Tag: IBM

Services Australia sinks another $110m into IBM mainframes

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Services Australia has poured almost $110 million more into its ageing IBM mainframes to keep critical services like Medicare and Centrelink running, after a failed upgrade in 2023 forced...

Sydney physicist helps IBM push quantum reality closer

Posted on   |  by David Allen
A Sydney scientist who developed a new quantum error correction technique while on sabbatical at IBM has seen the tech giant adopt the method, potentially slashing the cost and...

Canberra ignores locals to build its $5bn Big Tech fast lane

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
When the Digital Transformation Agency commissioned a review of its procurement arrangements with some of the federal government’s largest vendors last year, local tech companies hoped for a fair...

Govt review clears path for tech mega-deals to continue

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A series of massive deals negotiated with select tech giants remain a “vital” bargaining chip for the government, which it claims net $1.6 billion in savings for agencies over...

CSIRO publishes quantum power breakthrough

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Researchers at the national science agency have developed a more energy and temperature-efficient architecture for quantum computers using emergent tiny battery technology. The CSIRO on Monday published new research...

Health’s $900m tech outsourcing deal goes to market

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal Health department is putting its $897 million enterprise computing deal to market, offering suppliers a chance to dislodge incumbent Datacom from its 12-year outsourcing arrangement. A new...

Agency pushback on proposed bans for unethical contractors

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Proposed legislation to ban unethical contractors from government procurement opportunities would introduce significant operational risks to technology delivery programs, the Digital Transformation Agency says. A private members bill put...