$USD 600M South Australian IT Contracts Open as EDS Deal Expires.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003 The South Australian State Noun 1. Australian state - one of the several states constituting Australia province, state - the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south" Government has announced that its IT outsourcing contract, currently with EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. , will expire in 2005 and it is seeking new players from mid next year for what is expected to be a $USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 600M contract. The Deputy Premier, Kevin Foley
Kevin Foley, Australian politician, is the current Deputy Premier of South Australia, serving under Premier Mike Rann. Foley is a member of the Australian Labor Party. , says the value of information and communication services contracts on offer -- covering computer hardware and software, data processing data processing or information processing, operations (e.g., handling, merging, sorting, and computing) performed upon data in accordance with strictly defined procedures, such as recording and summarizing the financial transactions of a , telephones and mobile phones -- is likely to be around $USD 600M over five years. "I encourage all information and communication service providers -- local, national and international -- to participate in the competition for these important opportunities," Foley said. Seven years ago the previous Government outsourced the management of its IT services to EDS. The value of the 9-year contract, which is due to expire on July 5, 2005, was estimated to be in the range of $USD 330M. Foley says the Government's requirements have changed significantly since then, making new arrangements necessary. He says the Government is moving early to ensure South Australians get the best possible service at the best possible price. "The first thing we have done is to review exactly how Government IT and communications infrastructure can better support our provision of services to the people of this State," Foley said. "We will soon put in place a highly competitive procedure to select IT service providers to Government. "I expect the competitive process to begin midway through next year. "In terms of IT, I want to make it clear that the Government has no intention of merely re-signing its existing contract with EDS," he said. "However, the current EDS contract contains important state economic development criteria aimed at growing the local IT industry in this State. "The Government acknowledges that this been an important factor in positioning South Australia South Australia, state (1991 pop. 1,236,623), 380,070 sq mi (984,381 sq km), S central Australia. It is bounded on the S by the Indian Ocean. Kangaroo Island and many smaller islands off the south coast are included in the state. as a recognized centre for world class IT services and products and will pursue appropriate economic development arrangements with future service providers." he said. About South Australia www.southaustralia-usa.com South Australia is internationally renowned for creating industry leaders in the technology, biotech bi·o·tech n. Informal Biotechnology. biotech Noun short for biotechnology Noun 1. , defense and agribusiness agribusiness Agriculture operated by business; specifically, that part of a modern national economy devoted to the production, processing, and distribution of food and fibre products and byproducts. sectors. The capital Adelaide, known as the "University City", has three world-class universities and dozens of specialist technology and biotechnology colleges. |
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