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• IBM's analytics center focuses on financial services

  IBM has opened a business analytics center in London to focus on services for the U.K.'s financial sector, which drives a major portion of the nation's economy.

• Sydney Water blows multiple IT project budgets

  The auditor-general, Peter Achterstraat, has flagged several IT project cost blowouts and delays at Sydney Water, including an overspend of $34.3 million on a customer management system. In the auditor-general's report to parliament 2009 volume seven, which focuses on Environment, Climate Change and Water organisations, Achterstraat identified Sydney Water’s Customer Management System Stage 1 had overshot its original $21 million budget and was now forecast to cost $55.3 million.

• Will Apple ever become a viable enterprise technology?

  The Great Debate between Gartner senior analysts, Nick Jones and Robin Simpson, was fierce and fiery and is sure to ruffle the feathers of IT managers and employees alike: Will Apple ever become a viable enterprise technology? The question is not new, but as the iPhone sneaks into the operating environment in spite of IT managers' wishes, it's a question worth asking anew.
  

• Homegrown: Pronto Software CEO, David Jackman

  <b>What is the 30-second pitch you give people on Pronto?</b>
  David Jackman: We sell software to medium size and larger businesses that enables to them to compete well against their competitors. By doing that it effectively means they can have a lower cost of ownership and a better user experience. This means they can be more nimble and particularly in this economic environment everyone is looking for nimble and quick.
  

• Coke and Telstra sign 10-year comms mega-deal

  Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has extended its relationship with Telstra in a new, 10-year, whole of business telecommunications agreement that is believed to be worth more than $1 billion.

• Forrester: IT must prove need for disaster recovery tools

  Even though more than a quarter of companies have faced a disaster over the past five years, according to Forrester Research, IT managers must still do a better job at convincing business leaders to invest in disaster recovery systems.