In the last few years every business has jumped on the social media bandwagon. It has fragmented marketing budgets and sucked up time and money, but to what end?… read more...

Earlier this year LinkedIn broke through the 200 million member barrier and is continuing to grow by two new members per second… read more...

Some millions of column inches and billions of public funds have been dedicated to the broadband initiatives on both sides of the Tasman, but serious questions remain unresolved… read more...

Security vendors whip us in to a frenzy of paranoia when it comes to keeping our businesses safe… read more...

Doing business with China presents more than just a language barrier. We sent Richard Chirgwin to investigate how other companies have overcome the various challenges of manufacturing in a foreign land… read more...

While not every organisation has a formal bring-your-own device program, every organisation should develop policies and processes regarding the use of personal devices for work. Citrix offers some best practices to consider when defining and implementing BYOD… read more...

Any investment has to stand up to commercial rigour, IT projects even more so given their risk profile. A weak business justification for a project can lead to poor management buy-in and ultimately an unsuccessful project… read more...

We feel like we are being held to ransom by our invoicing, but if we don’t get the dollars in the door more easily and effectively, our livelihoods will be on the line… read more...

The sustainability age has, in theory, replaced bean-counting with carbon-counting. Richard Chirgwin looks at what is happening in practice… read more...

Following a number of high-profile project train wrecks last year, iStart asks if there is enough understanding of IT at board level… read more...

We’ve been talking about digital wallets for years, but now they are actually here Clare Coulson takes a look at the payments landscape and asks if we will be putting away our wallets for good… read more...

Can you accurately account for every employee in your company? How about the management of every individual’s performance, training, objectives and payroll information?… read more...

Supply chain integration: As competition between online and in-store heats up, many organisations are evaluating technology to improve their customer journey – and finding in-store is delivering increased profits and productivity. David McNickel investigates… read more...

Just what is the IT industry’s problem when it comes to getting noticed in the super trendy and oh-so-social marketplace?… read more...

If you’re in business then you gotta have an app, right? Well, maybe. Before you rush out and build your new mobile application you need to decide just how your new solution fits into your overall business strategy… read more...

The mining industry has transformed in recent years. Stephen Withers looks at the unique demands of this boom and bust industry and the role technology is playing… read more...

Tournament organiser says the event is “sunk” if they don’t get the IT right but he has to trust the experts with that to ensure a global success… read more...

The rise of the consumer bank app has well and truly taken place, and why shouldn’t it have? We can do everything else on our phones these days, it makes sense that we should be able to move our money around, when we’re on the move, too. But are all banking apps created equal? What’s on offer from the big names? And what’s in it for enterprise? iStart decided to find out… read more...

So the hard yards of your smartphone application design and development are complete. Now it’s time to put it in the appstore, sit back, and watch the money roll in, right?… read more...

With the government-sponsored fibre rollouts under way in Australia and New Zealand, iStart takes a look at just what’s on offer with the NBN and the UFB initiatives… read more...