Australian Financial Investments Group (AFIG), owner of the Wizard Home Loans retail network, has used Software AG’s ApplinX legacy modernisation software to integrate its AS/400 mainframe with a new system based on Microsoft .NET.

Online home entertainment company Quickflix has sgned an agreement with IceTV to integrate its online consumer service offering with IceTV’s interactive electronic program guide (EPG).

Australian banking software company, Financial Network Services, acquired for $26 million by TATA Consultancy Services last year (TCS-FNS), has won a deal with Hua Xia Bank (HXB) to implement a core banking solution. The implementation of the BANCS core banking solution by TCS-FNS is part of the bank’s efforts to transform its operations and prepare for future growth.

PDA and smartphone vendor, Palm, has sold its Treo 650 smartphones into Australian marketing and communications agency, Creative Field Marketing (CFM) to conduct wireless mobile auditing and deliver real-time market information to clients.

Storage vendor Network Appliance and IT services provider Volante (ASX:VGL) have announced an agreement to provide NetApp storage and data management technology to the Australian market.

PC vendor Acer Computer Australia has won a deal worth up to $10 million with Australia's largest insurer QBE Insurance Group to supply a full suite of IT hardware to its Australian-based staff , including notebooks, desktops, servers, tablet PCs, LCD monitors and Wyse Terminals.

Australian software developer Beethoven Computer Services has completed a four-month implementation of a customer services system for car distibutor Nissan Australia.

IBM has signed a seven year $140 million business transformation outsourcing (BTO) agreement with investment and superannuation specialist Russell Investment Group.

Midmarket enterprise software speciliast, Epicor Software, won a contract with Masonic Homes Incorporated, to deploy its  Senior Living Solution to integrate financial management, resident and client management and procurement systems across South Australia and Northern Territority.

Design and manufacturing software company, Autodesk, has won a deal with Victoria-based Wannon Region Water Authority to provide spatial solutions for a major data consolidation project.