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  • Conroy FTTN demand puts Telstra spending on hold

    Telstra has confirmed it will provide the government with the information it is seeking on the telco's broadband network -- and will put some of its investment on hold until after the fibre-to-the-node tender process is over.

  • Centrelink slashes costs by AU$400m with IT overhaul

    Centrelink's five-year IT Refresh program has been given a positive report card today from the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO), producing savings well over expected levels.

  • Gartner Symposium 2007: Complete coverage

    News and video from Gartner's Symposium event, which is being held in Sydney this week.

  • Qld brings government IT together

    The Queensland state government today outlined sweeping changes to the framework under which the state's internal IT systems are developed and governed.

  • New era for Vic government IT

    Victoria's recently re-elected Labor party will create two new government agencies to oversee IT services and decisions state-wide.

  • Telstra, Optus welcome Labor's broadband plan

    The nation's largest telcos, Telstra and Optus, have welcomed the Australian Labor Party's election promise to facilitate a new national fibre broadband network with up to AU$4.7 billion in funding, and key telecommunications reforms.

  • AIIA welcomes 'supportive' Budget

    The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) on Wednesday said this year's budget was "supportive of the ICT industry" and encouraged growth of the sector.

  • 2007: Let the crystal ball gazing begin

    ZDNet Australia journalist Renai LeMay weighs in with his 2007 predictions for the local telecommunications industry.

  • IT unit survives WA Justice dept split

    Western Australia's Department of Justice (DoJ) may have split into two separate divisions back in February, but the group's IT unit has come through the process intact.

  • Budget 2006: Technology takes centrestage

    The federal government has confirmed funding for the controversial health and welfare access card scheme in tonight's budget. Airport security, Centrelink's call centre and DIMIA are other winners.

  • Trujillo repeats fibre message

    Telstra today reiterated its long-standing argument that it will not invest in its planned high-speed national fibre network unless it can be guaranteed commercial returns on the project.

  • Defence RFID deployment hits snag

    Australian Defence Force plans to use radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to monitor cargo used to deliver consignments to troops in Iraq have been delayed for about six months due to difficulties with the project software.

  • Netstar charts on-demand network management

    Some might already be accustomed to buying their customer relationship management applications on-demand style, but the software-as-a-service delivery model could also be starting to make headway in network management circles.

  • Microsoft's government head to jump ship

    The executive who leads Microsoft's government sales efforts is leaving to become CEO of a telecommunications company, the software maker said Tuesday.

  • UPDATE: EDS claims big SA savings as decision looms

    EDS Australia has lauded big-bang outsourcing contracts and said a renegotiated deal with the South Australian government would be more flexible to accommodate the advent of new technologies

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