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NZ crime buster Wynyard boosts Sydney operations
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...
Dear John letters won’t cut it for modern marketers
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...
AppWrap: ICT news wrap up Q2 2014
A wrap-up of the past quarter’s ICT news… read more...
Microsoft restructures, “eliminates” Nokia
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...
Payments specialists slug it out over online sales
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Australia boosts powers for online surveillance
Australia’s Attorney General plans to introduce legislation to the Parliament next month to overhaul the rules governing how online information can be examined once a warrant is obtained… read more...
Tool shows A/NZ software developers are world class
A benchmarking tool that lets software teams compare themselves with the world’s best suggests that Australian and New Zealand development teams outperform their peers in terms of quality… read more...
Gen-i enters Aussie agreement with Telstra
The ICT services company is renewing its focus on New Zealand businesses and the Telstra partnership will remove the burden of its Australian clients while offering expanded services… read more...
Deloitte: Digital disruption widens business winners-to-losers gap
Deloitte Digital has revisited its landmark Digital Disruption report from 18 months ago and found that in those sectors most impacted by digital change there is a growing gap between the winners and losers… read more...
Cloud sign-on system ramps up in Australia
Cloud-based single sign on identity management and authentication service Okta, which costs roughly $2 per user per month to deploy, is ramping up its activities in Australia… read more...