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  • ATO: EDS deploys 25,000 HP desktops

    HP Enterprise Services, formerly known as EDS, will roll-out 25,000 new HP desktops, keyboards and mouses to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) in a long-awaited desktop refresh.

  • Unisys scores $50m DIAC extension

    The Department of Immigration and Citizenship has extended its contracts with Unisys for desktop services and biometric identity management.

  • Unisys bags Vic Transport deal

    The Victorian Department of Transport has signed a six-year, $11.4 million contract with Unisys to upgrade its passenger information system which predicts train arrival times.

  • Unisys made Aussie MD redundant

    Unisys made its Australian and New Zealand managing director David Barnes redundant six months ago only months after hiring him, ZDNet.com.au can reveal.

  • Policy forced ATO's EDS desktop hand

    Recently, changing federal government policy was a factor in the Australian Taxation Office's decision to extend its end user and centralised computing contracts with incumbent supplier EDS, the agency's CIO Bill Gibson has revealed.

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  • Australia's ICT industry is panicking

    The leaders of Australia's ICT industry are currently in a state of panic over the debatable prospect of an economic downturn in the sector and are going too far with cutting jobs.

  • Gershon: Easier said than done

    Gershon's recommendations are consistent with those of other jurisdictions that have undertaken similar reviews, and are aimed at giving the ICT centralisation/decentralisation pendulum a shove back towards the centre. This is, however, easier said than done.

  • Department of Defence: Greg Farr, CIO (part two)

    In the second part of his interview, Defence CIO Greg Farr talks about outsourcing, the skills crisis and reveals his most urgent IT priority.

  • Analysis: CommBank alone on voice biometrics

    The Commonwealth Bank stands alone as the only top tier bank in Australia with its sights on biometrics as a means to improve security for its customers -- but critics say the technology is still too young.

  • Scandinavian Airlines pilots SOA

    Service oriented architectures (SOAs) can ease application development but they impose a significant administrative burden. David Braue finds out how Scandinavian Airlines dealt with the challenge of SOA proliferation with flying colours.

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  • Intel's long-awaited Montecito set for debut

    Intel will launch its "Montecito" version of Itanium, the first dual-core version of the processor, on July 18 in the US, sources familiar with the event said.

  • Novell Linux Desktop 9

    If you manage a lot of corporate desktops, then Novell's Linux Desktop is well worth a look -- particularly if you're happy with ZENworks. Linux pricing and Novell's corporate-style support could make this a useful option for business.

  • Data centre 101

    Secrecy seems to shroud the data centre arena -- all well and good for security's sake, but not so great when trying to pick a provider. We pull back the curtains to find what data centre options exist in Australia.

  • New Windows Server, XP versions roll

    Microsoft announced Friday that it had released two high-end operating systems to computer manufacturers.

  • MS sets Windows 2003 release to manufacture date

    Microsoft has set March 12 as the release-to-manufacture date for the six new versions of its server operating system, paving the way for a shipping date of 29 April.

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