Consumer identity management - 10 key areas
17 September, 2014 by Jan Zeilinga, CTO, First Point GlobalThe explosion of mobile, social, cloud and big data is challenging all of us to come up with new customer-facing solutions.
Five million Gmail passwords 'leaked'; TPG FTTB gets ACCC go-ahead
15 September, 2014 by Andrew CollinsAlmost five million Gmail addresses and passwords have been posted online, but not everyone's convinced they're all genuine; and the ACCC says it won't stand in the way of TPG's fibre-to-the-basement plans.
Geek Weekly: Our top tech stories for 11 September
11 September, 2014NASA's Moon computer; $47m idea that sucks; IBM's Watson could cure you; Brain-to-brain messaging; Outages galore this week.
Field Service Business magazine launches
27 August, 2014Specialist business-to-business magazine and digital publisher Westwick-Farrow Media (WFM) - publisher of Technology Decisions - has launched Field Service Business, Australia's first dedicated media channel for the field service sector.
Moving from government to e-government
26 August, 2014 by Kevin Hayes, VP, Australia and New Zealand, OpenTextThe move to e-government offers many rewards and eliminates many risks arising from uncontrolled, unconsolidated, unstructured information. But it can also open up new sources of risk that need to be recognised and confronted.
IFS to provide ERP system for Mid West Ports
23 July, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMid West Ports Authority will use IFS Applications as an ERP system as it seeks to drive operational efficiency and cope with significant volume growth at the port of Geraldton.
KPMG and Imperial College London form £20 million partnership
17 July, 2014KPMG to invest over £20m to partner with Imperial College London on a new KPMG Centre for Advanced Business Analytics, with the aim of putting the UK at the forefront of data science.
National Map consolidates government geospatial data
09 July, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe communications ministry and NICTA have launched the National Map Open Data initiative, a single map that contains a variety of government geospatial data.
Google to host analytics conference in Aust
02 July, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingGoogle will host the 2014 Google Analytics User Conference in Sydney and Melbourne in September to discuss the rollout of its new Universal Analytics upgrade.
Are you a CIO or venture capitalist?
17 June, 2014A new trends report from Deloitte says CIOs should consider managing their ICT portfolios in the same way that venture capitalists do.
Flying Doctor using SAS to improve response times
10 June, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Royal Flying Doctor Service is using SAS to improve response times across its Western Operations, and to better understand data including the time and frequency patterns of emergency incidents.
SMBs still getting social media wrong
03 June, 2014 by Andrew CollinsDiscussions about the best ways to exploit social media have been going on for years. So it's interesting that SMBs are still getting it wrong. The situation is salvageable, however.
Australian BI spending hit $527m in 2013
01 May, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralia's business intelligence and analytics market increased 9.5% in 2013, outpacing the global growth rate of 8%, according to Gartner.
Tech tips to drive business growth and outpace your competitors
31 March, 2014Two of the main obstacles to business growth are administrative and process
inefficiencies. This white paper outlines some simple technology tips to help
optimise your workplace and workflow systems to deliver strong growth where
it counts – on the bottom line.
The changing face of business intelligence
26 February, 2014 by Stephen WithersAs business intelligence tools are becoming more popular, vendors are offering them in different forms, on different devices and through different models.
