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Federal election finally focuses on ICT
The launch this week of the Coalition’s plan for Australia’s digital economy and e-government points to a steady-as-she-goes result for the ICT sector whatever the outcome of Saturday’s election… read more...
Broadband apps showcase Australia’s digital future
With the fate of Australia’s national broadband network to be decided by the Federal election on Saturday, a new guide has been released profiling the emerging apps that fast broadband supports… read more...
Xero breaks through 200,000 user barrier
Cloud based accounting software upstart Xero has broken through the 200,000 customer barrier marking what chief executive Rod Drury refers to as the “end of the beginning”… read more...
Domino’s Pizza the big cheese in digital retail
The quick service retail company invested millions in e-commerce when others thought it was a joke but it proved to be the perfect growth recipe for the pizza franchise… read more...
Virtual currency promises merchants profit perks
Early adopters of virtual currencies such as Bitcoin could benefit from lower transaction costs and higher profits – but it’s not for the squeamish…. read more...
CIOs urged to embrace their inner Machiavelli
Technology analyst Gartner has announced the programme for its flagship Australian conference and warned CIOs that they need to embrace their inner Machiavelli to succeed… read more...
ANZ users first in the world to trial HP-SAP analytics cloud
Australian and New Zealand enterprises are the first in the world able to use an enterprise-grade cloud-based version of SAP Hana’s in-memory analytics… read more...
McCall fishes for bigger digital business
iStart transforms with complete technology refresh, GM calls initiative “big fishing”… read more...
Poor ICT contractor behaviour spotlighted by anti-corruption body
A new report has identified five steps that organisations need to take to ensure that their ICT projects are not held hostage by unscrupulous contract staff… read more...
Success guaranteed?: preparing an ERP business case a very good start
A rigorous business case establishes a foundation for discovering the potential benefits of a new technology solution. read more...
DCA calls for data centre industry to “work together”
With the continued rise of cloud computing and SaaS in enterprises, data centre outages such as those experienced recently by Google and Microsoft can have a major impact and data centre operators need to work together not keep their knowledge secret. read more...
ERP trends that affect software selection
Dylan Persaud looks at the most important trends influencing ERP decision-making today. read more...
CIOs consider server virtualisation for mission-critical ERP
A growing number of ERP users are seizing scheduled technology refreshes as an opportunity to consider moving workloads onto virtual servers… read more...
IDC says Government has got broadband policy in order
IDC praises the Government’s telecommunications discussion document on the proposed approach to reviewing the Telco regulatory environment as “well-balanced”. read more...
Security legislation: living in strange times
Paul Brislen takes a look at the two pieces of legislation currently making their way with, what he believes, “undue haste” through New Zealand’s parliament. read more...
Banks must pivot their technology thinking to survive
Bank CIOs and CEOs need to focus their attention less on the operational efficiencies that technology can deliver, and more on the customer relationships it can nurture if they want to survive. read more...
Westpac crowdsources mobile apps
A wide open brief from Westpac invites developers and designers to tap in to their Kiwi ingenuity and creativity to come up with an app that will better their banking experience. read more...
Retailers in danger of missing online sales boat
Although more than half of Australian retailers have a website, only a third can take orders online meaning sales could go to nimbler rivals… read more...
March privacy deadline looms for big data users
Organisations collecting customer data, especially information they might use for big data analysis need to urgently review their privacy policies with a March deadline looming… read more...
CommBank claims legacy leapfrog, sets sights on mobile
Reporting a record A$7.82 billion profit last week, the Commonwealth Bank signalled how judicious technology investment can deliver a competitive edge – but sustaining that requires more… read more...