Rimini Street expands Australian presence
01 November, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThird-party Oracle and SAP support services company Rimini Street has expanded its workforce in the A/NZ region by 52% and opened a new office in Melbourne.
Qualcomm to buy NXP for $61.8bn
31 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingQualcomm has revealed plans to acquire NXP Semiconductors for US$47bn ($61.8bn) in the chip industry's largest acquisition to date.
Australian FinTech summit this week
31 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingFinTech Australia's first Collab/Collide summit will explore new regulatory and technology developments in the FinTech sector and what they mean for Australia's FinTech ecosystem.
Algorithmic patent applications surging
28 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe number of algorithm-based patent applications has surged thirty-fold over the past 15 years as companies seek to protect their information assets and analytic models.
Job marketplace Hired launches in Australia
27 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingJob search marketplace Hired has opened a new regional headquarters in Melbourne as part of its launch into the Australian market.
CGI survey highlights consumer digital preferences
27 October, 2016The CGI 2016 consumer survey has revealed that consumers want digital financial services from their financial institution.
Deakin Uni opens ARC Future Fibres Hub
27 October, 2016A new Australian Research Council research and development centre has been established at Deakin University.
Legacy IT dominates US government spending
27 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAround 77% of US government IT budgets are going towards operations and maintenance of legacy systems, but the US CIO has so far had trouble raising the funds required to replace ageing IT systems.
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.
Australian IT spending to grow 2.8% in 2017
25 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAs organisations invest in developing a digital platform strategy, Gartner expects Australian IT spending to grow 2.8% next year to $85 billion.
Digital Marketplace now has 180 buyers
24 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe government's recently launched Digital Marketplace, which launched in beta in August, already has 244 approved sellers and 180 registered buyers.
CBA, Wells Fargo test blockchain in trade finance
24 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCommonwealth Bank, Wells Fargo and Brighann Cotton have jointly conducted a pioneering interbank trade transaction based on blockchain, smart contract and IoT technologies.
Landing Pads team to assist Australian start-ups
24 October, 2016Landing Pads specialists will be available to meet with the Australian start-up community when they visit Australia in coming weeks.
Changes afoot at Internet Australia
24 October, 2016The director and former president of Internet Australia (IA), Narelle Clark, has announced her resignation.
Young entrepreneur sells Fonebox to start VC company
24 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingYoung Queensland entrepreneur Jonathan Grives has sold the B2B communications company he founded when he was just 18 for a sum that sources indicate is around $30m.
