Swoop scores $5m NBN deal with Orro
06 August, 2021Fixed wireless and wholesale network infrastructure provider Swoop has secured a five-year, $5m contract with network provider Orro Group.
iSelect repatriating service centre to Vic
19 September, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingiSelect has revealed plans to bring its service centre back to Victoria and to establish a new Data Science Centre of Excellence research facility in the state.
New Macquarie NOC keeps tech jobs in Australia
01 December, 2017A new network operations centre (NOC) will be opened by Macquarie Telecom in Sydney.
Canberra aims to boost its SME IT spend
14 September, 2017The federal government will cap its IT contracts at $100 million and/or three years' duration, to help SMEs to bid for components of large projects.
DXC launches as largest IT services provider in A/NZ
07 April, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingDXC Technology, the company created through the merger of CSC and HPE's Enterprise Services division, is launching with over 3000 customers and 10,000 staff across A/NZ.
Teleperformance opens first Australian site
20 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingOutsourced omnichannel CEM company Teleperformance has officially opened its first Australian office in Melbourne, which is home to more than 300 help desk support staff.
NASA wants you! But just to design its logo
06 April, 2016NASA's employees must be too busy doing... what NASA does best, because the space agency is hosting a crowdsourcing challenge for the artistically inclined to help it develop a logo for its In-Space Manufacturing project.
IT vendor round-up: NEC Australia, HP, Apple
26 February, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNEC Australia on track to exceed expectations in 2015; HP Q1 profit falls 4% on revenue declines and forex losses; Apple to spend $2.45bn to build two data centres in Europe.
Aussie IT contracting roles taking longer to fill
16 February, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingStrong demand for talent and a trend towards increasing the proportion of IT contractors mean that ICT contracting roles are taking more time to fill Australia-wide.
NZ emerging as key nearshoring location for Australia
07 July, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCultural and commercial similarities and the promise of discounts of up to 30% make New Zealand an ideal nearshore outsourcing option for Australian businesses, Ovum argues.
1 in 3 ANZ CIOs outsource mainframe app development
25 June, 2014When legal changes require modification to an organisation's mainframe applications, a third of ANZ CEOs choose to outsource the app development and testing work, a survey suggests.
Capgemini names new A/NZ CEO
24 February, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingTechnology and outsourcing services company Capgemini has appointed Depak Nangia to the post of CEO for Australia and New Zealand.
Defence extends Fujitsu contract in $170m deal
17 February, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingFujitsu Australia and New Zealand has won a three-year, $170 million extension to its distributed computing contract with the Department of Defence.
Converga buys Speedscan in expansion push
06 February, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingSydney-based Converga has acquired document process outsourcing provider Speedscan to help improve its reach in its core markets of A/NZ, the US and the Philippines.
Australian contact centres look to hybrid model
06 February, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralia's contact centre applications market will grow a modest 6.2% between 2012-2019, with spending shifting towards cloud and hosted product offerings, according to Frost & Sullivan.
