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Beverley Head
Apple and Blackberry forage for fruits of mobile demand
Apple must be hoping that the release of the new iPhone 6S this week will help spike sales in Australia and internationally… read more...
Getting the measure of email
Return Path has announced that it is offering an Australian version of its email data cloud services offering insights from the inboxes of 80,000 Australians including Telstra BigPond users… read more...
Digital gap widens as benefits crystallise
A widening gap is opening between digital leaders and digital laggards with 32 percent of medium to large scale organisations now having a digital business up and running… read more...
SAP’s Ariba targets corporate slavery through data insights
Ariba, the procurement and business network subsidiary of SAP, is promoting its links with Made in the Free World to stamp out industrial slavery in Australian supply chains… read more...
Australia fails to grasp viewability advantage
The viewability of online advertisements has dropped in Australia, meaning advertisers risk missing their mark… read more...
Big bank signs $450m deal with Big Blue
ANZ – which spends $1.2 billion a year on technology – has signed a five year $450 million deal with IBM which will provide computing platforms to support the bank across the Asia Pacific region… read more...
LANDESK buys Melbourne’s Xtraction
IT systems management company LANDESK has bought Melbourne’s Xtraction Solutions for its digital dashboards that present IT systems data in an easy to understand format… read more...
CSIRO and NICTA merge into Data61
After more than 12 months’ negotiations, the Government has confirmed that the IT research operations of CSIRO and NICTA are to be combined in an entity to be known as Data61… read more...
MYOB and Xero appeal equally to shareholders
The fortunes of accounting software rivals MYOB and Xero are at a curious inflexion point with shareholders valuing them equally at $1.7billion… read more...
NBN costs blow out by $15 billion
The national broadband network could cost $15 billion more than was originally anticipated – but the Government claims it’s still cheaper than Labor’s original plan… read more...
NetApp preaches to the yet-to-be converted
Storage and data management business NetApp wants to do for big business data what Apple did for consumers’ – it’s turning out to be a big ask… read more...
Computer security morphs into crisis management
There’s been a change of language in the lingo surrounding computer security – it’s now all about resilience and response rather than assuring protection… read more...
Technology startups offer manna to miners
Listed mining companies feeling the pinch have turned to technology to diversify in search of growth potential… read more...
Human rights boss calls for women to “lean in” for tech roles
Australia’s Human Rights Commissioner, Professor Gillian Triggs, has described as “horrifying” the fact that women aren’t more involved in technology related roles… read more...
NEC wins $36.6 million Govt deal – but competition looms
NEC Australia has won a deal to provide global IT support and services to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in a deal worth $36.6 million over eight years… read more...
Currency rout could warrant budget rethink
Analyst Gartner has warned CIOs they may need to rethink their technology budgets because of the rising US dollar which is still used to price most tech products and services… read more...
Xero reaches quarter million milestone, adds partners
Cloud accounting specialist, Xero, has now passed the 250,000 Australian user milestone and added new partners to its 400 strong ecosystem including DropBox, Adobe and Bigcommerce… read more...
Keep calm and carry on with government transformation
In a recent blog post, titled Keep Calm and Carry On – England’s mantra during World War II – the new leader of the UK equivalent of Australia’s Digital Transformation Office called for more support… read more...
Almost 30,000 premises face copper cut off on Friday
By Friday another 30,000 homes and businesses around Australia will have been forced into the decision of whether to sign up for the national broadband network or rely on their mobile… read more...
NetSuite looks to boost regional profile
After six months in the role, Lee Thompson, senior vice president and general manager for cloud ERP vendor NetSuite in Asia Pacific Japan, has issued a “must do better”… read more...
