New ATO mainframe pushes IBM deal to $900m in nine months


IBM has secured almost $900 million in federal work through its renewed whole-of-government sourcing agreement in less than nine months, with a new mainframe at the Tax Office pushing the deal well outside the limits of its initial valuation.

The Australia Taxation Office (ATO) awarded the American tech giant an $87.7 million contract at the end of July to replace its end-of-life z14 mainframe with a new z16-based platform.

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