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NBN to boost healthcare ICT spend to $2.4 billion
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news

Category: Telecoms

2009-06-18 00:58:30
The National Broadband Network is set to give Australia's ICT sector a multi-billion dollar boost through the rollout and delivery of e-health services over the next three years.



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Optus kicks Telstra out of ATO in $186.5 million contract grab
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature

Category: Virtualisation

2009-06-16 00:47:55
Optus has trumped the incumbent Telstra, snaring a $186.5 million four-year contract with the Australian Tax Office for the supply of managed network services (MNS).


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EDS, SAP collaborate on carbon accounting for Aussie companies
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature

Category: Virtualisation

2009-06-15 06:37:07
IT services group, EDS and SAP Australia and New Zealand have worked together to develop a new carbon accounting solution which, they claim, will make it easier for Australian companies to comply with new federal government emissions guidelines.


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ISOFT win lucrative licensing contract with WA Health
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry

Category: Deals & Wheels - Contracts

2009-06-10 00:28:37
Listed Australian health information technology vendor, iSOFT Group, has inked a licensing contract with the Western Australian Department of Health to deploy its latest patient manager (i.PM) hospital information system.


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SMS weathers IT market storm with contract win
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry

Category: Deals & Wheels - Contracts

2009-06-07 05:38:14
SMS Management & Technology has scored a 12-month contract, with a possible two year extension, with the water division of the Bureau of Meteorology to assist in the management and delivery of a water resources information system (AWRIS).


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Feds probing tech giants: Apple, Google, Yahoo in the cross hairs
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Vendors

2009-06-03 17:56:56
The US government is taking a close look at hiring practices in the technology sector that may constitute anti-trust offences, according to reports. Apple, Genentech, Google and Yahoo are said to be the initial targets.


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Logica scores another juicy contract win
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry

Category: Deals & Wheels - Government

2009-06-03 04:11:15
IT business and services company, Logica, has scored its second major federal government deal in a month, with the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) awarding it a five-year contract for the provision of ICT services, infrastructure and support.


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Government to show off NBN in public demo
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications

Category: News

2009-06-03 01:01:05
The benefits to the Australian community of the proposed National Broadband Network (NBN) have been touted many times since the federal government announcement of its NBN plans, and an event tomorrow will endeavour to show just us how services might be accessed through the high speed broadband network once it’s up and running.


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Objective’s Limehouse acquisition pays off with contract win
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry

Category: Deals & Wheels - Contracts

2009-06-02 05:01:14
The recent acquisition of Limehouse Software by Australian-listed Objective Corporation has paid off with the software vendor securing a four-year procurement agreement with the UK Central Office of Information (COI).


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Linux finds a role in Australian prison cells
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Open Source

2009-05-29 02:35:56
Cybersource's Linux-based PrisonPC secure desktop system has been installed at another Australian prison. Almost 60 units, plus associated servers, have been installed at the Alexander Maconochie Centre correctional facility in the Australian Capital Territory.


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NettApp takes green approach with new Melbourne offices
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news

Category: Market News

2009-05-28 03:54:19
Storage and data management vendor, NetApp, has opened new offices in Melbourne, which the company says is testament to the importance of the technology sector to the State’s economy.


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Tassie contract in the pipeline for PKBA
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry

Category: Deals & Wheels - Contracts

2009-05-25 23:06:08
IT and telecommunications services group, PKBA, has inked an agreement with Tasmanian government services provider, Onstream, to provide integration of infrastructure and virtual environments for companies which are part of the state’s forthcoming water and sewerage industry amalgamations.


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Logica wins three-year government contract
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry

Category: Deals & Wheels - Government

2009-05-24 04:33:00
Australia’s peak body for health and medical research, The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has awarded IT and business services group, Logica, a three year contract for the provision of ICT services, infrastructure and support.


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Tandberg, Dimension Data contract win to connect NSW classrooms
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry

Category: Deals & Wheels - Government

2009-05-21 05:04:51
Telepresence vendor, Tandberg and IT services provider, Dimension Data, have inked a contract with the NSW Department of Training and Education (DET) to video enable every state school and TAFE college in the state as part of the government’s $158 million connected classroom project.


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APAC businesses increasing spend on security software
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news

Category: Security

2009-05-21 04:26:54
Spending on security software by Asia Pacific businesses, including in Australia, is expected to increase along with intervention by government authorities to drive corporate governance in organisations and re-establish confidence in markets.


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NBN critics 'opportunistic': Conroy
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Telecoms

2009-05-20 21:41:40
Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy has again slammed National Broadband Network (NBN) critics, accusing them of opportunistic misrepresentation when claiming that towns of under 1000 people will automatically miss out on fibre.


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EDS seals $96 million government deal
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry

Category: Deals & Wheels - Government

2009-05-20 08:27:06
IT services firm, EDS has secured a $96 million agreement with the Australian Government to manage technology infrastructure for the department of agriculture, fishery and forestry.


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The holistic approach to child online safety
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news

Category: Internet

2009-05-20 06:39:01

Protecting Children in Cyberspace is the theme of this year's World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, but will it actually make our kids any safer online?


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NBN to cost less than $43 billion: Conroy
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Internet

2009-05-19 02:25:27
Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy has stated that the government expects the actual cost of the National Broadband Network to be "significantly lower than $43 [billion]".


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Nick Minchin makes merry with NBN panel "admissions"
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications

Category: News

2009-05-18 23:52:40
The Shadow Minister for Broadband and Comms, Senator Nick Minchin, has yet again blasted the Federal Government over its claims following the announcement that the $4.7B NBN would be turning into a $43B NBN, saying that some members of the NBN Panel have admitted never giving any advice to the Government on investing in a “fibre to the home” network.


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