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...

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...

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...

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...

A wrap-up of the past quarter’s ICT news… read more...

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...

A battle royale is shaping up between leading payments specialists each wanting to “own” the Australian online payments market… read more...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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