The Windows XP countdown is on
26 April, 2013 by Anthony Caruana | Supplied by: Thomas DuryeaNext April, Microsoft is ending support for Windows XP. Since its release in 2001, Windows XP has gone on to become Microsoft’s most successful operating system release. But that popularity means that many customers now have to map a migration path to their next desktop system.
Do you need a chief data officer? How about a chief digital officer?
23 April, 2013Big data is causing many a CIO to reconsider how they manage information. But does data need representation at the executive level? Gartner thinks so.
Mobile wallets change how we pay
17 April, 2013 by Marie Holmes, Regional Director-Asia Pacific, Amdocs Digital Services | Supplied by: AmdocsThe emergence of mobile wallets in various markets is increasingly paving the way for the support of mobile payments through the partnership of financial organisations with communications service providers.
IBM inquiry heats up; Windows 8 hamstrings PC sales
16 April, 2013 by Andrew CollinsThis week: the inquiry into the Queensland Health payroll fiasco hears fresh admissions of IBM exploiting leaked documents from rivals, while analysts peg Windows 8 as the reason for dramatic drops in PC shipments.
Molecular data storage and logic elements that work at room temperature
16 April, 2013An international team of researchers has found a new method of producing molecular magnets. Their thin layer systems made of cobalt and an organic material could pave the way for more powerful storage media as well as faster and more energy-efficient processors for information processing. The results of this research have been published in the journal Nature.
The social media Trojan Horse
10 April, 2013 by Paul Higgins, Emergent FuturesSocial media has the capacity to be the glue that connects your business with the rest of the world.
HP chairman steps down; European states consider legal action against Google
09 April, 2013 by Andrew CollinsHP’s chairman, Ray Lane, has stepped down after being narrowly re-elected at this year’s annual meeting. Meanwhile, regulators in six European states are looking at laying fines on Google for its 2012 changes to its privacy policies.
Australian businesses urged to move online
02 April, 2013The IT industry has once again called for Australian businesses to move online, warning that they risk getting left behind by their more innovative competitors. There are some free tools to help - and we’re looking for more.
Turning social media into a business advantage
02 April, 2013 by Dr Roger Kermode, Chief Technologist, Communications, Media & Entertainment, HP South PacificThe huge proliferation of social media and mobile technologies is fast becoming a game-changer for Australian organisations and their relationships with customers. This explosion in data, from consumers who are continuously connected, is now viewed by many companies as essential for effective customer engagement.
Digital currency Bitcoin soars as panic afflicts Cyprus
26 March, 2013The panic in Cyprus surrounding plans to levy private citizens’ bank accounts to pay for a bailout has driven a steep rise in the value of digital currency, Bitcoin.
Microsoft faces bribery investigation; “Greedy” vendors face Aussie pricing inquiry
26 March, 2013 by Andrew CollinsUS feds are investigating claims Microsoft and some of its business partners bribed government officials around the globe in return for software contracts. Meanwhile, executives at Microsoft, Apple and Adobe faced tough questions from Australian MPs at an inquiry into why Australians are charged more than those in the US for identical products.
IT is no longer a black box
22 March, 2013 by Anthony CaruanaAt the recent NICTA TechFest, held at Parliament House in Canberra, we had the opportunity to speak with Professor Robert C Williamson, the leader of NICTA’s Machine Learning team, about some of the big innovations he thinks CIOs need to keep their eyes on.
Gen-i kills 120 Aussie jobs; Qld Health payroll inquiry begins
19 March, 2013 by Andrew CollinsLast week the Australian branch of ICT services provider Gen-i announced it will cut approximately two-thirds of its staff, and an inquiry into the Queensland Health payroll fiasco, which is said to have burned many hundreds of millions of state funds and may have involved collusion, began.
Investing to boost Australian productivity
15 March, 2013 by Ian Oppermann*, CSIRO, Director of Digital Productivity and Services Flagship | Supplied by: CSIRO ICTCSIRO recently launched Australia’s largest publicly funded research initiative focused on the digital economy. The Digital Productivity and Services Flagship (DPAS) is a $40 million research initiative focusing on the services sector and optimising the full value of national broadband infrastructure.
Compuware APM AJAX Edition 4 diagnostics tool
13 March, 2013Compuware APM AJAX Edition 4 is a cross-browser diagnostics tool. The software helps developers test and diagnose performance issues across recent and legacy browser versions in Internet Explorer and Firefox.
