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• UXC merges infrastructure businesses

  ASX-listed services outfit UXC (ASX:UXC) has merged three of its infrastructure businesses, Integ Group, XSI Data Solutions and UXC Connect, following several attempts to demerge or sell of the company.

• ‘As-a-service’ next generation of outsourcing: Gartner

  The IT services market is being turned on its head, thanks to the rapid uptake of Cloud computing and increased offshoring activities. And CIOs must take action to manage the inherent risks and unexpected costs of moving to Cloud services, according to Gartner.

• IntraPower offers free IT to flood-hit businesses

  Cloud-based IT services company company IntraPower (ASX:IPX) has revealed it will provide free and discounted IT assistance to flood-affected Queensland businesses.

• ASG acquires Progress Pacific

  ASG (ASX: ASZ) has expanded its enterprise credentials with the acquisition of SAP consulting and services provider Progress Pacific.

• Outsourcing: Brazil blossoms as IT services hub

  CapGemini's announcement last week that it would invest $298 million in Brazilian IT service provider CPM Braxis attracted a lot of attention in outsourcing circles. The move will give the Paris-based company a 55 percent stake in CPM Braxis, the option to buy the company outright within three to five years of the close of the deal, and the chance to leapfrog its global competitors already entrenched in the country.

• In brief: Global IT services sector slumps in Q2

  The global IT services sector saw a 14 per cent slump in the second quarter of 2010, despite a relative increase in the number of deals over the period, according to a report from Ovum.
  

• Queensland Health bungle a lesson on shared services

  Queensland Health’s well publicised payroll blunder should serve as a sage lesson to private and public sector organisations on the dangers of shared IT service implementations, according to Ovum.

• CSG adds 5 South Australian government agencies to the books

  ASX-listed integrator, CSG (ASX: CSV), has made good on its expansion into South Australia, announcing managed services contracts with five government agencies.

• ASG secures contract with VHA

  ASG Group (ASX:ASZ) has signed an up-to seven year deal with Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) for the supply of corporate IT support services.

• Computer contractor gets five years for $2M credit union theft

  For the <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9176060/Childs_found_guilty_in_SF_network_password_case">second time this week</a> , companies are getting a stark reminder of the danger posed to <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140456">enterprise</a> networks and assets by insiders with privileged access.

• CSC's $78m Melbourne investment a sign of the times?

  Melbourne has beaten out fierce rival Sydney and other metropolitan centres to become the home of CSC’s new $78 million facility.

• ASG acquires Courtland

  ICT services outfit and Oracle shop ASG (ASX: ASZ) has jumped into the SAP market through the acquisition of Courtland Business Solutions.

• Tata posts strong revenue, profit growth, signaling recovery

  Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) signaled a stable recovery for Indian outsourcers when it reported on Monday strong revenue and profit growth in dollar terms for the quarter and fiscal year ended March 31.

• CSC cements WA footing with $4.3M deal

  The Western Australia Department of Corrective Services has inked a three-year $4.3 million IT services contract with SCS for the supply of applications support for its prisoner database.
  

• Data#3 flags challenges in 2010

  Despite improvements in the overall economy Data#3 (ASX:DTL)has flagged challenging times ahead as it deals with a decline in the government sector and a number of internal challenges.