The Australian Tax Office says it will open its IT outsourcing contracts worth over AU$1 billion to multiple suppliers, ending its 10 year single-supplier arrangement with EDS.
Red Hat announced a new version of its Linux software on Wednesday geared for desktop and laptop computer customers in developing nations.
TAFE Queensland has signed a two year extension to its outsourcing deal with Unisys for infrastructure and desktop management support.
Dell has beat rival offers from Hewlett-Packard, IBM and ADNet Technology to win a large chunk of Sydney Water's IT spend for at least the next three years.
Melbourne's Monash University has revealed plans to overhaul and beef up its information technology support division, with the creation of an over-arching chief information officer position and the launch of a new shared services strategy.
ASX-listed IT services firm UXC last week laid off around a dozen employees due to fears that current contracts would be deferred.
The IT support functions of several large federal and state government agencies face an uncertain future in coming weeks as Commander Communications' receivers attempt to find buyers for the IT services company.
HP and EDS customers should look at renegotiating existing contracts to push for price reductions and improved services following the US$13.9bn deal between the two outsourcing giants.
Microsoft said on Wednesday that it has bought Kidaro, a company that helps businesses manage their collection of virtual machines.
Woodside has signed a three-year AU$30 million deal with IT services outsourcer CSC.
The company says its acquisition of open-source database provider MySQL will enable it to dominate in open-source server software.
Adobe Media Player, set for release later this year, can play back downloaded video files, rather than browser-based video streams.
Nokia is to buy Trolltech, the company whose Linux-based Qt application-development framework is at the core of many PC and mobile applications including Google Earth and Skype.
A UK property asset management company is examining Apple Macs and Linux desktops to cut its dependency on Microsoft in the wake of the software giant's aggressive licensing options.
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