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Potential Partners 28 January, 2000 13:19:43
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Making a Federal case of IT 06 April, 2001 11:48:01
Rumours abound of outsourcers losing money with particular clients. Have there been any success stories?The federal government's IT outsourcing initiative sits under increasingly darkening skies. The tempest may be gathering, but there is one small patch of blue in the storm clouds according to one close observer. - +
The Influence Peddlers 06 June, 2001 11:27:58
Who represents IT interests in Canberra? The vendors. And as long as CIOs are kept at arm's length from the process, that's the way it will stay. - +
Getting the Point 02 April, 2004 11:50:25
The federal government’s Business Entry Point has taken a global lead in breaking down barriers between the tiers of government and easing the burden of compliance on business - +
Details, Details 04 February, 2003 13:26:10
While it may be inaccurate to say that whole-of-department outsourcing has been a total failure, it has certainly eventuated in a different way from that initially expected by the Commonwealth government.Controversy over whole-of-government outsourcing is nothing new, but recent outsourcing inquiries have added new fuel to the fire.
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Aborted $1b tender leaves CSC 'disappointed' 05 February, 2001 08:35:00
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) has held urgent talks with the Department of Family and Community Services and Centrelink following a decision by both agencies to abort a $1 billion IT outsourcing tender. - +
Update: CSC Says Outsourcing Program Is Here to Stay 08 November, 2000 12:01:01
The federal government's IT outsourcing initiative is "here to stay" and "will not be pulled back or changed in any way" according to Cluster 3 contract provider Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC). - +
Govt outsourcing 'won't be stopped' 13 November, 2000 12:01:01
The federal government's IT outsourcing initiative is "here to stay" and "will not be pulled back or changed in any way", according to Cluster 3 contract provider Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC). - +
IT's identity crisis 01 September, 2006 12:15:04
Don Dargel has been working in IT since he was a teenager and now, at age 37, he wants out so badly he's willing to join the National Guard to get extra money so he can go back to college. And yes, he's aware there's a war on. - +
The top 20 IT mistakes to avoid 19 January, 2005 16:56:41
We all like to think we learn from mistakes, whether our own or others'. So in theory, the more serious bloopers you know about, the less likely you are to be under the bright light of interrogation, explaining how you managed to screw up big-time. That's why we put out an all-points bulletin to IT managers and vendors everywhere: For the good of humanity, tell us about your gotchas so others can avoid them.
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Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) yesterday held urgent talks with the Department of Family and Community Services and Centrelink following a decision by both agencies to abort a $1 billion IT outsourcing tender.
CSC's integrated business services vice president Roger Allen confirmed discussions were taking place after the agencies ended the existing tender as a result of the Humphrey Review into the government's IT Outsourcing Program.
Allen described the announcement as "very disappointing" pointing out it is too premature to determine the company's next step despite having spent millions of dollars on the tender process.
He was unwilling to discuss compensation although a Labor Opposition spokesman said the "most likely outcome is that IT vendors will sue as some firms spent up to $5 million" tendering for the lucrative contract.
Centrelink and the department have commissioned an outsourcing assessment to issue a new request for tender which is likely to be less than a quarter of the business originally on offer.
Allen said CSC is yet to decide if it will bid for the new tender as it will "depend on what they are requesting".
"All of these issues are under consideration and will be discussed over the next few days; we have been doing business with the government for 30 years and plan to continue that relationship," he said.
IT Opposition spokeswoman Senator Kate Lundy applauded the decision by both agencies to end the Group 1 tender.
But believes the government must "accept responsibility for the disruption and costs imposed on departments, agencies and IT companies that have spent huge sums preparing tender documentation to date."
