Hiring activity in Aussie IT sector remains strong
10 September, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNearly four in 10 Australian IT hiring managers are planning to increase headcount this year, with demand showing a shift towards permanent rather than contracting staff, Robert Walters says.
Identity and access management in the age of the customer
09 September, 2015 by Sumal Karunanayake, Senior VP, Asia Pacific and Japan, ForgeRock | Supplied by: ForgeRockSuccessful companies will harness the power of identity to transform visionary ideas into applications delivered to millions of customers, anywhere, using any device, says ForgeRock's Sumal Karunanayake.
Geek Weekly: Our top tech stories for 8 September 2015
08 September, 2015
This week: Crook wins and then loses $14m lottery ticket, 2015 Cyber Security Challenge, Toyota's $50m car AI investment, making driving safer, but also how to fool self-driving cars.
nbn to help transform the jobs of the future: report
08 September, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Embling
An nbn-commissioned report explores the anticipated impact of disruptive new technologies and high-speed connectivity on Australia's jobs market over the next 15 years.
Ignorance is not bliss for IT security
07 September, 2015 by Julie Mills, CEO, Information Technology Contract & Recruitment Association | Supplied by: Information Technology Contract & Recruitment AssociationPrivacy Awareness Week emphasised the need for organisations to embed privacy practices into business-as-usual processes, and for individuals to think about how to protect privacy in their everyday lives.
Westpac details tech-focused investment roadmap
07 September, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingWestpac will increase its annual investment spending by around $200m, with a special focus on technology spending, to stay abreast of the major changes taking place in the financial services industry.
iiNet CEO leaves after TPG buy; Hackers hijack MSN.com ads; Chrome soft-blocks Flash
03 September, 2015iiNet CEO David Buckingham has left following TPG's acquisition of the ISP, attackers have inserted malware on Microsoft's MSN.com web portal, and Google's Chrome has begun ads that use Adobe Flash.
Data analytics to drive Myer's $600m transformation
02 September, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMyer is using data analytics to address the major challenges facing brick-and-mortar retailers, embarking on a $600m transformation drive focused on productivity, omni-channel retailing and the customer experience.
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 1 September 2015
01 September, 2015This week: Are you smarter than a supercomputer?, an IT project that needs to go back to school, banking blunders, airline booking bloopers, and it's time to quit your factory job.
The e-learning technology revolution
01 September, 2015 by Matt Smith, CEO, Pure Learning | Supplied by: Pure LearningEvery day there are innovations in software and hardware, but more innovation is needed when it comes to finding better ways of using the technology we already have access to, says Matt Smith.
Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac
31 August, 2015 | Supplied by: ParallelsParallels Desktop 11 empowers Mac users to run Windows 10 and leverage the advantages of Microsoft's intelligent personal assistant, Cortana, when using both Windows and OS X.
Intego Flextivity 1.5
28 August, 2015 | Supplied by: IntegoIntego Flextivity 1.5 offers small and medium-sized businesses features that make managing security and productivity for multiple Apple Mac devices more efficient.
NBN costs up by $15 billion; GST for online buys; McAfee on hacks, spying and himself
27 August, 2015 by Andrew Collins$15bn more needed to build the nbn, GST for online purchases under $1K, and John McAfee blasts the product that bears his name.
More than 75 million devices are running Windows 10
27 August, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingWindows 10 is off to a flying start — the OS has so far been deployed in over 75 million devices across nearly every country on Earth, according to Microsoft statistics.
Nuance Communications Australia Dragon Anywhere mobile app
26 August, 2015 | Supplied by: Nuance CommunicationsThe Nuance Communications Australia cloud-based Dragon Anywhere mobile app enables professionals to dictate and voice-edit documents of any length directly on their iOS or Android device.
