Australian software spending reaches $3.19 billion
04 June, 2014Australian businesses invested a record $3.19 billion in software in the first quarter of 2014 as they sought efficiency gains, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Report explores ICT's sustainability impacts
03 June, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingDimension Data has published its debut annual sustainability report, detailing ways the company is helping itself and its clients be more environmentally responsible.
SMBs still getting social media wrong
03 June, 2014 by Andrew CollinsDiscussions about the best ways to exploit social media have been going on for years. So it's interesting that SMBs are still getting it wrong. The situation is salvageable, however.
US firm's IT investment delivers 300 jobs in Victoria
03 June, 2014Global technology insurance company Asurion is creating 300 new jobs by investing $3.7 million in two new technical support centres in Victoria.
Making sure the cloud is clean and green
03 June, 2014As cloud computing becomes the rule and not the exception, University of Sydney cloud computing experts say tighter international regulations on managing computer hardware waste are needed.
65% of Aust firms lack integrated data management
28 May, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingTwo-thirds of Australian businesses have not fully integrated their disparate data management systems, making it hard to form an integrated view of the customer, a survey suggests.
HP will chop up to 16,000 more jobs
27 May, 2014 by Andrew CollinsHewlett-Packard (HP) will cut between 11,000 and 16,000 more jobs as part of changes to its ongoing restructure.
IT sector won't be spared from Budget "pain"
20 May, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Coalition's Budget includes a number of planned cuts that could shake the ICT sector, including the elimination of grant programs, a lower R&D tax offset and a phase-out of government funding for NICTA.
Human augmentation next on the CIO's to-do list
20 May, 2014Human augmentation may seem to some like science fiction, but it's coming to the enterprise, and you need to start preparing for its eventual arrival.
Govt to tender for common CMS based on Drupal
14 May, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Department of Finance will soon tender for a project to build GovCMS, a centralised system for managing government websites, and has proposed to mandate the use of Drupal and the public cloud.
IT budget cuts put Australia behind competitors
14 May, 2014In its annual global survey of CIOs, Gartner Executive Programs found Australian IT leaders face significant challenges compared to their global counterparts.
One in four govt CIOs expect budget cuts in '14
12 May, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingGovernment respondents to a Gartner CIO survey are feeling pressed to reduce IT budgets and are losing control of IT spending within their departments.
CQUniversity selects new student management software supplier
05 May, 2014 | Supplied by: TechnologyOneTechnologyOne has been awarded a multimillion-dollar contract with CQUniversity to replace the university's Oracle Peoplesoft system with new Student Management software.
Vic govt commits $9.5m to revamp ICT procurement
02 May, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Victorian government has allocated $9.5m over the next four years for a project to create a central government ICT procurement marketplace.
Australian BI spending hit $527m in 2013
01 May, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralia's business intelligence and analytics market increased 9.5% in 2013, outpacing the global growth rate of 8%, according to Gartner.
