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Beverley Head

Amazon web services expo

Amazon attracts blue chips, geeks and Gits

April 23, 2015 | Beverley Head
Amazon was among the first of the global cloud giants to set up shop in Sydney – and it’s a decision that has paid off with iconic Australian brands increasingly harnessing its services… read more...
ioT devices targeted

IoT provides CMOs with promise of ROI

April 22, 2015 | Beverley Head
Data feeds from mobiles, wearables and IoT devices promise marketers rich new streams of information that can be mined for marketing insights… read more...
Apple watch

Enterprise seeks “moments” through wearables

April 21, 2015 | Beverley Head
Ross Mason ordered an Apple Watch last week – but first he asked his wife… read more...
Social media Marketing

Online brand protection limits audience reach

April 20, 2015 | Beverley Head
Companies that want to protect their brand online might have to make difficult choices regarding audience reach… read more...
HP-microsoft Silver Service

HP and Microsoft unveil vertical solutions

April 16, 2015 | Beverley Head
HP has revealed details behind its partnership with Microsoft that has it serving up business-process-as-a-service solutions for the automotive, financial services and public sectors… read more...
Big data analytics

Big data to crack down on ice

April 16, 2015 | Beverley Head
Big data analytics could be harnessed to support the Australian Government’s recently announced crackdown on crystal methamphetamine, aka ice… read more...
Centrelink

Feds greenlight Centrelink’s ISIS plans

April 14, 2015 | Beverley Head
The Federal Government has given the thumbs up for a seven year overhaul of Centrelink’s core computing platform, predicting the first benefits will emerge as soon as next year… read more...
IaaS cloud

VMware enters local IaaS market

April 13, 2015 | Beverley Head
With investment in cloud and infrastructure a top-four CIO priority, VMware will face tough competition in the region from Amazon, Microsoft and Google… read more...
Australain Taxation Office

Tax minimisation: Singapore booms as Australia fumes

April 9, 2015 | Beverley Head
The extent to which multinational technology companies shift revenues and profits in order to minimise their global tax bills was on full display yesterday… read more...
Fox Focus Features

Dallas downloaders face studio backlash

April 8, 2015 | Beverley Head
A landmark Federal Court Decision will force leading ISPs in Australia to hand over the names and addresses of 4,726 people who may have illegally copied a movie over the internet… read more...
Ripple payments

Ripple sets up shop in Sydney

April 8, 2015 | Beverley Head
US payments start-up Ripple is looking for software talent in Sydney, which will host its newly announced Asia Pacific subsidiary… read more...
Government CIO's

Gov CIOs feel pressure to perform

April 7, 2015 | Beverley Head
Asia Pacific government CIOs are facing more budgetary pressure than their international or private sector peers… read more...
ASX exchange

Investors vote with wallets in Xero v MYOB battle

April 2, 2015 | Beverley Head
The long anticipated re-listing of accounting software business MYOB on the ASX will allow investors – not just computer users – to signal whether they prefer it or arch rival Xero… read more...
CommBank Albert tablet

Commbank hangs its hopes on Pi and Albert

April 1, 2015 | Beverley Head
The Commonwealth Bank is hitching its hopes for sales of tens of thousands of its tablet device to the 800 software developers it says have registered to use its Pi software platform… read more...

Legislative tsunami washes through Australian IT

March 31, 2015 | Beverley Head
A flurry of legislative changes is altering many of the rules affecting Australia’s information technology suppliers and users… read more...
IoT think tank

Australia sets up IoT think tank

March 30, 2015 | Beverley Head
Australia’s telecommunications industry body has announced plans to review rules and laws that might impede internet-of-things (IoT) deployments… read more...
Phone shakeup

Telco shakeup forecast for Australia

March 26, 2015 | Beverley Head
Australian internet pioneers Simon Hackett and Michael Malone have predicted yet more shakeout for the nation’s communications landscape… read more...
Oracle cloud salesperson

Oracle seeks 1000 cloud salespeople across APAC

March 25, 2015 | Beverley Head
Oracle’s cloud epiphany came late, now it’s playing catchup, looking to hire 1000 new salespeople across Asia Pacific to spruik cloud solutions, just as quickly as it can… read more...
IoT around the world

Cisco ponies up $15M for local IoT centre

March 24, 2015 | Beverley Head
Cisco has pledged US$15 million to be spent over five years setting up an internet-of-everything innovation centre in Australia… read more...
VentureCrowd Rocket off

Kiwis and Aussies square off over start-ups

March 23, 2015 | Beverley Head
Equity crowdfunding is again in the spotlight in Australia with two organisations joining forces – but it’s still a stop gap solution until legislation catches up with the more progressive NZ laws… read more...

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