Com Tech cuts staff
Twenty-one Com Tech employees have lost their jobs as a result of a slow down in new-economies, according to the companies online general manager David Bowie.
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PowerTel, Boeing alliance unveils mega-pipe
In a boost for regional broadband services, telecommunications provider PowerTel, together with communications and aeronautics company Boeing, has launched its Pacific Innovation Corridor (PIC) on the Gold Coast today.
Microsoft drives final nail in StarWorks
Second-hand PC dealers were reminded of their licensing obligations today as The Federal Court decided against Theresa Milosevic, former director of StarWorks, ruling the used PC trader had engaged in the sale of unlicensed software.
Intermedia rescues QLD IT goodwill
In a dramatic new twist, Queensland distributor Intermedia Computers has agreed to purchase the QLD IT trading name, goodwill, customer list, intellectual property, domain name and e-commerce software as the younger maverick company sinks into liquidation.
Local assembly channel welcomes P4
Australian PC manufacturers, outsourcers and integrators have come out in support of Intel's Pentium 4 released last week, although initial sales are expected to be slow.
Microsoft scores in SA
The South Australian Government has committed $10.5 million to a Microsoft licensing agreement covering 14,600 desktops.
Sundata basks in IBM glow
Queensland-based integrator Sundata has taken the red ribbon, being the second company to become an IBM Certified for e-business Business Partner in the Australia/New Zealand region.
Government outsourcing under microscope
Amidst the din of the Melbourne Cup and the US Presidential election, the Federal Government announced a "small scale" review into its controversial IT outsourcing policies.
KAZ Thais up deal
Integrator to develop superannuation administration system for Thai Government
CSIRO cops Group 9 tender freeze
CSIRO staff have been informed that notification to industry on Group 9 tenders has been frozen indefinitely.
Unisys West gets Justice on its side
The scales of justice have tipped in favour of a cooperative approach to outsourcing, following Unisys West's winning a Western Australian Ministry of Justice contract.
The virus that stole Christmas
Christmas cheer is apparently enough to make your computer sick, following a new worm hole virus hitting companies across the US.
KAZ Thais up new deal
Australian integration and outsourcer KAZ Computer Services has entered into a deal which will see it develop a superannuation administration system for the Thai government and three superannuation schemes run by the Thai Farmers Bank.
Peter Kazacos, KAZ managing director, said the agreement would position the company to take advantage of other outsourcing opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region.
UPDATE: Senate outsourcing inquiry called
The Department for Finance and Administration (DOFA) has gone to ground, refusing to comment on whether timetables for the remaining tenders are threatened by the public Senate inquiry announced yesterday.
UPDATE: IT outsourcing divides Government ranks
CSIRO staff representatives are meeting with Federal Finance and Administration Minister John Fahey this afternoon in the wake of Federal Minister for Industry, Science and Resources, Senator Nick Minchin's criticisms of the Government's IT outsourcing policies.