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New NetSuite partnership to automate tax reporting
NetSuite has partnered with GovReports, enabling companies to report tax information to the Australian Taxation Office directly using single sign-on… read more...
Does big business want a smart watch?
New research report anticipates a warm welcome for smart watches and wearables in the enterprise… read more...
Don’t sell technology, satisfy needs
Selling IT solutions might at first blush appear a terribly complex undertaking, but achieving success doesn’t necessarily depend on the technical specifications. Instead, Owen McCall, independent IT consultant, shows that sometimes all that’s required is a firm grasp of what the business really needs…[View as PDF] read more...
Australia experiences post-Christmas handheld slump
A consumer led binge on tablets and phones over the holidays led to an all too predictable sales slump in the first quarter of 2015… read more...
Bigger, better, faster, more: Technology takes off in travel
If there is an industry that has had to respond to the impact of technology then travel is it. Donovan Jackson explores how technology is transforming everything from booking flights to catching a taxi and managing travel expenses… read more...
Customer experience priorities are changing
Organisations have changed their customer experience (CX) priorities for 2015, according to a recent survey by Gartner, Inc… read more...
IT execs sit tight with new jobs in short supply
Demand for Australian IT executives slumped by 17 per cent in May, while the overall job trend is slowing across the nation and consumer sentiment has slumped… read more...
Mind the service management gap
With IT service management automating a substantial proportion of the processes which move incidents to resolution, there is still a gap which opens up between the moment something goes wrong and the time taken to find the right person to fix it… read more...
Software defined networks still a slow burn in user land
Software defined networks are and will be important, especially as cloud computing gathers pace, but the journey’s only just begun… read more...
Digitoil: Mobilegeddon – Were the doomsday predictions justified?
You may not have noticed it, but 21 April 2015 was ‘mobilegeddon’… read more...
WWDC 2015 roundup: I guess you had to be there
Mark Webster on Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference announcements for 2015… read more...
Fuji Xerox appoints Whittaker as Australia MD
Gavin Pollard will oversee the New Zealand business replacing current managing director Neil Whittaker who moves across the Tasman to run the Australian operation… read more...
Digital businesses must telegraph hygiene policies
With data security, digital enterprises need to determine “acceptable risk” because absolute security is unattainable… read more...
Apple Matters: When ‘easy to use’ becomes a problem
Technology today is practically ubiquitous and ever easier to use. Be that as it may, Mark Webster discovers that even simplicity has its own set of problems… read more...
NetSuite donates software to Australian not-for-profits
Cloud ERP vendor NetSuite is making its business management applications available to Australian not-for-profits at no cost… read more...
Epson’s answer to Google Glass
Printer company demonstrates commercially-targeted augmented reality specs… read more...
UXC Eclipse winning in retail
Australian company performs well in USA… read more...
NSW sheds IT responsibilities, saves A$20m
The NSW State Government has inked a A$215 million deal with Infosys and Unisys to take over ICT services in a deal it says will save A$20 million a year… read more...
UXC Eclipse wins 2015 Microsoft Dynamics Industry Partner of the Year
Trophy cabinet receives a boost as UXC Eclipse adds new silverware… read more...
Wearables could break $1 billion barrier
Chief information officers may have breathing space despite the rise of consumer demand for wearables according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan… read more...
