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Interest surges in data lakes as enterprises seek customer insights
There has been a surge in interest in data lakes over the last three months according to technology analyst Gartner, as enterprises scramble to make sense of their data… read more...
New Australian Government site embraces open source in the cloud
The Federal Government has created a Drupal-based web content management system and relocated its homepage to the public cloud in the search for savings and flexibility… read more...
New asset management solution seals gap in SMB market
Cloud Awakening has opened shop, selling a cloud-based asset management solution targeted at mid-sized businesses in Australia and New Zealand, plugging what it considers a major market hole… read more...
Driverless cars zoom into focus for A/NZ
Within two decades driverless vehicles could become a significant feature on Australian and New Zealand roads – if Governments invest in supporting technical infrastructure and update road rules… read more...
Cheap software fails to sell Intuit message
Intuit’s strategy of selling its cloud-based accounting system on the cheap in order to spur demand has backfired – and from the end of the year the $4.99 price tag seems set to revert to $35… read more...
VMware pairs with Telstra to spin up local cloud
VMware has announced that it is working with Telstra and other local partners in order to deliver an Australian hosted version of its vCloud Air service available next year… read more...
Fancy a free holiday? Stop turning up late to meetings
Meetings are the bane of the workplace; the average worker attends five a week, an executive ten – and because of habitual late starts we lose several days of productive work time each year… read more...
Infor steps up search for “beautiful” software
Global enterprise software company Infor has embarked on a mission to develop and deliver “beautiful” software and hired New York-based designers to help… read more...
Government flags two year metadata storage plan for ISPs
Internet service providers will need to store two years’ worth of customer metadata under new legislation introduced to the Parliament last week… read more...
Success not guaranteed: preparing an ERP business case
A rigorous business case establishes a foundation for discovering the potential benefits of a new technology solution… read more...
Australian Interactive has Europe running scared
Australian enterprise demand for Interactive Intelligence’s software looks set to allow the local subsidiary to eclipse the company’s performance across Europe… read more...
Australia Post/NetSuite collaboration to rival Amazon’s delivery service levels
Australia Post and NetSuite are working together to develop a system that will allow retailers to manage everything from online sales to customer delivery from within one cloud-based system… read more...
Microsoft switches on local cloud, software store
Microsoft has switched on its Australian cloud, operated out of data centres in Sydney and Melbourne, announced Equinex and Telstra as express network partners, along with a cloud marketplace… read more...
Newly privatised BMC beefs up R&D spend
Getting out of the public eye has allowed BMC to redirect shareholder funds into R&D and help it live up to its new motto “bring IT to life” – something that could refer to either the company or its customers’ IT projects… read more...
Mobile cast as the great retail leveler
Mobility has been identified as retailers’ biggest ally – able to restore some of the balance to the retailer-customer relationship which has been skewed by the internet… read more...
PayPal offers Aussies business loans; lines blur between technology and finance
Three of Australia’s biggest banks open innovation centres to spur technology development while PayPal offers small business loans as the lines blur between the technology and finance sectors… read more...
NBN adds 140 suburbs to rollout plan
NBN Co has added 140 new suburbs to its rollout plans as part of a technology test, taking the number of homes and businesses that will be able to connect to the national broadband network to 950,000… read more...
Australia finally opens its innovation kimono
After being taken to task by the chief scientist for its lack of an innovation policy, the Australian Government has finally revealed its innovation and competitiveness agenda… read more...
Intergen acquired by ASX-listed Empired, creates largest Australasian Microsoft services provider
ASX-listed IT services company Empired Limited (ASX:EPD) has acquired one of New Zealand’s leading IT services firms, Intergen Limited, for $A17.4 million via a Share Purchase Agreement to be paid over three years… read more...
Navman Wireless targets ‘people and plant’ with fleet management BI product
Navman Wireless, a global leader in GPS-based fleet optimisation products and services, has today launched its cloud-based BI-as-a-service solution for enterprise fleets called Adaptive Intelligence… read more...