Industry briefings showcasing the Queensland Government’s new ICT strategy and action plan have confirmed the State’s wholesale move to technology as a service with opportunities for local vendors… read more...

The first Abbott Ministry has been announced and is notable for the absence of science, innovation or IT ministers – although there is a strong line-up to lead the nation’s broadband initiative… read more...

Australia will be the springboard for a push into Asia by BlackLine Systems, a financial software company which has carved a niche by tackling jobs many companies traditionally managed using spreadsheets… read more...

Bank fees are part of life, but when it comes to international transaction payments we could be paying over the odds. Beverley Head reports… read more...

Documents published as a result of leaks by ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden suggest Western security agencies have managed to crack internet security systems making https sites vulnerable… read more...

By moving to a cloud-based IT service management platform chemicals giant Orica has upgraded its processes to be ITIL compliant, improved services levels, and kept a tight rein on costs… read more...

More than 14,000 Australian organisations currently use Amazon Web Services’ Sydney infrastructure – a growing cohort of them for big data processing… read more...

Dell Software has assembled a team of 200 software engineers under the leadership of an Australian to develop big data solutions for smaller enterprises… read more...

The Australian business software company Markinson has added another string to its bow with the purchase of ComOps’ Korellus ERP software solutions business operations and assets… read more...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Dylan Persaud looks at the most important trends influencing ERP decision-making today. read more...

IDC praises the Government’s telecommunications discussion document on the proposed approach to reviewing the Telco regulatory environment as “well-balanced”. read more...

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...