{"id":85470,"date":"1999-12-31T00:39:00","date_gmt":"1999-12-30T13:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/another-40m-for-didata\/"},"modified":"1999-12-31T00:39:00","modified_gmt":"1999-12-30T13:39:00","slug":"another-40m-for-didata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.strixdevelopment.net\/smartoffice\/1999\/12\/31\/another-40m-for-didata\/","title":{"rendered":"Another $40m For DiData"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The commission checks will be flowing at Dimension Data this week as the integrator announces another $40 million contract, this time with Centrelink.<\/p>\n<p>Just last week the company <\/font><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartofficenews.com.au\/Business_And_Finance\/News?article=\/Business%20And%20Finance\/News\/News\/G6A5M9G9\">announced<\/font><\/a> a $40 million contract to provide network management services for the South Australian Government, now the Federal Government is kicking in with another $40m.<\/font><\/p>\n<p>The contract will see Dimension Data contract to provide &#8220;equipment, maintenance and related professional services&#8221; for a network overhaul dubbed the Data Network Redesign Project. The sales team involved may have to hang around to get their commission cheques though as the contract has a five year lifespan.<\/font><\/p>\n<p>The overhaul will see DiData deploy a secure, IP converged network form core routing and switching to encryption and public key infrastructure (PKI).<\/font><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dimension Data has had a long and productive association with Centrelink, initially working with the agency, then known as the Department of Social Security, on its first major network upgrade in 1993. 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