainframe shortlist

    The Australian Taxation Office has selected a shortlist of suppliers who will bid for the last and largest of its three outsourcing contracts, a high-end computing deal believed to be worth a total of $800 million over five years.

  • Lockheed Martin in $1bn ATO race

    The Australian Taxation Office has picked a shortlist of five vendors, including aerospace manufacturer Lockheed Martin Australia, to compete for a key part of the agency's AU$1 billion technology outsourcing work.

  • ATO shortlists four for AU$385m network deal

    The ATO has shortlisted four vendors for the first of its three major outsourcing deals -- managed network services, worth AU$55 million per year.

  • Asia to outsource more than ANZ by 2006

    Australia and New Zealand will account for a smaller portion of the Asia-Pacific IT outsourcing market by 2006, according to analyst group IDC.

  • Mid-tier outsourcing heats up in Australia

    With the big contracts signed and sealed, the mid-tier outsourcing market is primed for increased competition and growth, according to industry pundits.

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Features and Case Studies (60)

  • Managed services: Kinder, gentler outsourcing

    It was around nine years since strong-armed government departments began to realise willy-nilly outsourcing wasn't, perhaps, the best idea. However, with contracts signed and staff already migrated, there was little to do but ride out the storm. In this special report, we look at the Victoria Police and the South West Alliance of Rural Hospitals' approach to managed services.

  • Taming the alpha mail

    The actual administration of e-mail -- getting it into your company, filtering it, distributing it, providing mobile access to it, archiving it, backing it up, undeleting it -- can be an extremely time-consuming, bothersome process.

  • Hutchison: Ericsson more like a wife than an outsourcer

    Michael Young, the chief technology officer of Hutchison, doesn't believe outsourcing is a good move for companies. So when the telco considered outsourcing its network, he went about things a little differently to usual.

  • Seek outsources Web hosting

    Web-based jobs directory Seek will outsource its online infrastructure to managed service provider Hostworks in a three-year deal announced today.

  • Breaking the myths of managed services

    Managed services, one of the telecom industry's most popular terms, gains credibility because it's well known -- but no one wants to admit they don't understand it.

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Reviews (7)

  • Hutchison outsources Australian 3G operations

    Hutchison Telecoms, which owns Orange, has outsourced the operation of its Australian mobile networks to Ericsson Australia in a seven-year deal that is expected to save the telco over AU$40 million.

  • Surrendering security

    Would you put the security of your company into someone else's hands? ZDNet Australia finds out what benefits and peace of mind a managed service can provide.

  • Ultimate anti-spam guide: 11 products tested

    From server-level software, to appliances, to managed services, we review the latest anti-spam solutions to help enterprises manage the onslaught of unsightly spam.

  • Worm out of virus management

    Antivirus management is complex, time consuming, and absolutely essential. Handing it over to a service provider could prove to be the easiestâ€"and safestâ€"option.

  • Storage: The inside story

    Few managers consider it a sexy area, but well-planned storage systems are critical to the functioning of businesses of all sizes. How has storage technology evolved and how can you plan the right system at the right price?

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