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Two Australian software firms are laughing all the way to the bank after inking separate deals with the US and Australian defence departments.
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Australian businesses are struggling to come up with innovative ways to deal with budgetary constraints, yet still fund the IT infrastructure they need.
Industry pundits are disappointed by the lack of focus on ICT in the Federal Government Budget 2002-03 announced last night, with a feeling that this latest letdown won’t help recovery of Australia’s technology sector.
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