Stories by Siobhan McBride

Rexel awards multimillion dollar deal

Vindaloo Systems has been awarded a multimillion dollar, five-year contract to provide remote management, maintenance support and development to Rexel Australia's internal information technology and database systems.

ACS launches Software Quality Assurance policy

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has called for the widespread adoption of software quality assurance methodologies and professional standards to enhance Australia's status as a key offshoring destination and to ensure better risk management practices.

Poor PM practice leads to huge failure rates

A third of all money spent on software is used to repair botched projects, says Atlantic Systems Guild principal and author James Robertson, with billions spent each year reworking software that doesn't fit requirements.

Keeping IT creative - the great debate

Australian IT managers have joined the great debate about whether IT provides a competitive advantage to organizations or has simply become a commodity.

Hardware choice swings from lease to buy

Catch-ridden contracts and leasing letdowns leave many disenchanted IT managers searching for good buys to overcome contract pitfalls such as penalties for late returns and damages.

Westbus hits the road with spam solution

Sydney's largest private bus operator Westbus has just completed an implementation that has cut spam by 85 percent and blocked 95 percent of non-productive URLs.

Hostworks switches solutions to ramp up scalability

Australian outsourcer Hostworks recently bought more than 20 switches from Avocent after realizing it would have to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in new hardware to complete an upgrade with its incumbent supplier.

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