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agile development cio

Ten things CIOs need to know about agile

July 2, 2015 | Vendor - media release
CIOs are under pressure to support fast-evolving digital business scenarios, but traditional project and development methods are not always suitable says Gartner… read more...
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Digital disruption fires up consulting space

July 1, 2015 | Beverley Head
Consulting firms are hitching on to the digital disruption train which is hurtling through just about every sector of the Australian economy – including Government… read more...
Disruptive Technology

Disruptive technology without disruption

June 30, 2015 | MYOB
Business systems should be game-changers – not gamebreakers, says Greentree CEO, Peter Dickinson… read more...
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Redefining the final frontier

June 30, 2015 | Clare Coulson
Clare Coulson spoke to rocket man Peter Beck to check on progress and find out what easy access to space means for mankind… read more...
Personal assistant

Power to the people: the rise of virtual personal assistants

June 29, 2015 | Brian Blau
In a world where your data is considered fair game for marketers, Brian Blau says the virtual personal assistant could give power over information back to the people… read more...
disruption

How simplification frees up time to deal with disruption

June 29, 2015 | Newsdesk
SAP ANZ’s Sameer Areff says success is increasingly tied to the ability to disrupt – or respond to the disruption of – traditional models… read more...
technology gap

Business is taking charge of digitisation effort

June 25, 2015 | Donovan Jackson
Line of business managers are taking a far more direct role in choosing the technology they use, working alongside, rather than under, their IT team… read more...
business meeting

Ditch the PJs (and other obvious video conference advice)

June 25, 2015 | Newsdesk
Throw enough people in front of a video camera and strange things are certain to happen… read more...
internet pirate australia law

Australia passes anti online piracy laws

June 24, 2015 | Beverley Head
Rights holders which believe that their copyright is being infringed by offshore pirates will in the future be able have access to that site blocked by Australian internet service providers… read more...
customer-experience

Expect a spend-up on customer experience

June 24, 2015 | Vendor - media release
New research by the Economist Intelligence Unit reveals link between customer experience investment, increased profitability, revenue growth and customer retention… read more...
workspace as a service

How Workspace-as-a-Service can cure SMB IT headaches

June 24, 2015 | Vendor - media release
Does the thought of managing, upgrading, or keeping up with the latest IT trend send you running for cover? Citrix’s David Nicol suggests a better way… read more...
software stocks

ASX/NZX: Tech stock watch

June 23, 2015 | Hayden McCall
The recent flurry of tech listings across the ASX and NZX has created a liquid market for A/NZ business software stocks. In the first of a regular series, Hayden McCall sets out to keep track of their fortunes…[View as PDF] read more...
Globilisation

Globalisation: you’re standing in it

June 23, 2015 | Bill Bennett
Technology has long been the driving force behind globalisation. Both have been good to Australia and New Zealand in the past. Now there’s a fear we will be casualties as a new globalisation wave disrupts industries and displaces workers while creating Silicon Valley billionaires. Bill Bennett investigates… read more...
taylor swift apple music

Swift flexes muscles on Apple Music, passes ‘most powerful’ test

June 23, 2015 | Donovan Jackson
In getting her way, Swift has arguably validated her spot on Forbes’ power index… read more...
big data

RoZetta switches from software to solutions

June 18, 2015 | Beverley Head
Sydney based big data business RoZetta Technology will switch its focus from developing software products to more solutions selling as it grapples with capital constraints… read more...
mac

Apple Matters: Goodbye to all Mac

June 18, 2015 | Mark Webster
Mark Webster evaluates calls that Apple should abandon the Mac and finds short answer is ‘No’. The long one is ‘N-o-o-o-o-o-o!’… read more...
skills crisis

Australia faces new and dangerous ICT skills crisis

June 18, 2015 | Beverley Head
Australia will need another 100,000 skilled ICT workers by the end of the decade if the full productivity benefits of technology are to be liberated… read more...

Fresh capital to spur Unleashed Software’s growth ambitions

June 18, 2015 | Donovan Jackson
Kiwi inventory management vendor to intensify USA operations… read more...
australian taxation office

New NetSuite partnership to automate tax reporting

June 16, 2015 | Oracle NetSuite
NetSuite has partnered with GovReports, enabling companies to report tax information to the Australian Taxation Office directly using single sign-on… read more...
smart watch

Does big business want a smart watch?

June 16, 2015 | Donovan Jackson
New research report anticipates a warm welcome for smart watches and wearables in the enterprise… read more...
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