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BYOD

Weigh up your BYOD strategy

June 11, 2013 | George Ferns
Security vendors whip us in to a frenzy of paranoia when it comes to keeping our businesses safe… read more...
madeinchina

Manufacturing: How to make it in China

June 11, 2013 | Richard Chirgwin
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...
How not tot bring your own disaster

Considerations and best practices for BYOD

June 11, 2013 | iStart
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...
Business case

Business cases: are you setting up to fail?

June 11, 2013 | Clare Coulson
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...
Pay up

Billing best practice: Tips for a healthy debtors ledger

March 18, 2013 | David McNickel
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...
carbon accounting

Carbon accounting: burden or benefit?

March 18, 2013 | Richard Chirgwin
The sustainability age has, in theory, replaced bean-counting with carbon-counting. Richard Chirgwin looks at what is happening in practice… read more...
Mind the gap

Mind the knowledge gap – IT in the boardroom

March 14, 2013 | Clare Coulson
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...
Digital wallet

Ditching the leather: mobile wallets here to stay?

December 12, 2012 | Clare Coulson
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...
From hire to fire

From ‘hire to fire’

December 12, 2012 | Erin Boyle
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...

In-store retail in death spiral

December 12, 2012 | David McNickel
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...
Branding not just a logo

IT branding: not just a logo

December 12, 2012 | Jonathan Cotton
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...

Would you like an app with that?

December 12, 2012 | Clare Coulson
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...
Tech at the coalface

Tech at the coalface

December 11, 2012 | Stephen Withers
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...
Martin Snedden

Switched on CEO: Rugby NZ 2011 Martin Sneddens’ ultimate test

October 10, 2012 | Nigel Horrocks
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...
Android

The best of the bank apps

September 14, 2012 | Jonathan Cotton
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...
Smartphone apps

The ultimate guide to smartphone app testing

September 12, 2012 | Jae Russell
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...
Fibre rollout

NBN vs. UFB head to head comparison

September 10, 2012 | Brendan Ritchie
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...

Unified communications comes of age

September 10, 2012 | Jonathan Cotton
Three years ago iStart prophesised that unified communications was going to be the next big thing. But three years, in the days before BYOD and when the cloud was in its infancy, is a long time ago. So where are we now?… read more...

Business data mapping enters a brave new world

September 10, 2012 | Brad Spencer
The ‘Spatial industry’ has for decades appreciated the real, exciting and powerful benefits of geospatial analysis. But if geospatial tech is so wonderful and is such a ‘no brainer’, why haven’t small to medium enterprises embraced the technology?… read more...
predictive analysis

Ignoring the gut feel: The emerging world of predictive analytics

September 1, 2012 | David McNickel
With promotional dollars more precious than ever, smart marketers are always looking to refine their methodologies and increase their return on investment… read more...
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