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Fujitsu Australia has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract by State Contracts Control Board for the supply and installation of a high-performance computer-aided despatch (CAD) system for NSW Police

Unisys has signed a contract with the Australian Government Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA) for an identity authentication solution.

KAZ, Telstra’s ICT and IP services subsidiary, has won a $20 million ICT contract with the Royal Australian Navy’s Fleet Information Systems Support organisation (FISSO).

An Auditor-General’s report on internet security in Federal Government agencies highlights the critical need for sound security management practices and policies in all organisations using the internet, according to a peak body of engineers.  The Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association has called on the Government to facilitate greater use of mutual authentication and related management practices as a possible solution to the troubling issue of internet security today.

Linux Australia, Australia's peak Open Source Software community group, announced the launch of a petition today calling on the Australian Federal Government to resist pressure to abandon consumer and competition rights when drafting anti-circumvention laws.  New laws are required under the terms of the Free Trade Agreement negotiated between Australia and the United States.

Enterprise Content Management software provider, Objective Corporation Limited (ASX:OCL),has won a deal with Powerlink Queensland to provide an Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solution. The contract covers the deployment of Objective's ECM solution to 800 users.

New research shows that there are significant disparities in countries' eGovernment preparedness in the Asia Pacific region, with many governments failing to effectively harness the internet, Australian governments being among of the worst offenders.

Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Helen Coonan, and Special Minister of State, Senator Eric Abetz, today announced moves to make ICT contracting with Government simpler and easier by capping onerous risk requirements.

The Victorian Government has attacked the Federal Government's Higher Bandwidth Incentive Scheme (HiBIS), claiming it is seriously flawed, according to a report it commissioned.

Managed IT services provider, SMS Management & Technology Limited (ASX:SMX) has been appointed as an approved provider of consulting services on the supplier panel of the Department of Human Services.