On Sun, 2003-12-28 at 23:12, Michael Hallager wrote: *SNIP* What's the annual spend by all government ministries and agencies on network services?
Let's start with that number.
I don't know the number, but it will be a LOT! My employer (who shall remain nameless) has IT services support contracts with a few government departments, including one dealing with executive services for parliament. Needless to say, the value of the contract is quite substantial, as are the expected levels of service. Government is not shy about spending money, lots of money, to get the job done. Not necessarily in the most efficient manner (they'd ditch Telecon as their preferred provider if they gave a damn about the state of NZ's Internet economy), but the job gets done. -- Matthew Poole Auckland, NZ http://www.p00le.net "Three pills a day keeps the voices at bay" Matthew Poole