The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) and the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA) have both recently signed on new vendors to take over their formerly Commander-led managed services contracts.
Western Australian ASX-listed IT services firm ASG today confirmed it had won the Federal Government Civil Aviation Safety Authority's managed services deal over incumbent Darwin-based supplier CSG.
The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has renewed a long-running comprehensive technology outsourcing contract with Unisys for another five years following a competitive bid process.
The Group 8 cluster of federal agencies that signed a collective IT outsourcing arrangement with Commander-owned Volante in 2000 are moving on as the contract nears its end on 26 June.
Cisco has launched 'Unified Computing', a next-generation datacentre effort that encompasses virtualisation, a group of major technology partners and the networking company's first foray into making server hardware.
With all the excitement over the iPhone, few people have noticed that 1 July was the 11th anniversary of the deregulation of Australia's telecommunications market.
There's rarely such a thing as a genuinely new idea in IT -- as any enthusiast for thin client computing who has ever worked with a mainframe can tell you.
As CSIRO stands firm on its refusal to freely license key patents relating to WLANs, I'm reminded of the joke: what do you get when you grab a man by the testicles? The answer: his full attention.
Last night I visited Ten's Supernatural site in order to test the service. As a result, I can comfortably list 10 things wrong with it.
Every IT administrator knows the consequences of network downtime -- mass staff whining, a total help desk meltdown, and really vicious complaints from the same senior managers who stripped the budget of the funds required to keep the network running in the first place. But it's not always something that can be avoided.
The world of enterprise IP telephony is varied and complex. Here's our round-up of the major players and what they can bring to your business.
Blade servers were once the saviours of the datacentre. Expandability was king. But do blade servers still make sense today? We find out if they're still worth it.
What's the best mid-range server on the market? We put machines from Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Lenovo through their paces in our labs.
Firewalls have come a long way since we last looked at them in 2005, and have now become full-blown Unified Threat Management devices. We take a look at the top players.
At the "NECXT life" product showcase in Sydney, NEC gave us the chance to explore a "day in the a life of NEC". Our photo gallery reveals that such a day involves digital signs, VoIP, LCDs, waterproof notebooks and CCTV.
Thecus' N5500 is, like all of Thecus' lines, best suited to the professional user who doesn't mind tweaking the unit to get the most out of it.
SonicWall's feature-packed TZ 210 gateway security appliance is capable of protecting all kinds of networks at a very affordable price. It's easy to set-up and manage, and sets a new price point in the UTM market.
At first glance, the Vostro 1220 looks like an ultraportable notebook that was born from Dell's consumer range. But instead Dell has created its own little niche, targeting the more fashion-conscious business user on a budget.
At a very affordable price, the D-Link Wireless N Router DIR-615 makes a great entry-level Wireless-N router and would satisfy most situations where a wireless network is needed.
With "Eco" and "Lite" in its name does that mean the U121 is a product with fewer features with a high price for the sake of being branded as environmentally friendly?
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