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Board members ignorant, wilfully stupid? IT security blindspot risks critical infrastructure

July 31, 2014 | Newsdesk
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...
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Digital technology threatens business models

July 30, 2014 | Newsdesk
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...
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Government plans piracy crackdown, stays silent on pricing

July 29, 2014 | Newsdesk
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...

Cloud integration platform replaces legacy systems by stealth

July 24, 2014 | Newsdesk
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...
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Australia scores poorly on digital innovation, 2020 ICT skills shortage looms

July 23, 2014 | Newsdesk
Just days before the release of a new national innovation review, Australian businesses have this week already been handed a series of poor report cards… read more...

NZ crime buster Wynyard boosts Sydney operations

July 22, 2014 | Newsdesk
New Zealand-based Wynyard Group has opened an Asia Pacific Operation Centre in Sydney, more than doubling its Australian headcount and boosting its data analytics capabilities… read more...
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Dear John letters won’t cut it for modern marketers

July 22, 2014 | Newsdesk
Clear evidence has been uncovered of the benefits of personalising marketing campaigns for individual clients and customers – but most A/NZ marketing executives stall after adding a name to an email… read more...
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AppWrap: ICT news wrap up Q2 2014

July 21, 2014 | Newsdesk
A wrap-up of the past quarter’s ICT news… read more...

Microsoft restructures, “eliminates” Nokia

July 18, 2014 | Newsdesk
Microsoft has today announced a restructuring plan that will eliminate up to 18,000 jobs over the next year as it aligns the recently-acquired Nokia and repositions the business to be a productivity and platform company… read more...
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Payments specialists slug it out over online sales

July 17, 2014 | Beverley Head
A battle royale is shaping up between leading payments specialists each wanting to “own” the Australian online payments market… read more...

NBN Co starts fibre-to-the node rollout

July 16, 2014 | Newsdesk
More than 650,000 Australian premises are now theoretically able to connect to the National Broadband Network, and 210,000 have done so according to a mid-year update from NBN Co… read more...

Feds issue draft guide on “responsible” big data

July 15, 2014 | Newsdesk
The Federal Government has released a draft guide on “responsible data analytics” that could provide some useful signposts for any enterprise wanting to maintain consumer trust while exploiting data… read more...

Respect Network turns personal data into currency but maintains privacy

July 10, 2014 | Newsdesk
Australia is one of the first four countries to host personal clouds for people wishing to use the still fledgling Respect Network as a gateway to connect them with online products, companies and services… read more...

Retailers race to replace sales technology

July 9, 2014 | Newsdesk
The clock is ticking for Australian enterprises which still allow customers to sign for credit card purchases; from August they will need technology to support chip and PIN purchases… read more...

Wotif falls to grasp of global giant

July 9, 2014 | Newsdesk
Online travel behemoth Expedia has launched an offer to buy Australian online travel business Wotif, valuing the business at $703 million and delivering a salutary lesson for A/NZ start-ups… read more...

Gartner sheds light on local IT spending patterns

July 9, 2014 | Newsdesk
The recent IT spending forecast for Australia and New Zealand shows, among other things, a growing desire for customer experience-related enterprise software… read more...

Deadline ahead for Victorian digital economy strategy contributions

July 4, 2014 | Newsdesk
Businesses and private citizens wishing to contribute to the region’s digital economy strategy have until the end of this month to make their submissions… read more...

Gartner revises IT spending forecast down for 2014

July 3, 2014 | Newsdesk
Worldwide IT spending is still increasing, but not as much as Garter initially predicted due to changes in the market… read more...

Aussie’s Vocus could shake up NZ data solutions market with FX acquisition

July 2, 2014 | Newsdesk
The purchase means Vocus is now an integrated provider of fibre, data centre and internet in New Zealand and aims to replicate its successful Australian formula across the Tasman… read more...

Want to sell online? Go Android mobile

June 30, 2014 | Newsdesk
Companies that want to sell goods and services online must support mobile devices – especially Android tablets and smartphones which are used to make two out of three e-commerce sales… read more...

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