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Mining contractor consolidates with IFS
IFS continues to push in to the mining sector, securing new business from fast-growing civil and mining contractor Brierty… read more...
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Greentree’s UK investment will benefit people in poverty
A competition in the UK run by New Zealand-based software company Greentree has captured the imaginations of businesses, and the public, from Britain to Africa, Asia and South America… read more...
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Office 365 beats Google for Opus business
Opus global infrastructure consultancy has chosen Microsoft’s Office 365 productivity solution to support its bid to be one of the top 20 consultancies in the world… read more...
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CommBank touts banking technology firsts
Customers will soon benefit from Australia’s first real-time business banking app, as well as ground-breaking new functionality across CommBank Kaching for Android, Facebook and NetBank… read more...
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Big data, 4 million jobs, large skills gap – Gartner
Analysts say there are big opportunities for big data on the horizon in APAC, but warn that we may not have the skills to fulfill them… read more...
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Online ad spending overtakes newspapers
Online advertising expenditure has surpassed newspaper advertising expenditure for the first time ever, according to a report from the Commercial Economic Advisory Service Australia… read more...
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Eclipse wins national accolade from Microsoft
UXC Eclipse has won the MAPA 2012 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award for Microsoft Dynamics ERP… read more...
The perils of search engine optimisation
Search engine optimization (SEO) tactics often make it harder for customers to do what they need to do, says Gerry McGovern… read more...
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Wealth management institutions to invest heavily in digital channels
According to new research, IT spending by the global wealth management industry will reach almost USD$35bn by 2016, and will include heavy investment in digital channels… read more...
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See how ERP providers are positioned in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for ERP
If you are researching Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions, here is your opportunity to compare vendors… read more...
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Greentree defies the recession with rapid UK expansion
Tough times are providing the ideal growth environment for Greentree software with the announcement of several new UK partners and customers for the ERP software provider… read more...
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TV3’s ERP implementation a ratings winner
TV shows succeed by creating and keeping an audience. Through total staff involvement and a determination to have some fun, broadcaster MediaWorks showed how a new computer system should be produced… read more...
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Simple hack spells big problems for Apple, Apple users
A simple social engineering-based hack has seen Apple suspend password changes over the phone as internet journalist’s online information, as well as iPhone, iPad, and MacBook content, is erased… read more...
Telstra makes two new senior appointments
John Allan will head Telstra’s directory business Sensis, while David Burns will run the company’s Network Applications and Services business… read more...
Telstra scoops $474 million UC deal with Department of Human Services
The Department of Human Services and Telstra have announced the signing of a new agreement worth $474 million that will see the telco build and manage a new unified communications network over the next five years… read more...
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The expert’s guide to Sharepoint
Information overload. It defines the age we live in… read more...
New NBN-specific cloud-based ISP launched
A new ISP designed to exploit the NBN rollout says it has secured funding and plans to launch a low-cost, high bandwidth service before the end of the year… read more...
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Nike stores running ERP in the cloud
A deal has been signed to bring cloud-based ERP and BI solutions to Nike Australia franchise, as the company focuses on integration and analytics to power aggressive growth… read more...
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Aus lags NZ with cloud computing industry code of practice
Industry group the New Zealand Computer Society (NZCS) has released the first draft of its voluntary code-of-conduct document, the Cloud Computing Code of Practice, one of the first of its kind in the world… read more...
Support communities are where customers are won and lost
Support communities, indeed social media in general, is how a potential customer finds out what an organisation is really like, says Gerry McGovern. So why are so many companies getting the support community model all wrong?… read more...