industry: news
Minister admits to ticketing blunder
15 Oct 2008 | MIS | AAPNSW Transport Minister David Campbell has been left red-faced after mistakenly claiming Sydney would have an integrated public transport ticketing system within 18 months.
NBN costs falling, says Conroy
15 Oct 2008 | MIS.Online | AAPThe federal government has rejected claims that the cost of building a national broadband network (NBN) has increased because of the global financial crisis.
Keep Telstra separation on table - Glasson
15 Oct 2008 | MIS | AAPThe competition watchdog should have a role in deciding whether there should be a structural separation of Telstra, the head of a government advisory panel says.
Novell buys Managed Objects
15 Oct 2008 | MIS.Online | Michael CrawfordOpen source software provider Novell will acquire business intelligence and database software provider Managed Objects for an undisclosed sum.
Credit crunch crimps broadband plan
15 Oct 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | Tracy LeeTelstra and Terria, the two main bidders for the federal government's national broadband network, have revealed that fallout from the turmoil in financial markets could affect the funding of their bids.
JB Hi-Fi sticks to forecast
14 Oct 2008 | MIS.Online | AAPElectronics retailer JB Hi-Fi Ltd has maintained its guidance for 2008-09 sales to grow by 28 per cent, despite a "challenging" retail environment that the company expects will lead to further industry rationalisation.
Unisys West's future now more uncertain
13 Oct 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | Ben WoodheadDoubts surrounding the future of a computer services joint venture between multinational Unisys and BankWest have deepened following the Commonwealth Bank of Australia's move last week to acquire the Perth financial institution for $2.1 billion.
NZ scraps research tax breaks
13 Oct 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | The Dominion PostThe New Zealand National Party's plan to scrap research and development tax breaks may force some IT companies to look overseas, according to industry figures.
Bravura plan may let takeover proceed
10 Oct 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | Ben WoodheadFinance software maker Bravura Solutions yesterday edged closer to escaping a six-month-old share overhang left by the collapse of margin lender Lift Capital in April.
Rescued Indian IT centres chase Australian deals
10 Oct 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | Ben WoodheadTurmoil in the financial services sector has prompted a carve-up of investment bank information technology assets in India, with offshore outsourcing centres from Citigroup and Lehman Brothers going under the hammer this week.
Oracle buys Primavera for enterprise projects
09 Oct 2008 | MIS.Online | Michael CrawfordOracle has agreed to purchase project management software company Primavera for an undisclosed sum.
Symantec buys MessageLabs
09 Oct 2008 | MIS.Online | Michael CrawfordAcquisition-hungry Symantec has acquired US-based messaging security outfit MessageLabs for $US695 million.
Faster broadband for 98pc vow queried
09 Oct 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | David CroweFederal officials have conceded they have not defined one of the Rudd government's key promises for its $4.7 billion national broadband network.
Broadband plan will survive, says Trujillo
09 Oct 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | Simon Evans and Mark SkulleyTelstra chief executive Sol Trujillo says the credit crisis will not have much impact on the company's ability to finance its part of the $10 billion-plus national broadband network because of its strong free cash flow, which will edge towards $7 billion by 2010.
NBN bid waits on govt - Telstra
08 Oct 2008 | MIS.Online | AAPTelstra chief executive Sol Trujillo says the telco is waiting on more information from the federal government before deciding on whether or not to bid to build a National Broadband Network (NBN).
'Irregularity' in Qantas jet's systems
08 Oct 2008 | MIS.Online | AAPAir safety investigators say there was an "irregularity" in the onboard computer equipment of a Qantas plane involved in a mid-air incident over Western Australia.
Accenture in new Telstra win
08 Oct 2008 | MIS.Online | Chris JenkinsTelstra has signed a five-year deal, $100 million deal with Accenture to maintain the customer billing systems that it was contracted to build in 2005.
CCC warns inquiry over broadband
08 Oct 2008 | MIS.Online | AAPThe federal government must ensure its planned national broadband network is not run by one single carrier, a Senate inquiry has been told.
Outsourcing deals net four big winners
07 Oct 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | Ben WoodheadComputer outsourcing contracts inked under botched Howard government spending reforms are set to deliver more than $4.5 billion in revenue to just four companies courtesy of a near doubling of federal technology services costs in the past 10 years.
Industry warned to brace for slowdown
08 Oct 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | Ben WoodheadAustralia's information technology industry has been told to expect a sharp slowdown in computer and communications spending as shockwaves from the Wall Street meltdown reverberate through the local banking and finance industry.
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