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How technology trends are helping Life Sciences

September 15, 2014 | Newsdesk
The experts at UXC Eclipse say there are a number of technologies that are driving the Life Sciences market forward… read more...
Supply chain

Only one A/NZ business makes grade on supply chains

September 8, 2014 | Newsdesk
Only one organisation based in Australia has made the cut for Gartner’s annual list of the most effective supply chains in Asia Pacific – and New Zealand fails to rate a mention… read more...
Cloud community

Salesforce community plug-in described as LinkedIn for corporates

September 4, 2014 | Newsdesk
Salesforce has released software templates that allow organisations to build communities of customers, resellers or employers so they can interact and collaborate in the cloud including from mobiles and wearables… read more...
suitbids

Online marketplace disrupts traditional professional services model

August 27, 2014 | Newsdesk
SuitBids, an online marketplace for professional services launched July with the aim of providing a new avenue for professionals to connect with clients and tender for live jobs… read more...
John Sheridan

Blog posts reveal gap in public sector procurement rhetoric

August 27, 2014 | Newsdesk
A gap between reality and rhetoric seems to have emerged in terms of ICT companies’ success in selling to the public sector, which has been revealed by comments on a Government blog… read more...
bitcoin

Bitcoin faces double whammy tax load

August 21, 2014 | Newsdesk
Bitcoin is neither money nor foreign currency according to the Australian Taxation Office which has issued guidance that may force start-ups and businesses to rethink their Australian plans… read more...
themeforest websites

Australian content site beats Google.com.au in top 100 global web rankings

August 21, 2014 | Newsdesk
ThemeForest has cracked the top 100 website list compiled by Alexa – at time of writing it’s at number 79 on the list – just after dropbox.com but ahead of Google.com.au… read more...

Will enterprise take the IoT bait or miss the boat?

August 19, 2014 | Newsdesk
City-wide wi-fi networks could be harnessed by enterprising organisations that want to deploy internet connected sensors or devices – but is business ready to seize the nettle?… read more...
job candidates

Job matching software deal will highlight real-time skills shortages

August 19, 2014 | Newsdesk
Analysis which will identify in near real-time the underlying technology skills being sought by enterprises across A/NZ could also be used to shape the nations’ immigration and education policies… read more...
AppWrap ICT news

AppWrap: ICT news wrap up Q3 2014

August 14, 2014 | Newsdesk
A wrap-up of news stories that caught our eye over the the past quarter of ICT news including appointments, departures, deals done, implementations completed, mergers, acquisitions and partnerships… read more...
MYOB/PayGlobal

MYOB/PayGlobal acquisition rumours prove correct

August 14, 2014 | Newsdesk
Following months of speculation and leaks, MYOB has today announced that it has acquired HR and Payroll solutions company PayGlobal… read more...
Oracle Americas Cup

Oracle sets sail for the cloud

August 13, 2014 | Newsdesk
For more than three and a half decades, Oracle has set the standard among top tier of database technology and enterprise applications; and as it has evolved and acquired best-in-class companies, that leadership has expanded into new areas… read more...

Enterprise demand for video rises across region

August 13, 2014 | Newsdesk
Demand for the technology smarts to stream and monetise video content is increasing as the cost of production and delivery falls, and consumer appetite balloons… read more...
internet of things

IoT vulnerabilities tipped as ‘weakest link’ of the future

August 7, 2014 | Newsdesk
While ubiquitous internet connectivity is benefitting businesses, it’s also providing a rich seam for cybercriminals who continue to seek out enterprises’ weakest links… read more...

A/NZ sees share of digital universe dwindle

August 6, 2014 | Newsdesk
Australia and New Zealand’s share of the digital universe is shrinking – from 2.6 percent in 2010 to 2.2 percent today – by 2020 it will be even lower even though enterprise data stores will balloon… read more...
cloud computing

Government cloud list lights up by Christmas

August 6, 2014 | Newsdesk
The Department of Finance has released a discussion paper which sets out the framework for the Australian Government’s cloud computing panel expected to be live by Christmas… read more...
iPhone 6

Apple should expect only a slice of payments market

July 31, 2014 | Newsdesk
Apple may have single handedly disrupted the music industry with iTunes, but it may have missed the boat in terms of its ability to disrupt payments… read more...

Board members ignorant, wilfully stupid? IT security blindspot risks critical infrastructure

July 31, 2014 | Newsdesk
An IT security blindspot has left the world’s critical infrastructure at risk from targeted attacks by nation-states and criminal organisations, and rendered other industry sectors vulnerable as a result… read more...
digital technology

Digital technology threatens business models

July 30, 2014 | Newsdesk
Digital technologies can be anything but benign for business according to the head of the Business Council of Australia – and Australia needs to be ready to make changes in order to prosper… read more...
Copyright infringement

Government plans piracy crackdown, stays silent on pricing

July 29, 2014 | Newsdesk
More detail has emerged regarding the Federal Government’s planned crackdown on internet piracy – which splits responsibility between copyright holders, ISPs and consumers… read more...

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