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  • Software maker Motive takes second shot at IPO

    Motive, which develops support and help desk software for large computer companies, is expected to hold an initial public offering next week--three years after its first attempt.

  • HP CIO: A lot of work ahead

    Hewlett-Packard officials have offered a peek at the work going on behind the scenes to revamp its technology systems in the wake of its purchase of Compaq Computer.

  • Will HP/Compaq become a managed services behemoth?

    Given the need to drive hardware sales while Compaq and HP build their combined services organisation, the most likely IT model is that of a managed services provider (MSP) rather than an application services provider (ASP).

  • CASA flys to ASG in $8m deal

    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.

  • ACMA, DEWHA get new IT suppliers

    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.

  • WA Education Dept inks $185m ICT deal

    Western Australia's Department of Education and Training has signed a $185 million contract with Perth-based IT services outfit Kinetic IT to continue to provide infrastructure services and support.

  • DaimlerChrysler outsources IT

    DaimlerChrysler Australia has outsourced the management of its core business IT infrastructure to Hewlett Packard's Australian operations.

  • Cost, advancing tools foster Linux clustering choice

    Low cost is always cited as the top reason that enterprises choose Linux clusters. But the promise of new, advanced management tools and scalability capabilities is also spurring increased interest and attention

  • Dell to march deeper into wireless

    Dell Computer will expand deeper into the wireless market as part of its overall goal of increasing annual revenue to US$60 billion in the next few years, according to company president Kevin Rollins.

  • What will become of Apple?

    Every year at this time I make my pilgrimage to Macworld Expo in San Francisco.

  • Open source Visionary: Business not spooked by Linux

    Linux expert claims the open-source community will not make the mistakes of the Unix world.

  • Dell services: Trouble ahead?

    The company's focus on corporate services leads to big contracts and growing revenue for both Dell and its services partners. But conflicts with those partners could be looming.

  • Succeeding in integration: Part one

    Wondering how to tackle that daunting integration project? Take a look at how other enterprises have dealt with the issues.

  • CA's Sanjay Kumar: We'll manage on-demand

    Computer Associates Chairman and CEO Sanjay Kumar has the prevailing winds at his back. He is betting that the latest trend--on-demand delivery of computing resources--stirred up by companies like IBM, HP and Sun--will expand the market for the company's flagship Unicenter network management products.

  • Autonomic transmission

    In an industry that loves buzzwords, autonomic computing continues to attract attention. Can the promise of self-managing IT systems ever be met, and how will businesses change if that happens?

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