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Chief digital officers tipped as key to future business success

September 19, 2013 | Newsdesk
Almost half of Australian businesses surveyed already have a chief digital officer but the new role must be better articulated to avoid conflict with existing CIO responsibilities and promote acceptance. read more...

Queensland Government shuns DIY tech in favour of cloud

September 18, 2013 | Newsdesk
Industry briefings showcasing the Queensland Government’s new ICT strategy and action plan have confirmed the State’s wholesale move to technology as a service with opportunities for local vendors… read more...

Australia sidesteps science, IT and innovation

September 17, 2013 | Newsdesk
The first Abbott Ministry has been announced and is notable for the absence of science, innovation or IT ministers – although there is a strong line-up to lead the nation’s broadband initiative… read more...
Spreadsheet Springboard

Specialist software scorches spreadsheet dominance

September 16, 2013 | Newsdesk
Australia will be the springboard for a push into Asia by BlackLine Systems, a financial software company which has carved a niche by tackling jobs many companies traditionally managed using spreadsheets… read more...

Unified communications enters disruptive phase

September 12, 2013 | Newsdesk
An as-a-service version of Microsoft’s Lync is being touted as potentially disruptive in terms of the way enterprises tackle unified communications… read more...

Online commerce urged to move to 256-bit encryption

September 11, 2013 | Newsdesk
Documents published as a result of leaks by ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden suggest Western security agencies have managed to crack internet security systems making https sites vulnerable… read more...
accounting

Tardy SMEs late and inaccurate – survey

September 11, 2013 | Newsdesk
Information disconnect between businesses and their accountants results in time wasting and lost opportunities according to new research… read more...

New ‘private’ search engine protects users from big brother

September 10, 2013 | Newsdesk
The founder and CEO of Zeekly.com, designed as a safer alternative to the Google, Yahoo and Bing search engines, says it is committed to protecting the privacy of its users… read more...

Orica distils global benefits of ITSM cloud platform

September 10, 2013 | Newsdesk
By moving to a cloud-based IT service management platform chemicals giant Orica has upgraded its processes to be ITIL compliant, improved services levels, and kept a tight rein on costs… read more...

Aussie big businesses turn to cloud for bigger big data analysis

September 10, 2013 | Newsdesk
More than 14,000 Australian organisations currently use Amazon Web Services’ Sydney infrastructure – a growing cohort of them for big data processing… read more...

Local R&D buoys Dell’s big data for smaller enterprises

September 6, 2013 | Newsdesk
Dell Software has assembled a team of 200 software engineers under the leadership of an Australian to develop big data solutions for smaller enterprises… read more...

Markinson extends reach with acquisition of ComOps’s ERP business

September 5, 2013 | Newsdesk
The Australian business software company Markinson has added another string to its bow with the purchase of ComOps’ Korellus ERP software solutions business operations and assets… read more...

Federal election finally focuses on ICT

September 5, 2013 | Newsdesk
The launch this week of the Coalition’s plan for Australia’s digital economy and e-government points to a steady-as-she-goes result for the ICT sector whatever the outcome of Saturday’s election… read more...

Broadband apps showcase Australia’s digital future

September 3, 2013 | Newsdesk
With the fate of Australia’s national broadband network to be decided by the Federal election on Saturday, a new guide has been released profiling the emerging apps that fast broadband supports… read more...

Xero breaks through 200,000 user barrier

September 3, 2013 | Newsdesk
Cloud based accounting software upstart Xero has broken through the 200,000 customer barrier marking what chief executive Rod Drury refers to as the “end of the beginning”… read more...

Domino’s Pizza the big cheese in digital retail

August 29, 2013 | Newsdesk
The quick service retail company invested millions in e-commerce when others thought it was a joke but it proved to be the perfect growth recipe for the pizza franchise… read more...

Virtual currency promises merchants profit perks

August 29, 2013 | Newsdesk
Early adopters of virtual currencies such as Bitcoin could benefit from lower transaction costs and higher profits – but it’s not for the squeamish…. read more...

CIOs urged to embrace their inner Machiavelli

August 29, 2013 | Newsdesk
Technology analyst Gartner has announced the programme for its flagship Australian conference and warned CIOs that they need to embrace their inner Machiavelli to succeed… read more...

ANZ users first in the world to trial HP-SAP analytics cloud

August 28, 2013 | Newsdesk
Australian and New Zealand enterprises are the first in the world able to use an enterprise-grade cloud-based version of SAP Hana’s in-memory analytics… read more...

Poor ICT contractor behaviour spotlighted by anti-corruption body

August 27, 2013 | Newsdesk
A new report has identified five steps that organisations need to take to ensure that their ICT projects are not held hostage by unscrupulous contract staff… read more...

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