Asia Pacific government CIOs are facing more budgetary pressure than their international or private sector peers… read more...

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...

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...

A flurry of legislative changes is altering many of the rules affecting Australia’s information technology suppliers and users… read more...

Australia’s telecommunications industry body has announced plans to review rules and laws that might impede internet-of-things (IoT) deployments… read more...

It’s not just VB and cucumber sandwiches that are powering the Cricket World Cup – hard working technology is enhancing the fan experience… read more...

Australian internet pioneers Simon Hackett and Michael Malone have predicted yet more shakeout for the nation’s communications landscape… read more...

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...

Cisco has pledged US$15 million to be spent over five years setting up an internet-of-everything innovation centre in Australia… read more...

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...

A former Commonwealth Bank senior technology executive was hauled in front of a NSW magistrate yesterday to answer allegations of bribery… read more...

The boards of Australia’s leading organisations are ill prepared for the second tsunami of technological change according to Stephen Burdon, a leading management professor… read more...

Mining and other asset-rich industries are in line to be transformed by IoT deployments and tighter IT/operations integration say experts… read more...

The massive expansion in operations following the Christchurch earthquakes led the New Zealand Earthquake Commission to be the first to put its financial management system in the Government cloud… read more...

A global shift toward subscription style business models has helped deliver a US$115 million funding kicker to Zuora… read more...

Traditional operating structures in many industries are under strain to embrace the agility that cloud software provides. Enterprises can stay in the race by using APIs to liberate their data – but only if they do it well… read more...

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...

Two HCM technology and healthcare industry experts have combined forces to address the health sector’s specific talent management needs… read more...

When it comes to big data, Qantas Loyalty is the big daddy – with up to 27 years’ of historical insights about 10.6 million members… read more...

Successful marketing in the 21st century requires a fresh approach linking data, mobile platforms and creative but valuable-to-the-consumer campaigns… read more...