The Department of Defence has awarded three new tech contracts worth just over $190 million to Fujitsu and Kinetic IT. Under a $99 million, three-year national deskside support service contract, Fujitsu will provide technology services to around 100,000 Defence personnel across more than 450 locations. These include desktop, project and audio visual services, warehousing and asset management, and formal messaging. Kinetic IT is providing ICT service desk and service integration management services under two separate contracts. The $59.1 million and $32.3 million contracts will run until September 2022. These contracts have replaced existing agreements with Unisys and Fujitsu. Defence has decided not to continue using Unisys’ service following a long competitive tender process. Under the former deal, which was first struck 10 years ago, IT support was split between both vendors. Fujitsu said it leveraged its national field services capability to develop a comprehensive support model and demonstrated its ability to support such a widespread organisation through strong business references. As part of its Australian Industry Capability plan for the contract, Fujitsu said it would partner with several Australian SMEs and indigenous partners to deliver the services. Fujitsu’s Australia and New Zealand chief executive officer, Mike Foster, said the contract provides an opportunity to leverage the vendor’s extensive resources to ensure Defence personnel had the support they need to carry out services across Australia and beyond. “We currently have over 600 people dedicated to Defence activities and contracts such as this to help us to provide strong employment opportunities for Australians, which is a key focus for the business,”he said. Follow CIO Australia on Twitter and Like us on Facebookhellip;Twitter: @CIO_Australia,Facebook: CIO Australia, or take part in the CIO conversation onLinkedIn: CIO Australia Follow Byron Connolly on Twitter:@ByronConnolly Related content brandpost Sponsored by SAP When natural disasters strike Japan, Ōita University’s EDiSON is ready to act With the technology and assistance of SAP and Zynas Corporation, Ōita University built an emergency-response collaboration tool named EDiSON that helps the Japanese island of Kyushu detect and mitigate natural disasters. By Michael Kure, SAP Contributor Dec 07, 2023 5 mins Digital Transformation brandpost Sponsored by BMC BMC on BMC: How the company enables IT observability with BMC Helix and AIOps The goals: transform an ocean of data and ultimately provide a stellar user experience and maximum value. By Jeff Miller Dec 07, 2023 3 mins IT Leadership brandpost Sponsored by BMC The data deluge: The need for IT Operations observability and strategies for achieving it BMC Helix brings thousands of data points together to create a holistic view of the health of a service. By Jeff Miller Dec 07, 2023 4 mins IT Leadership how-to How to create an effective business continuity plan A business continuity plan outlines procedures and instructions an organization must follow in the face of disaster, whether fire, flood, or cyberattack. Here’s how to create a plan that gives your business the best chance of surviving such an By Mary K. Pratt, Ed Tittel, Kim Lindros Dec 07, 2023 11 mins Small and Medium Business Small and Medium Business Small and Medium Business Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe