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End of an era: NASA shuts down its last mainframe

End of an era: NASA shuts down its last mainframe

There was a time when IBM's mainframes were cutting-edge machines for scientific and engineering calculations.

February 15th, 2012 in Nasa by Stephen Shankland Comment 2 Votes
IBM slaps Windows apps on its mainframes

IBM slaps Windows apps on its mainframes

In what could be construed as one bizarre combination, IBM is planning to slap together its zEnterprise mainframe with Windows applications.

November 8th, 2011 in IBM by Larry Dignan 1 Comment Vote
IBM launches mainframe for mid-market

IBM launches mainframe for mid-market

IBM is set to roll out a new System z mainframe server that's designed for mid-market customers and emerging markets. The aim: use these mainframes for the masses to consolidate traditional servers.

July 12th, 2011 in IBM by Larry Dignan Comment 3 Votes
Mainframe love to lead to skills import?

Mainframe love to lead to skills import?

A new BMC survey of over 1500 global customers has shown that the mainframe is still popular and likely to stick around, although a lack of available skills might lead to Australian businesses importing foreign mainframe specialists.

October 25th, 2010 in Servers by Suzanne Tindal 1 Comment 1 Vote
Centrelink wants less IT-reliant comms

Centrelink wants less IT-reliant comms

As several Federal Human Services agencies move into their new combined IT role, the hunt begins for a vendor to provide a document output management system for three of the agencies, in the hopes it will reduce workloads.

July 6th, 2010 in Government by Suzanne Tindal Comment Vote

CSC wins $8m electoral deal

CSC announced today that it had won a four-year contract with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) to provide mainframe and network communications services.

December 14th, 2009 in Csc by Suzanne Tindal Comment Vote

EDS scores $604m ATO extension

The Australian Taxation Office has decided to extend its contracts with EDS for end computing and centralised computing services over a further two years.

June 29th, 2009 in Eds by Suzanne Tindal Comment Vote

IBM wins $70m Medicare extension

Medicare has awarded IBM a one-year, $70 million extension to its comprehensive technology outsourcing contract after announcing earlier this year that it would review all its information and communications contracts.

October 2nd, 2008 in Health by Liam Tung Comment Vote

ATO picks mainframe shortlist

The Australian Taxation Office has selected a shortlist of suppliers who will bid for the last and largest of its three outsourcing contracts, a high-end computing deal believed to be worth a total of $800 million over five years.

September 1st, 2008 in Ato by Liam Tung Comment Vote

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Currently about 50% of connections are at the 100Mb/s rate.
As a consequence, ARPU is significantly higher than the projected figures.

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Currently about 50% of connections are at the 100Mb/s rate.
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