The New South Wales Government has embarked on a very Gershon-like process of reviewing its service delivery platforms – its information technology – as part of planning to consolidate 160 government agencies into just 13 super-departments.
Centrelink inks enterprise VMware deal
After years of buying virtualisation specialist VMware’s products and services piecemeal, social services super-agency Centrelink has signed a three-year enterprise licensing deal with the company worth a base load return of more than $3 million.
Grabbing the goose that lays the Golden Eggs
In Government, transparency is everything. Which is probably why large
and powerful multinational vendors are so transparent about getting
their hands on the Golden Eggs.
Overseas tech workers must get 'market rate': Immigration
Immigration Minister Chris Evans has further tightened the rules for companies seeking to import skilled workers on short-stay visas, introducing measures to make sure employees from overseas don’t get ripped off - and that local workers aren't priced out of the market.
VMware cloud opportunity keeps growing
Virtualisation specialist VMware has unveiled a swag of new tools to further reduce data centre costs and simplify management at its annual VMworld conference in San Francisco.
Melbourne IT looks to Asia for Cloud export sales
Hosting powerhouse Melbourne IT has started selling pay-as-you-go, enterprise-class cloud services to SMEs as one of just six companies worldwide selected as resellers for the vCloud Express software from global virtualisation specialist VMware.
Mandatory filtering plan an 'ultimate embarrassment'
The Rudd Government plan to introduce mandatory ISP-level filtering was dead in the water and Communications Minister Stephen Conroy should end the farce now, the Opposition’s leader in the Senate Nick Minchin said.
ACCC pricing process 'ridiculous' and 'stupid'
The consumer watchdog’s draft pricing for fixed-line wholesale services will kill new investment in copper-based broadband, punching a big hole in any interim planning in the lead up to the years-away NBN roll-out, access seekers say.
Melb IT first half struggles, but bullish on full-year
Domain name, rights management and IT services conglomerate Melbourne IT has posted disappointing first half-results against the back drop of global financial difficulties, but is forecasting stronger second half returns.
Centrelink in urgent data centre relocation
Data centre capacity constraints are so severe at Centrelink that the agency cannot wait for the Gershon-inspired consolidation strategy to emerge, instead signing a $5 million short-term relocation and expansion plan.
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