NSW gets new Innovation Minister in reshuffle
30 January, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe NSW Liberal-National government's major cabinet reshuffle will see Hornsby MP Matt Kean take over from Ryde MP Victor Dominello as Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation.
Japanese Terra Drone sets up presence in Queensland
30 January, 2017Queensland has been selected as the location of a major Japanese drone company's regional office.
US branch of CSIRO to open in 2017
30 January, 2017The CSIRO will be opening an office in San Francisco, taking Australian scientific innovation to the United States.
Start-ups supported by new laws in WA
27 January, 2017New laws in WA will modernise the regulation of limited partnerships and allow for companies that develop entrepreneurial ideas into new products and services to become eligible for tax concessions.
Epson SureColor P5070 colour inkjet printer
27 January, 2017 | Supplied by: Epson Australia Pty LtdThe Epson SureColor P5070 colour inkjet printer has an an increased colour gamut and higher-density blacks.
95% of IT leaders are adopting DevOps philosophy
27 January, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNearly every IT professional quizzed for a recent survey conducted by B2B ratings company Clutch stated that they have or will embrace DevOps philosophy — even though they could not agree on a definition.
ATO appoints PwC to review December outage
25 January, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe ATO has engaged PwC to conduct a thorough review into the cause of its December ICT storage system outage, as well as any steps that can be taken to prevent a recurrence.
Primary motivators for renewable adoption revealed
24 January, 2017A new survey has explored the reasons why consumers invest in solar and battery technology.
Driverless car firm opens Adelaide office
24 January, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingUK-based driverless car company RDM Group will open an office in Adelaide's Tonsley Innovation District that will serve as the company's Asia–Pacific headquarters.
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.
WA signs IaaS contracts with Atos, Datacom and NEC
23 January, 2017 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe WA government has entered an arrangement with Atos, Datacom and NEC whereby the three providers will compete to provide infrastructure as a service on a whole-of-government basis.
Lack of trust in start-ups rife among Australian businesses
23 January, 2017New research demonstrates that while businesses prefer to support Australian tech companies, only 6% would trust and support start-ups.
CompTIA IT releases 2017 projections
19 January, 2017CompTIA has released its industry outlook for 2017, which suggests that the future is positive.
ERP at the crossroads
18 January, 2017 by Sebastian Grady, President, Rimini Street | Supplied by: Rimini Street Australia Pty LimitedInstead of blindly accepting vendor-dictated 'mandatory evolution', companies can choose a new path that frees up funds and expertise and focuses on overall value.
Automation predicted for 40% of data science tasks
17 January, 2017Gartner predicts that over 40% of data science tasks will be automated by the year 2020.
