'Stopgap' programming language, COBOL, turns 60
18 September, 2019 by Natasha DoyleComputer language COBOL is celebrating its 60th year supporting vital business and government systems.
Australia Post adopting new POS system at retail outlets
11 September, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralia Post has signed an agreement with OneView Commerce to replace point of sale software and hardware in over 3500 post offices nationwide.
Australian RPA market grew to $52.3m in 2018
24 June, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Australian robotic process automation software market nearly doubled last year to reach $52.3m, Gartner estimates.
Australian CRM market grows 19.4% in 2018
17 June, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralian spending on customer relationship management software increased 19.4% to $2.3bn during 2018, Gartner estimates.
COTS category added to Software Licensing Panel
20 March, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Whole of Australian Government Software Licenses and Services Panel has been expanded with a new COTS software category.
ATO working with software providers on STP solutions
14 February, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe ATO has received 31 responses to a market request for software providers to develop low- or no-cost payroll reporting solutions for small businesses.
BSA secures $160,000 software piracy settlement
14 December, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingSoftware industry body BSA has negotiated a $160,000 settlement with a Sydney and Perth based manufacturing company over alleged software piracy.
Deputy raises $111m in Australia's largest Series B round
29 November, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe funding round was led by Silicon Valley venture capital firm IVP, known for its investments in Dropbox, Snap, Slack and Twitter.
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dead at 65
16 October, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMicrosoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul Allen has died of complications arising from non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma at age 65.
Q&A with Whangarei District Council's Alan Adcock
01 September, 2018General Manager Alan Adcock describes how the council's digital transformation has reduced total cost of ownership by 38% and shaved $428,000 off its bottom line.
DTA hunting for COTS software suppliers
23 August, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe DTA has launched a request for tender for commercial off-the-shelf software providers seeking to join its software licensing and services panel.
Microsoft launches free version of Teams
13 July, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMicrosoft has stepped up its competition against team chat platform Slack with the launch of a free version of its Teams productivity app.
Siemens' $450m software grant to Uni of SA
07 June, 2018Siemens has given the University of South Australia a huge, in-kind grant of $450 million worth of industrial PLM software.
App streamlines university application processes
07 June, 2018The University of Wollongong has replaced paper-based processes with a streamlined, all-services-in-one digital app for international students.
Microsoft buys GitHub for nearly $10bn
05 June, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMicrosoft has revealed plans to purchase open source software development platform GitHub in a deal expected to close this year.
