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 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 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...

City-wide wi-fi networks could be harnessed by enterprising organisations that want to deploy internet connected sensors or devices – but is business ready to seize the nettle?… read more...

Analysis which will identify in near real-time the underlying technology skills being sought by enterprises across A/NZ could also be used to shape the nations’ immigration and education policies… 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...

The ranks of long established Australian listed technology companies continues to thin with a bid from South Africa based Dimension Data for IT services business Oakton… read more...

Following months of speculation and leaks, MYOB has today announced that it has acquired HR and Payroll solutions company PayGlobal… read more...

Demand for the technology smarts to stream and monetise video content is increasing as the cost of production and delivery falls, and consumer appetite balloons… read more...

The Privacy Commissioner has released a revised guide outlining how organisations can better comply with Australia’s recently overhauled Privacy Act, even when using offshore cloud services… read more...

It’s not often that a subject as arcane as metadata becomes front page news and fodder for radio shock jocks, but this week the federal government delivered metadata’s 15 minutes of fame… read more...

Flash storage – currently 15 times more expensive than spinning disk – won’t reach pricing parity for at least a decade, forcing enterprises to continue to run hybrid storage platforms for the foreseeable future… read more...

While ubiquitous internet connectivity is benefitting businesses, it’s also providing a rich seam for cybercriminals who continue to seek out enterprises’ weakest links… read more...

Australia and New Zealand’s share of the digital universe is shrinking – from 2.6 percent in 2010 to 2.2 percent today – by 2020 it will be even lower even though enterprise data stores will balloon… read more...

The Department of Finance has released a discussion paper which sets out the framework for the Australian Government’s cloud computing panel expected to be live by Christmas… read more...

Apple may have single handedly disrupted the music industry with iTunes, but it may have missed the boat in terms of its ability to disrupt payments… read more...

An IT security blindspot has left the world’s critical infrastructure at risk from targeted attacks by nation-states and criminal organisations, and rendered other industry sectors vulnerable as a result… read more...

Digital technologies can be anything but benign for business according to the head of the Business Council of Australia – and Australia needs to be ready to make changes in order to prosper… read more...

More detail has emerged regarding the Federal Government’s planned crackdown on internet piracy – which splits responsibility between copyright holders, ISPs and consumers… read more...

Integration platforms which allow applications, data and cloud services to be woven together into a seamless computing fabric are also being credited with allowing legacy systems to be replaced by stealth… read more...