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Microsoft customer focus

Microsoft’s ‘shocking’ shift to technology agnosticism

July 25, 2016 | Donovan Jackson
In a competitive world, interoperability is essential. And so is customer focus… read more...
oracle-hundy-percent SaaS

One hundred percent SaaS?

July 25, 2016 | Donovan Jackson
Forget about on-premise software. The advantages of software as a service are just too good to resist… read more...

IoT Alliance urges nation to get its skates on

July 21, 2016 | Beverley Head
Independent not-for-profit ‘Internet of Things Alliance Australia (IoTAA) established, works on regulatory and operational frameworks… read more...
fusion5

Fusion5 beefs up NetSuite capabilities by acquisition

July 21, 2016 | Donovan Jackson
Purchases competitor BPR Solutions… read more...
hybrid cloud

Hybrid IT prompts monitoring rethink

July 20, 2016 | Beverley Head
By 2018, IDC says 80 per cent of IT organisations will be committed to hybrid cloud architectures by 2018 – but who controls what?… read more...
sixtree merger deloitte

Sixtree merges with Deloitte across ANZ

July 20, 2016 | Beverley Head
Needing additional funds to grow, systems integration specialist Sixtree has instead sold to Deloitte… read more...
Atlassian buys Statuspage

Flush from IPO, Atlassian buys StatusPage

July 18, 2016 | Beverley Head
Listed development tools provider adds cloud monitoring service as another string to its bow… read more...

Fight back against disruptors with this secret weapon

July 18, 2016 | Donovan Jackson
‘Know thy enemy’ in the digital disruption battle… read more...
Manufacturing glass Epicor

Manufacturing growth takes many forms

July 14, 2016 | Clare Coulson
Traditionally conservative manufacturers are turning to tech to reinvent themselves says Epicor… read more...

Long-standing Pronto MD retires

July 14, 2016 | Newsdesk
Outspoken Pronto COO Chad Gates is stepping up to the top job as long-term MD David Jackman retires… read more...
Contact centre hotel

Welcome to the Hotel contact centre

July 14, 2016 | Beverley Head
When Barry Cottrill lost one of his biggest call centre customers it prompted a rethink of the sorts of services he could offer – and spawned the Contact Centre Hotel… read more...
Commonwealth bank and Xero

Big love feeds accounting-banking relationship

July 13, 2016 | Beverley Head
The Commonwealth Bank is the latest financial institution to deepen its relationship with accounting software provider Xero, allowing bank feeds to be set up directly from the bank’s or Xero’s platform… read more...
Malcolm Turnbull

Coalition keeps control; ACS demands action

July 12, 2016 | Beverley Head
The Coalition has clung on to claim control after a narrow election win; now the Australian Computer Society wants to see some action… read more...
Gartner predicts IT spend

Software spending rises in Australia and New Zealand

July 11, 2016 | Beverley Head
Overall IT spending in Australia and New Zealand is tipped to rise by 2.8 and 1.9 percent respectively in 2016 compared to last year, while global investment is flat, even “lacklustre” year on year… read more...
Anthony Belsham, Fronde

From red to black – Fronde’s ambitious $100 million target

July 7, 2016 | Clare Coulson
After a NZ$3.35 million loss two years ago and the exit of long-time CEO Ian Clarke, Fronde’s new CEO Anthony Belsham talks company turnaround and his $100 million target… read more...
Telstra acquires Readify

Telstra adds muscle in software and clouds

July 7, 2016 | Beverley Head
Telstra has pushed further into the software and solutions space, acquiring Melbourne based applications development and managed services business Readify… read more...
Digital signature

Digital signatures strip out pen and ink

July 6, 2016 | Beverley Head
The pen and ink signature seems set to be another casualty of the continued race to digital transformation as electronic signatures linked to enterprise software take firm hold… read more...
human and robot interaction

Boundaries blur between robots and real life

July 5, 2016 | Beverley Head
As robots emerge from laboratories and science fiction to take on roles in factories, transport systems, hospitals and households, humans are having to come to terms with them… read more...
Australian parliament 2016

Innovation agenda suffers election wobbles

July 4, 2016 | Beverley Head
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s $1.1 billion innovation agenda looks increasingly uncertain following a federal election which failed to deliver a resounding mandate… read more...
Telstra network outages

Telstra spends $250 million on network fix

June 30, 2016 | Beverley Head
After network problems earlier this year, Telstra has announced that it will spend $250 million to attempt to fix the problems… read more...

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