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Vectoring technology could boost Coalition’s NBN plan
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...
Big data: big rewards and big challenges
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...
Infor invites enterprises to Ming.le on its social platform
The vendor has announced a new social workflow tool that is embedded in core business applications to transform productivity… read more...
Can Google predict the stock market?
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...
Rackspace primes local cloud start-ups
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...
SMBs pose security risk for large enterprise
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...
Yellowfin casts customer net wide
CEO says it’s time to sell through the local channel and has secured ten partners in the last four months… read more...
Australians clip their ICT spending plans
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...
Australian software buyers charged “what they can bear”
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...
Management practice lags behind tech innovation
In many organisations management practice is about 20 years behind the web. Gerry McGovern discusses what this really means… read more...
Carbon accounting: burden or benefit?
The sustainability age has, in theory, replaced bean-counting with carbon-counting. Richard Chirgwin looks at what is happening in practice… read more...
Mind the knowledge gap – IT in the boardroom
Following a number of high-profile project train wrecks last year, iStart asks if there is enough understanding of IT at board level… read more...
Intermodal and Boffa Miskell opt for same ERP system
ERP specialist, Greentree has recently triumphed over some big names to win some of its newest customers… read more...
Cebit 2013 looms as does end of era
Cebit – the largest enterprise focused technology event on Australia’s technology calendar – kicks off at the end of next month. More than 30,000 visitors are expected for the end of an era event… read more...
‘Adapt or die’ slogan for CeBIT Australia 2013
The largest business technology event in the Asia Pacific celebrates is twelfth year in Sydney and focuses on showing businesses that embracing technology is the only way to harness the power in the data they create… read more...
Mining contractor consolidates with IFS
IFS continues to push in to the mining sector, securing new business from fast-growing civil and mining contractor Brierty… read more...
My Jaguar versus your systems
Owen McCall talks cars, computers and reliability… read more...
In-store retail in death spiral
Supply chain integration: As competition between online and in-store heats up, many organisations are evaluating technology to improve their customer journey – and finding in-store is delivering increased profits and productivity. David McNickel investigates… read more...
IT branding: not just a logo
Just what is the IT industry’s problem when it comes to getting noticed in the super trendy and oh-so-social marketplace?… read more...
Would you like an app with that?
If you’re in business then you gotta have an app, right? Well, maybe. Before you rush out and build your new mobile application you need to decide just how your new solution fits into your overall business strategy… read more...
