Communications minister Senator Stephen Conroy has released an updated three-year rollout plan for the National Broadband Network… read more...

The SaaS-based vendor has overtaken industry stalwart SAP in Gartner’s worldwide CRM revenue rankings as organisations of all sizes seek alternatives to legacy applications… read more...

Two weeks after releasing the Coalition’s plans for a National Broadband Network, shadow communications minister, Malcolm Turnbull has published in defence of the policy, a comprehensive list of responses to ‘frequently asked questions’… read more...

Telstra has scored the first significant contract in Asia for its Network Application and Services (NAS) division, a group that Telstra says is leading its expansion into new markets in Asia… read more...

Research firm Ovum says that Microsoft has taken steps to simplify its business intelligence (BI) software strategy, centred on Excel, but still has a way to go in particular to address the growing market for mobile BI technology… read more...

The introduction of electronic patient records and myriad devices that monitor patients and upload information is set to transform the healthcare industry… read more...

Human-centered design thinking and approaches are gaining mainstream credence among private sector decision-makers focused on innovation but the concept seems unfamiliar to most CIOs offices in the public sector, says the research firm… read more...

The Coalition’s National Broadband Network plan that envisages retaining copper for the ‘last mile’ has received a boost with the news that ‘vectoring’, the latest technology to increase the data carrying capacity of copper, is rapidly gaining market acceptance… read more...

New research is showing significant return on investment for big data projects and a growing demand for people who can turn data into useful information… read more...

The vendor has announced a new social workflow tool that is embedded in core business applications to transform productivity… read more...

Analysis of changes in Google query volume for specific search terms can lead to solid future predictions and is opening up fascinating new possibilities… read more...

Open cloud computing pioneer Rackspace will this quarter allow local cloud clients to cut over to its Sydney data centre – and also offer them the chance to build their own cloud… read more...

Large enterprises feeling comfortable about their computer security should prepare for a rude shock courtesy of the small and medium businesses in their supply chain… read more...

CEO says it’s time to sell through the local channel and has secured ten partners in the last four months… read more...

Tight economic times, political uncertainty, a strong dollar and the imminent end of the mining boom are the four horsemen of the apocalypse now threatening ICT spending in Australia… read more...

A Government Committee investigating the prices Australians pay for information and communications technology is now mulling over the responses of industry giants Apple, Microsoft and Adobe… read more...

Napa Valley-based eWinery Solutions – which supplies technology to iconic Australian winemakers such as Penfolds, Lindemans and Wolf Blass – is decanting its solution for the NetSuite cloud… read more...

The ERP specialist is in good company amongst the likes of the Hamilton Jet parent company CWF Hamilton & Co and Methven as recipients of government technology… read more...

Choosing Greentree was an easy decision for Intermodal, but the ERP vendor shows it can hold its own against the competition too… read more...

ERP specialist, Greentree has recently triumphed over some big names to win some of its newest customers… read more...