Tag: IT procurement

Canberra moves to break Microsoft reseller’s grip

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government’s exclusive Microsoft licensing agreement with Data#3 is being market tested for the first time in eight years, potentially ending the reseller’s almost 20-year stranglehold on Canberra....

Call for crackdown on Big Four software tie-ups

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Big Four consulting firms that have commercial agreements with software vendors would be barred from advising federal government agencies on technology projects under a proposal from TechnologyOne. In a...

Salesforce hooks into another agency with $3m deal

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Salesforce has landed another federal government contract, this time securing a $3.2 million deal with the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) as part of a Deloitte-led project for a...

NSW govt inks new deal with Salesforce

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The New South Wales government has inked a fresh multi-million dollar deal with Salesforce, giving agencies a pathway to software from the tech giant for the next four years....

SMEs locked out of govt marketplace for six more months

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Startups and smaller tech firms wanting to break into the federal government market will have to wait another six months to do so after the Digital Transformation Agency pushed...

AIIA urges govt to use tech budget to reach net zero goal

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The carbon footprint of the federal government’s vast technology estate should be measured as a first step toward incentivising agencies to redirect billions in spending to energy-efficient clouds and...

NSW govt extends $110m Salesforce deal

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The New South Wales government has prolonged the life of its cloud software deal with Salesforce ahead of the state election, providing agencies with access to the arrangement for...