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• TechnologyOne seeks to put Brisbane City Council saga behind it

  TechnologyOne has put the Brisbane City Council saga behind it, expecting the dispute to have no further impact on profits.

• NEXTDC signs up international customer to S1 data centre

  NEXTDC (ASX: NXT) has signed up an international customer, which can’t be publicly named, to its Sydney data centre, S1 for three years.

• NEC snags $55 million contract with NT govt

  The Northern Territory government has signed a $55 million, three-year contract with NEC to support 20,000 users across the territory.

• NBN Co must pay out $200 million more to Telstra: NSW Supreme Court

  NBN Co will owe Telstra $200 million more than it expected over the next 30 years, unless it appeals a decision reached today by the NSW Supreme Court.

• NewSat secures 10-year contract for Jabiru satellite capacity

  Australian satellite company, NewSat (ASX: NWT), has signed a 10-year contract with a Middle Eastern telco for Jabiru satellite transmission capacity worth more than $67 million.

• IT Outsourcing: Legal Mistakes That Can Cost You Big

  Good legal counsel can be worth every penny when putting together an outsourcing deal. But those legal fees can add up quickly if you're not careful. Worse yet, some common mistakes customers make when working with an outsourcing attorney can prove costly not only during contracting and negotiations but over the life of the deal.

• IT shops renegotiate contracts to get savings out of vendors

  Saving money is of paramount importance for CIOs in today's economy, and renegotiating contracts with IT vendors may be one of the best ways to chop expenses.

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  IDC MaturityScape: software license optimisation

  Managing the software licensing landscape within most companies is a complex task, which is made more complicated by the sheer number of contracts to be managed (hundreds, if not thousands) as well as the different types of licenses that must be administered. This IDC MaturityScape will enable organisations to refine or develop strategies for effective software license optimisation. Software license complexity will cost organizations an average of 25% of their software license budgets in 2015, industry trends such as virtualisation, cloud, and increased flexibility in software licensing have added to this challenge, IT buyers should understand the key triggers and be especially vigilant with license management.