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How APIs are building the new enterprise
Sydney is this week hosting up to 300 of Australia and New Zealand’s leading API developers at a conference intended to showcase the role of APIs in creating “composable enterprises”… read more...
Half of top bank CIOs report to CEO
A reshuffle at Westpac means that half of the CIOs in Australia’s leading banks again report to their chief executive officer, reinforcing the importance of technology to the sector… read more...
Disrupt, or be disrupted
New technology and globalisation are testing many industries. We explore what digital disruption means, and find an early responder who offers advice to see off the MOOCs in your industry… read more...
Software coders wooed by hackathons
Federal and State Governments, Paypal, Braintree, MasterCard and Deloitte are just some of the organisations lining up to run Australian hackathons in 2015… read more...
IBM technology limits personal data exposure
Australian biosecurity could be an early winner from a cloud-based security breakthrough touted by IBM and being tested by the CSIRO… read more...
Brocade combats SDN procurement hesitation with year’s free trial
In a bid to ramp up interest in software defined networking (SDN) amongst non-technical procurement executives, Brocade has announced a free one-year licence of its SDN controller… read more...
Apple Matters: Silver Apple dollars
Apple expert Mark Webster takes a look at where all of Apple’s money is coming from… read more...
Devil lurks in the e-gov detail
Australia will establish a Digital Transformation Office (DTO) under the stewardship of communications minister Malcolm Turnbull, but the devil still lurks in the detail… read more...
Follow the fast fibre road
The internet of things may feel like it only uses wireless technology but in reality it relies on big pipes and banks of servers. Paul Budde explores what we need to do in order to arrive at the smart cities of the future… read more...
Tax office sets sights on tech tax
More than 200 multinational companies, including 25 technology enterprises are under close scrutiny from the Australian Taxation Office… read more...
Windows 10: A new generation of Windows
REDMOND, Wash. — Jan. 21, 2015 — Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday unveiled a new generation of Windows, with a wide range of experiences designed to usher in… read more...
Are iPads the only real choice for schools?
Apple aficionado and blogger Mark Webster looks at why iPads make sense in schools… read more...
Cash sours as online growth slows
Consumers in Australia and New Zealand demonstrated their continued appetite for cashless transactions over Christmas – but online retail barely reached bonanza status… read more...
Enterprise software spending growth leads the pack
Enterprise software is a standout in Gartner’s 2015 IT spending forecast – though market competition and consolidation may threaten some vendors’ coffers… read more...
Apple Matters: Apple, 1984 and excellent clothing
Mark Webster links Apple through its 1984 Macintosh ad to some very 2015 Orwellian clothing… read more...
Feds update big data best practice guide
The Federal Government has updated its big data better practice guide, including a new chapter on what it considers “responsible data analytics” for most, if not all, agencies… read more...
Entrepreneurship rockets up academic rankings
Teaching entrepreneurship to Australians has suddenly become a very hot topic for the nation’s leading tertiary institutions with both undergraduate and Masters courses proliferating… read more...
Apple Matters: Holiday time: Travellin’ tech
When you have to travel, the tech you pack is as important as anything else you take… read more...
Software depreciation slows, clawing $420 million more
Faced with a budget shortfall the Australian Government is looking to reap an extra $420 million by tinkering with the rate of in-house software depreciation… read more...
Jobs outlook brightens as 2015 looms
Skilled IT staff looking for work across Australia and New Zealand could take heart from a pair of reports released this week that suggest employee demand may be starting to challenge supply again… read more...



























