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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...
Retailers face heightened security risk
Insecure point of sale systems and high staff turnover are rendering A/NZ retailers vulnerable to cyber attack… read more...
Sharing economy faces tax scrutiny
Crowdsourcing is in the firing line of the Australian Taxation Office which has people selling time in their cars or homes in its sights… read more...
MYOB Greentree appoints channel marketing manager
Wendy McKenzie to drive channel strategy… read more...
Apple Matters: Apple, enterprise and FileMaker
Enterprise was the final frontier for Apple for a long time. Mark Webster notes this appears to have changed… read more...
Budget targets tech titans, supports start-ups
After being almost entirely ignored in last year’s Budget, the tech sector this year has a starring role… read more...
Verint checks callers on black and white list
CRM customer support and service provider Verint is launching an upgraded platform that can identify callers from their voice alone, and analyse what they are saying and their emotions on the fly… read more...
Board veteran admits extent of gulf between CIO and board
Former Woolworths boss and Fairfax chairman, Roger Corbett, has confirmed the gulf that can exist between IT and the C-suite… read more...
Government lays out “terrifying” transformation plans
The acting CEO of Australia’s Digital Transformation Office has admitted to being “just a little terrified” at the Minister’s vision for the organisation… read more...
AppWrap: ICT news wrap up Q2 2015
A wrap-up of news stories that caught our eye over the the past quarter of ICT news including appointments, departures, deals done, implementations completed, mergers, acquisitions and partnerships… read more...
Light touch required for sharing economy to flourish
A NSW Government minister yesterday used the opening day of CeBIT to call for light touch regulation of the emergent “sharing economy”, in order to allow peer-to-peer services to flourish… read more...
