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Family homes become the latest IoT battleground

September 18, 2014 | Newsdesk
In less than a decade the typical family home in Australia and New Zealand could contain several hundred internet connected devices as the cost of making a device internet-smart drops to around $1… read more...
Reconciliation

ERP systems miss the reconciliation mark

September 17, 2014 | Beverley Head
Many large ERP platforms still don’t have fully functioned reconciliation, leaving many businesses, including Qantas in the past, to use spreadsheets to handle the task… read more...
Best place to work

Atlassian feathers the financial nest

September 16, 2014 | Beverley Head
Sydney-based software company Atlassian chose to release strong financial results that position the company well for any future share market listing during its Silicon Valley user summit this month… read more...

Equip your salespeople for on-the-road success

September 15, 2014 | Vendor
Evidence shows that the ‘hard sell’ does not generate loyalty, but a good experience does. The experts at MYOB discuss what salespeople need to achieve this… read more...

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...
Apple tokenization

Apple seeks slice of payments market

September 11, 2014 | Beverley Head
The launch of Apple Pay, which will turn the new iPhone6 and Apple Watch into tap-and-go digital wallets, can’t take place in A/NZ before 2015 because part of the security framework is missing… read more...
ATO

Government signals crack down on tax/price rorts

September 11, 2014 | Beverley Head
Australia’s Treasurer has signalled his intent to ensure overseas technology companies pay their fair share of tax, and also are stopped from price gouging local consumers… read more...
Indian workers

Indian tech firms up the ante in Australia

September 11, 2014 | Beverley Head
Leading Indian technology vendors are expanding their footprint in the Australian market, and looking to acquire already scarce local IT skills to meet growing demand… 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...
F rating for students

Australia bawled out over science fail

September 3, 2014 | Beverley Head
Australia’s chief scientist has given the country an F, noting that it is the only OECD nation without a national strategy for science, technology or innovation… read more...
Email

Is your email signature legal?

September 2, 2014 | Vendor
The laws and legislation surrounding email disclaimers are tightening all around the globe with the prospect of significant fines for non-conformists… read more...
Technology in banks

ASIC wants more technology vendor regulation

September 2, 2014 | Beverley Head
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission has called for the bar to be raised in terms of regulation of technology vendors selling to the financial sector… read more...
National Broadband Australia

NBN cost benefit analysis results wind back internet speed

September 2, 2014 | Beverley Head
By 2023 the average household in Australia will need no more than 15 Megabits per second of internet download speeds according to a cost benefit analysis of the National Broadband Network… read more...
Hype cycle

Hypecycle identifies technologies ahead of their time

August 28, 2014 | Beverley Head
Organisations experimenting with internet of things deployments, wearables, cryptocurrencies or big data could be in for a long wait before they bear real fruit. Beverley Head reports… 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...
No zombies sign

Xero blasts at account poaching “zombies”

August 26, 2014 | Beverley Head
Cloud accounting firm Xero has overhauled its partner programme to stop subscription poaching “zombies”, and will introduce a new code of conduct from 2015… 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...

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