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Australian Blackberry app proves popular

October 1, 2010 | Newsdesk
An Australian developed Blackberry app, available in Australia and New Zealand, had 35,000 downloads in the first five days… read more...

Symantec announces new SME tools

October 1, 2010 | Newsdesk
Symantec has announced two new tools aimed at helping Symantec partners generate more demand for their services… read more...

Study shows Australian online customer service not delivering

October 1, 2010 | Newsdesk
A survey has found that only five percent of Australian consumers feel that a company has exceeded their online customer service expectations… read more...

Android will surpass Apple, say most developers

October 1, 2010 | Newsdesk
A survey of US developers shows they strongly favour Android over Apple iOS and believe it’s the future… read more...

RIM unveil social platform

October 1, 2010 | Newsdesk
Research In Motion has unveiled the BlackBerry Messenger Social Platform, giving developers the tools to build applications that take advantage of the social aspects of the popular BBM service… read more...

Fast wireless mobile phone charger coming soon

September 20, 2010 | Newsdesk
In two years time, you may be able to charge your mobile phone without the need for cables… read more...

Australian Passengers get boarding passes via SMS in world first

September 14, 2010 | Newsdesk
Australia’s low fares airline Jetstar will use world first technology to introduce boarding passes via SMS and 24 hour pre-enrolment check-in as part of a major innovation investment to revolutionize air travel for Jetstar customers… read more...

Gartner says Android way ahead of predictions

September 14, 2010 | Newsdesk
The worldwide mobile operating system market will be dominated by Symbian and Android, as the two OSs will account for 59.8 percent of mobile OS sales by 2014, according to Gartner, Inc… read more...

Smart maps show traffic patterns

September 8, 2010 | Newsdesk
Placing a retail outlet in the optimal location can spell the difference between profitability and loss. Location intelligence helps retailers choose the right site by assembling key metrics – including customer behaviour records, demographics, traffic patterns and competitor information – from various sources… read more...

Mapping your business data: easier, but you can fall over the cliff

September 8, 2010 | Newsdesk
In the old days, mapping data was easy. You bought a wall map and lots of colourcoded pins. Then you stuck them on the map. Fast, easy and cheap. But the information content was superficial at best… read more...

Bank lets Australian iPhone customers transfer money without fees

September 6, 2010 | Newsdesk
As mobile payments start to flourish thanks to the growth of smartphones, ANZ has launched an iPhone app that lets its Australian customers send money to anyone with a mobile phone… read more...

DHBs slow to buy into e-Trading gateway despite savings

August 19, 2010 |
Ryall confirms board of Health Benefits Ltd as crown shared services organisation to explore opportunities… read more...

Law Enforcement Analytics: fighting crime with business intelligence

August 12, 2010 | Rob Mills
Ask any field officer what his most important weapon is, and chances are he’ll tell you, information. Armed with the right information at the right time, police officers can carry out their duties more quickly, effectively, and safely… read more...

Infor on track to trump Oracle in the integration game

July 26, 2010 | Newsdesk
Infor may be on track to beat rival Oracle in delivering the Holy Grail of a properly integrated ERP-and-essential-business-applications suite… read more...

FlexiTime online payroll lets SMEs get on with business

July 22, 2010 | Newsdesk
A Kiwi start-up has put payroll online for small business in a similar move to that of online accounting success Xero – as well as integrating with Xero… read more...

New animal tracking standard opens door to Chinese advantage

July 21, 2010 | Newsdesk
A recent government standards announcement could mean losing another agri-tech race after kiwi’s do all the hard work… read more...

Co-creating software creates true custom fit

July 16, 2010 | Newsdesk
It’s the way of the future – developers and users working to together on a daily basis, via the web, to create software that really does fit ‘requirements’ snugly… read more...

Power-hungry internet needs to nap

July 13, 2010 | Newsdesk
The internet’s energy consumption is growing fast. It may need computers to help it sleep if it’s not to pose a green threat… read more...

Aussie’s on-the-go holiday planner

July 13, 2010 | Newsdesk
Is Tourism Australia’s new mobile capable tool aimed at IT savvy travellers or the advertising departments of industry big players?… read more...

SAP goes mobile with Sybase

July 8, 2010 | Newsdesk
SAP’s acquisition of mobile specialist Sybase will allow it to deliver its ERP software to mobile devices… read more...

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