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Amazon launch in Australia

Resistance is futile: Here comes Amazon

October 16, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton
“You can’t stop progress,” career politician Bill Heslop once said, and he was right… read more...
Aussie Alternative funding

Alternative lending finally comes of age in Australia

October 12, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton
It’s taken its sweet time getting here, but Australia’s ‘alternative finance industry’ (read peer-to-peer lending and crowdfunding and the like) is kicking into high gear… read more...
Xero_expenses_AI

Xero’s machine learns, more

October 11, 2017 | Donovan Jackson
Automation of codes rolling out to all users… read more...

CDO vs CIO: The real digital divide

October 11, 2017 | Donovan Jackson
Keeping the lights on still consumes most of the IT budget… read more...
Govt facial recognition

Smile! Govt facial recognition capability comes to AU

October 9, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton
Wring those hands, civil libertarians, Big Brother is now watching… read more...
Tech spending sluggish

IT spending sluggish, enterprise software and services shine

October 4, 2017 | Newsdesk
Global spending to increase a modest 4.3 percent; digital transformation a factor… read more...
Consumer data rights

Govt announces bold ‘universal data rights’ for all Australian consumers

October 4, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton
The Federal government will work with industry to create standardised APIs to make data accessible to consumers and third parties… read more...

AU-NASA ready for launch

October 3, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton
The Turnbull Government commits to creating a national space agency… read more...
Artificial intelligence_bluewolf report

Is the AI juice worth the squeeze?

October 3, 2017 | Donovan Jackson
The promises of AI are likely to exceed delivery – but a third will spend more… read more...
Microsoft_Frontline workers empowered

Microsoft adds ‘first-line’ workers to target market with new 365 deal

October 2, 2017 | Newsdesk
Microsoft releases its F1 ‘everything’ subscription plan, urging digitisation of frontline workers… read more...
james dyson_electirc car

Electric dreams and vacuum power

October 2, 2017 | Donovan Jackson
Can James Dyson produce an electric car in record time?… read more...
Govt IT failures

Rumours swirl that NDIS’s $3.5m star-studded AI-project has been dumped

September 27, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton
Has fear of govt IT failure become self-fulfilling prophecy?… read more...
What is regtech_Deloittes

RegTech 101: What you need to know about FinTech’s buzzword du jour

September 26, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton
RegTech has arrived and it’s going to solve all your compliance problems…right?… read more...
Ride Sharing Uber

Ride sharing numbers to double despite Uber-hate

September 26, 2017 | Donovan Jackson
Uber’s travails are yet to impact the company where it counts as market flourishes… read more...
FinTech_Top_10_IDC

Fastest fintechs revealed

September 26, 2017 | Donovan Jackson
Xero named among A/NZ’s top 10 wallet busters… read more...
Not everyone good at using cloud

Everybody loves the cloud

September 25, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton
Turns out we’re just not very good at using it… read more...

IDC: Ignore the hype as IoT ecosystem falls into place

September 21, 2017 | Donovan Jackson
Don’t be drawn by the numbers. Focus on the value behind them… read more...
PrepL eLearning program

Digital transformation hits the road

September 21, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton
Learners don’t need pens, paper and multiple choice options. Drive time starts with a screen… read more...
Streaming analytics_Singapore Grand Prix

How streaming analytics won in Singapore

September 20, 2017 | Donovan Jackson
Decision support ‘in the now’ plays a part in Formula One win… read more...
Machine replacing man

Survey finds man and machine the big concerns for AU CEOs

September 19, 2017 | Jonathan Cotton
76 percent of Australian CEOs say they plan to cut staff numbers this year owing, at least in part, to automation… read more...

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