The NSW government hopes to save up to AU$10 million a year on desktop PC, notebook and server purchases with a new shared-service arrangement for hardware covering more than 100 agencies.
The NSW government has announced a preliminary panel of preferred suppliers of open-source software solutions to its departments.
The NSW Government will provide access to its telecommunications infrastructure and "optimise" its purchasing power to encourage competition in the broadband space.
The NSW Government has given strong indications that it expects the technology behind its new online procurement system, announced today, to provide standards for commercial e-commerce operators.
The New South Wales Land and Environment Court has launched the state's first online courtroom services, which promise to save both lawyers and clients time and money.
While some states boast about procurement plans and how much they'll boost industry coffers, the NSW government appears to be heading in the opposite direction.
Last week, I lamented the growing tendency to slam perfectly valid technologies as unsuitable for new uses, just because they prove to be unsuited for applications for which they are inherently unsuited.
With Melbourne resuming its rightful place as Sydney's slightly embarrassing provincial neighbour after the Commonwealth Games, the scene is now set for an event of real significance.
While Sun Microsystems' hope of capturing a share of NSW government desktop market is fading, StarOffice 6.0's prospects in the private sector have brightened.
As the place where all legislation governing New South Wales originates, NSW Parliament has more than your basic obligations when it comes to ensuring the security of its data. But how can a small government department, with just five network staff looking after a main office and network of 94 branch offices spread across the country, ever hope to keep up?
Government fleet management body StateFleet relies on business intelligence tools to increase its forecasting accuracy in an effort to save millions of dollars annually.
Whatever happens in the election, government departments at both state and federal levels are facing major changes to how they build and manage their IT infrastructure. Is the answer shared services, an increased focus on SOA, enhanced Web delivery -- or just telling everyone in your department to get a clue?
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