A Sydney-based journalist and writer

Archive ~ February 2008

February 29, 2008 at 03:26 am

ATO's EDS contract worth $2.43 billion

This morning I broke the news that the Australian Taxation Office’s long-running (11 year) comprehensive technology outsourcing contract with Texan giant Electronic Data Systems was worth a total of $2.43 billion. Big numbers!

February 27, 2008 at 02:05 am

Woolworths expands supply chain push

In this article in this morning’s Australian Financial Review I write about how Woolworths is expanding its internally developed supply chain IT systems into other areas of its business.

February 26, 2008 at 05:09 am

Coles CIO Peter Mahler resigns

There’s been plenty of technology news to keep me busy over the past few days. My big scoop on Monday was reporting that long-time Coles Group chief information officer Peter Mahler would leave.
In our large Tuesday IT section I had a trio of stories: an interview with Microsoft developer evangelist Frank Arrigo, a local reaction [...]

February 18, 2008 at 12:07 pm

Grantley Mailes: the exit interview

In late December I conducted an exclusive interview with South Australia’s state government chief information officer Grantley Mailes.
The subject? The two and a half years he spent leading the state’s information and communications technology function. Mailes has now left for a partnership in IBM’s consulting division.
The story was the cover article for the February issue [...]

February 18, 2008 at 11:22 am

Welcome

Hi there, and welcome to my new website. I’m Renai LeMay, an award-winning technology journalist based in Sydney, Australia.
Currently, I work as a daily technology news reporter for The Australian Financial Review, the nation’s premier business paper. This website will not publish any of my articles, as they are found within the pages of The [...]