2017's battle of the bots
12 April, 2017 by Robert SchwarzWith chatbots growing in prominence, it's important to get the basics right as the 'battle of the bots' heats up.
First Windows 10 Branch for Business to be retired in March
23 January, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe first Windows 10 Branch for Business, released in July 2015, will no longer receive updates of any kind after the 26th of March.
ERP at the crossroads
18 January, 2017 by Sebastian Grady, President, Rimini StreetInstead of blindly accepting vendor-dictated 'mandatory evolution', companies can choose a new path that frees up funds and expertise and focuses on overall value.
KPMG rethinks client communication
16 January, 2017Relocation to new premises prompted KPMG to rethink the technology it uses to communicate with clients, resulting in a streamlined digital flow of information.
Atlassian to buy Trello for $578.2m
10 January, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAtlassian has reached a US$425m deal to add web-based project management platform Trello to its growing portfolio of team collaboration software.
Integration creates best-of-breed enterprises
31 December, 2016 by Michael Evans, Managing Director APJ, Dell BoomiIn today's digital era, enterprises need to move away from traditional processes and governance towards an iPaaS solution.
Businesses ill-prepared for e-signature boom
26 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingBy 2020 more than 100m transactions will be authorised by e-signatures annually in Australia, representing one in every 10 global eSignature transactions, according to Adobe.
Software settings issue behind SA blackout: AEMO
20 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingSuboptimally configured failsafe mechanisms at nine wind farms were the cause of last month's South Australian blackout, not the intermittent nature of wind energy, an AEMO investigation states.
Global IT spending to grow 2.9% in 2017
18 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe emergence of a new technology paradigm Gartner calls “civilisation infrastructure” will help lift global IT spending out of the doldrums next year, stimulating a projected 2.9% growth, the company said.
Open Windows wins tenders from NT, ACT
17 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingGovernment-focused contract lifecycle management software provider Open Windows has won software supply tenders with both mainland territories.
Russia may require use of open source software
07 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAmid mounting tensions between Russia and the US, the government's Lower House is mounting a Bill that would require the use of open source software over proprietary Oracle, Microsoft and IBM platforms.
Alibaba adopts GS1 standards
06 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingChinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has agreed to work with global standards body GS1 and GS1 China to standardise product information on its platforms.
NEC Express5800/A2000 Series enterprise servers
16 September, 2016NEC Express5800/A2000 Series enterprise servers for Windows and Linux are suitable for mission-critical systems and processing big data.
BlackBerry Hub+ for Android software licensing program
09 September, 2016BlackBerry Hub+ for Android software licensing program is a suite of applications that includes the hub, calendar, contacts, notes, tasks, device search, launcher and password keeper applications for Android smartphones. It can be accessed from any Android device running 6.0 Marshmallow.
HPE to sell software division to Micro Focus for $11.5bn
08 September, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingHPE has announced plans to spin off and merge its non-core software assets with Micro Focus, creating one of the industry's largest pure-play enterprise software providers.