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Agile enterprises must embrace quarterly planning
Enterprises which want to wring the most benefit from Agile processes and practices need to shift away from annual plans to more regular quarterly planning sessions… read more...
Australian business lags on electronic payments
Fewer than half of all Australian organisations accept electronic payments suggesting there is still a lot of room for financial disruption and business reform… read more...
Enterprise grapples with shifting IT expectations
The overwhelming majority of global business leaders (96 percent) recognise that digital technology has forever changed the rules – only some are ready for the challenge however… read more...
CeBIT gathers Australia’s tech faithful for 14th year in a row
Australia’s leading showcase of enterprise technology, CeBIT, will kick off in Sydney next Tuesday with no fewer than nine separate conference streams, plus a sold out start-up event… read more...
Jade Software sculpts and dances its way to the future
Jade Software is planning to reveal more of its creative chops this year to demonstrate to customers the benefits of a design-led approach to software development… read more...
Oracle partner takes on Greentree for mid-tier
Software integrator Ndevr, which describes itself as Australia’s most highly regarded Oracle JD Edwards consulting partner, has signed a strategic partnership with local ERP vendor Greentree… read more...
Amazon attracts blue chips, geeks and Gits
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 provides CMOs with promise of ROI
Data feeds from mobiles, wearables and IoT devices promise marketers rich new streams of information that can be mined for marketing insights… read more...
Enterprise seeks “moments” through wearables
Ross Mason ordered an Apple Watch last week – but first he asked his wife… read more...
Online brand protection limits audience reach
Companies that want to protect their brand online might have to make difficult choices regarding audience reach… read more...
HP and Microsoft unveil vertical solutions
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 to crack down on ice
Big data analytics could be harnessed to support the Australian Government’s recently announced crackdown on crystal methamphetamine, aka ice… read more...
Feds greenlight Centrelink’s ISIS plans
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...
Aussie M2 buys Kiwi telco CallPlus
CallPlus has been acquired by Australian conglomerate M2 Group Limited for $250 million adding another layer to the shifting ISP sands… read more...
VMware enters local IaaS market
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...
Tax minimisation: Singapore booms as Australia fumes
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...
Dallas downloaders face studio backlash
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 sets up shop in Sydney
US payments start-up Ripple is looking for software talent in Sydney, which will host its newly announced Asia Pacific subsidiary… read more...
Gov CIOs feel pressure to perform
Asia Pacific government CIOs are facing more budgetary pressure than their international or private sector peers… read more...
Investors vote with wallets in Xero v MYOB battle
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...