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CIO Live Podcast #79: Brent D Taylor, author of The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires Part II 05 October, 2007 06:00:00
For his new book, The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires, social researcher Brent D Taylor spent four years of intensive research investigating the psychological make-up and backgrounds of some of the world's richest men and women, including IT luminaries Bill Gates, Larry Ellison and Steve Jobs. Taylor discovered that, despite working in different industries and coming from different upbringings, they all have one thing in common -- they are all outsiders. - +
CIO Live Podcast #78: Brent D Taylor, author of The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires 28 September, 2007 17:34:25
For his new book, The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires, social researcher Brent D Taylor spent four years of intensive research investigating the psychological make-up and backgrounds of some of the world's richest men and women, including IT luminaries Bill Gates, Larry Ellison and Steve Jobs. Taylor discovered that, despite working in different industries and coming from different upbringings, they all have one thing in common -- they are all outsiders. - +
CIO Live Podcast #77: Panasonic Speeds Up Trans-Pacific File Transfers, Part III 21 September, 2007 07:00:00
Part three in our three-part special report from CIO's sister publication Network World in the US, as Paul Desmond reports from the Network World IT Roadmap Conference in Santa Clara, California. With development teams in the US and Japan, Panasonic needed a more efficient way to move very large files between the two locations. Iben Rodriguez, IT consultant for Panasonic Research and Development, explains how a storage-area network and virtual server technology helped speed up WAN performance. - +
CIO Live Podcast #76: Panasonic Speeds Up Trans-Pacific File Transfers, Part II 14 September, 2007 07:00:00
Part two in our three-part special report from CIO's sister publication Network World in the US, as Paul Desmond reports from the Network World IT Roadmap Conference in Santa Clara, California. With development teams in the US and Japan, Panasonic needed a more efficient way to move very large files between the two locations. Iben Rodriguez, IT consultant for Panasonic Research and Development, explains how a storage-area network and virtual server technology helped speed up WAN performance. - +
CIO Live Podcast #75: Panasonic Speeds Up Trans-Pacific File Transfers, Part I 07 September, 2007 07:00:05
Part one in our three-part special report from CIO's sister publication Network World in the US, as Paul Desmond reports from the Network World IT Roadmap Conference in Santa Clara, California. With development teams in the US and Japan, Panasonic needed a more efficient way to move very large files between the two locations. Iben Rodriguez, IT consultant for Panasonic Research and Development, explains how a storage-area network and virtual server technology helped speed up WAN performance.
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Phishing botnet expands by hacking legit sites 15 May, 2008 08:10:59
Plants SQL injection attack tool on bots, hacks business, education sitesA botnet is now using a SQL-injection attack tool designed to hack legitimate Web sites, a move meant to add more hijacked PCs to its collection, according to a security researcher. - +
Which IT security skills are most important? 14 May, 2008 09:21:43
There are two types of security skills that might be needed in a company: tactical security operations and strategic risk management.I often hear from IT executives that it is hard to recruit and retain "good security people." Many lament the shortage of skills in this area and cannot reconcile the skills offered with the positions that need to be filled. Is there really a shortage of good security people? Or just a mismatch in the skills and the jobs? - +
Icy encryption tool protects laptops from "cold boot" attack, vendor says 14 May, 2008 08:36:43
Vulnerable encryption keys erased by HyBlue's IceLockThe vendor HyBlue says it can prevent the "cold boot" encryption hack discovered by Princeton researchers with a laptop security product announced Tuesday. - +
Great Wall of Australia: Industry cops sanitised Internet 14 May, 2008 16:45:04
Content filtering gets budget go-aheadCommunications Minister Stephen Conroy has pushed ahead with the controversial [[artid:420013177|national content filtering scheme|ISP filtering]] with a $125.8 million budget allocation announced today. - +
Hacker writes rootkit for Cisco's routers 15 May, 2008 07:07:51
A hacker has written rootkit software that works on Cisco's routers.A security researcher has developed malicious rootkit software for Cisco Systems' routers, a development that has placed increasing scrutiny on the routers that carry the majority of the Internet's traffic.
F-Secure Represented On The International Advisory Board IMPACT 16 May, 2008 13:42:00
Quantum announces General Availability of Industry's First Solution Designed to Match De-Duplication Functionality to Specific B 16 May, 2008 10:44:00
Hansen Technologies Extends Contract With Tokyo Electric Power Company 16 May, 2008 09:44:00
More Than 140 Higher Education Institutions Worldwide Use RightNow on Demand CRM 15 May, 2008 18:06:00
DST International Names Rob Gould as Director of Business Development and Strategy for Australia 15 May, 2008 15:40:00
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