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Financial services firms should follow banks’ tech lead

July 25, 2013 | Newsdesk
Superannuation funds, life insurance companies and funds managers need to lift their information technology game if they want to fulfil regulatory requirements and forge closer links with clients… read more...

Australian merchants perform e-commerce leapfrog

July 25, 2013 | Newsdesk
E-commerce specialist Magento claims that although later to online commerce than their northern hemisphere peers, Australian merchants are now leapfrogging technology to put them on par… read more...

Manufacturers fail to realise importance of ERP for customer experience

July 25, 2013 | Newsdesk
A new IDC study shows that only nine percent of leading companies have fully realised the importance of creating a customer-oriented culture and process workflows… read more...

Online marketing needs to cut through the clamour

July 23, 2013 | Newsdesk
When Australians sit in front of the TV tonight, three quarters will brandish the remote in one hand and a mobile device in the other: marketers are being challenged to cut through the clamour… read more...

CIOs struggle to control BYOD tightrope

July 18, 2013 | Newsdesk
Most Australian companies have yet to implement a policy regarding Bring Your Own Device initiatives, and even those that do tend to let the CEO off the hook, introducing high levels of risk… read more...

Enterprises yet to reap full benefit of mobility

July 18, 2013 | Newsdesk
A slavish fascination with mobile apps targeted at consumers may be robbing enterprises of the full productivity benefits that mobility has to offer… read more...

Local councils seek salvation in the cloud

July 17, 2013 | Newsdesk
Kwinana will be the second local council to move onto Civica’s new cloud computing service next Monday – the latest step in its journey from on premise, to managed service, to cloud computing… read more...

Hospitals could slash waiting times using ICT

July 16, 2013 | Newsdesk
Hospital CIOs should take a leaf out of just-in-time manufacturing’s book, harnessing ICT to streamline operations in order to dramatically slash waiting times and speed treatment… read more...

Rich pickings lurk in retail data

July 11, 2013 | Newsdesk
Listed clothing retailer Specialty Fashion Group has a team of seven managing its data, providing marketing insights, and delivering a hip pocket sales boost… read more...

Four out of five plan big data adventure

July 11, 2013 | Newsdesk
Four out of five Australian enterprises have already deployed or are planning to launch a big data analytics initiative in the coming year as they search for their secret sauce… read more...

Australia inches up the innovation ladder

July 10, 2013 | Newsdesk
Australia has managed to improve its ranking on the Global Innovation Index rising from 23rd to 19th slot this year, although the nation’s application of ICT does not rate so highly… read more...

Visa selects Australia for digital wallet rollout

July 10, 2013 | Newsdesk
Payments giant Visa has announced that Australia will be the site for the second roll-out of its V.me digital wallet with 45-plus local banks already signed up to support the endeavour… read more...

Big data adventures fail to deliver

July 4, 2013 | Newsdesk
Three quarters of Australian and New Zealand organisations claim to use big data analytics for better insight and decision support, yet so far only a handful are reporting any great success… read more...

BYOD virtualisation for 20,000 users

July 4, 2013 | Newsdesk
The University of Adelaide has successfully trialled a 500-user desktop virtualisation initiative, with plans to roll it out for 20,000 users, delivering lessons for big businesses planning for BYOD… read more...

Albanese’s gang of four champion Labor’s NBN

July 4, 2013 | Newsdesk
Deputy Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been appointed minister for broadband, communications and the digital economy – but for how long… read more...

Vouchr tackles moving targets

July 1, 2013 | Newsdesk
Retailers that want to lure customers with discount vouchers are the target for a locally developed iPhone app that can alert customers as they near a bricks-and-mortar store… read more...

Tech’s final frontier reaches farm gate

June 27, 2013 | Newsdesk
Australia’s farmers and agri-businesses are being urged to adopt advanced sensor and networking technologies in order to drive productivity and increase overall production… read more...

Aussie start-up seduces Microsoft and Nokia

June 27, 2013 | Newsdesk
A communications start up has showcased an augmented reality app to mobile alliance partners Microsoft and Nokia and secured EUR 50,000 to allow them to complete the development… read more...

Gillard and Conroy quit: whither NBN?

June 27, 2013 | Newsdesk
The leadership switch which has replaced Julia Gillard with Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister has also stripped the National Broadband Network of its two fiercest supporters… read more...

Australian enterprises face greater security risks

June 20, 2013 | Newsdesk
While only one in ten of the global 2000 enterprises employs vulnerability testing, the practice is almost non-existent in Australia… read more...

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