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• ATO's $879m 'worst-case scenario'

  Second Commissioner of Taxation David Butler today said that the increased $879 million budget for the Australian Taxation Office's Change Program quoted in an audit report released yesterday was a worst-case scenario.

• Govt releases $100m Smart Grid tender

  The Federal Government yesterday invited bids for its $100 million smart grid pilot, Smart City, which the government hopes will inform it of the costs and benefits of the technology.

• ATO Change Program budget now $879m

  The budget for the Change Program has again been bumped up as the Australian Taxation Office says it needs $105 million to finish the project over the next two years on top of the $749 million it has already spent.

• NEHTA cuts contractor spend

  The National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA) has dropped the amount it is shelling out for contractors while stepping up its in-house employee spend, according to its annual report released yesterday.

• The big 27,000: Win7 ensnares Centrelink

  As Microsoft launches Windows 7 in Australia, major federal welfare agency Centrelink is planning to migrate to the new operating system by mid next year. Will other companies follow its example, or will Microsoft see the same lack of interest for Windows 7 as it did for Vista?

• "Swipe off" danger for Myki users

  Melbourne public transport users could be slugged more than the cost of their fare if they fail to "swipe off" under the new electronic ticketing system, it was revealed this week.

• Office 2010 beta due next month

  Microsoft on Monday is announcing that it will release in November a public test version of Office 2010.

• Jovial Ellison cracks IBM jokes

  Oracle supremo Larry Ellison has taken several potshots at his company's rival IBM, denigrating the power efficiency of Big Blue's hardware and opening fire on its blanket "Smarter Planet" marketing campaign.

• Fostering a better Kaz future with Fujitsu

  For the first time, Kaz chief Mike Foster tells the full story about how the Peter Kazacos' baby was treated within Telstra, and how the deal with Fujitsu went down.

• NEHTA to test health ID this year

  The National E-Health and Transition Authority (NEHTA) has today released its strategy for 2009 to 2012, listing priorities and timelines to enable e-health, including developing an "office" model for health identifiers by December.

• Bolton loses auDA court battle

  The Supreme Court of Victoria has ruled that the Australian Domain Name Administrator (auDA) acted correctly when it decided earlier this year to terminate the registrar accreditation of Nicholas Bolton's registry company Australian Style, trading as Bottle Domains.

• Microsoft fires up free tools for developers

  Microsoft on Thursday launched its WebsiteSpark program, intended to encourage web developers to use the company's tools and technologies.

• Telstra pips Optus on warning system

  The Victorian Government has announced that Telstra has been chosen to build a national phone-based warning system.

• Telstra scores $150m Coke deal

  Telstra has sealed a 10-year telecommunications and managed computing deal with Coca-Cola Amatil.

• Pipe's Guam cable carries first packets

  Last month, Pipe Network's PPC-1 cable from Sydney to Guam carried its first light. This time, tests run with early customer, Internode, has seen the cable carry its first data packets.

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