IBM wins $495M contract with Australian Immigration
Issue date:
19 Jun 2006
Location:
Sydney, Australia
Source:
The Sydney (AU) Morning Herald
Computer giant IBM has won a $495 million contract to upgrade the Department of Immigration's IT systems.
Immigration parliamentary secretary Andrew Robb said IBM would implement the government's systems of people modernisation program that was announced in the 2006/07 federal budget.
"The department has a huge number of databases, both in Australia and overseas, which record all the contacts made with any individual client," he said in a statement.
"This change program will enable access to this contact data, as required, and give staff a single, comprehensive view of all dealings with any client."
The program will run over four years.
Mr Robb said IBM had made strong commitments that the program will be undertaken as one of its global priorities.
