HP board on the chopping block; 457 visa causing salary drop?
12 March, 2013 by Andrew CollinsIn the last week, financial advisory firms have called for HP shareholders to deny the re-election of several HP board members following recent poor acquisitions, and the Australian Minister for Immigration has claimed that 457 temporary work visas have caused a drop in IT salaries.
Big data: it’s all about smart people
12 March, 2013 by Rami Mukhtar, NICTA Big Data Team LeaderBig data is not about the technology. Big data is not about the next big thing in the IT department. Big data is not all about the social media revolution. Big data is all about really smart people forging the tools to enable business and organisations to stop guessing about which decision is the right one to make.
The ethical footprints of big data, business intelligence and data mining
06 March, 2013 by Andrew CollinsWith the increasing popularity of big data, business intelligence, and data mining and analytics, our ethical footprints are becoming both more expansive and harder to see.
Mapping childhood obesity factors in Australia
05 March, 2013 by Andrew CollinsCouncils in South Australia will soon have access to information to help reduce childhood obesity, thanks to a geographic information system (GIS) project at South Australia’s Department for Health and Ageing.
AppSense DesktopNow management suite
20 February, 2013 | Supplied by: AppSenseAppSense DesktopNow helps organisations implement solutions for a range of IT priorities including Windows 7 migration, desktop optimisation, BYOD, mobile data access and user rights management.
SAS Visual Analytics visual data exploration software
14 February, 2013 | Supplied by: SASThe new version of SAS Visual Analytics visual data exploration software includes added graphical display options and analytical capabilities. The in-memory solution allows users to examine data, execute analytic calculations on billions of rows of data and present results visually.
Centrify Suite 2013 security and compliance solution
12 February, 2013 | Supplied by: Centrify Asia PacificThe Centrify Suite 2013 security and compliance solution features privileged user management and auditing for Windows systems as well as sudo migration tools for Linux systems.
Behaviour simulation software hits accuracy rate of 99.5% in water consumption prediction trial
12 February, 2013 by Andrew Collins | Supplied by: Intelligent Software DevelopmentWater services provider Veolia has used Australian software in a European trial of water demand prediction, achieving an accuracy rate of 99.5%.
Should we destroy the Australian Computer Society?
12 February, 2013 by Andrew CollinsRecent public criticisms of the Australian Computer Society reflect a scepticism that runs deep in the Australian IT community. The ACS has its work cut out if it wants to be relevant in today’s IT world.
Should you buy Office 2013?
05 February, 2013 by Andrew CollinsMicrosoft Office is considered a staple of office life by many, and if numbers are anything to go by, people like it, or at least can tolerate it; the product had one billion users halfway through 2012. But with the release of another version, users and IT departments alike are left wondering: should I bother upgrading?
Compuware Workbench mainframe application development interface
01 February, 2013 | Supplied by: DynatraceCompuware Workbench is a standardised point-and-click mainframe application development interface.
Do you measure up?
30 January, 2013 by Anthony CaruanaIT departments have been measuring speeds and feeds for years now. Is that good enough?
IT enrolments drop further; Cisco sells Linksys to Belkin; ACCC pursues TPG
29 January, 2013 by Andrew CollinsThis week in IT: Grattan Institute figures show yet another fall in IT enrolment share, Belkin buys Cisco’s home networking business and the ACCC seeks to overturn a court’s decision about TPG and misleading advertising.
Micro Focus Rumba 9.0 terminal emulation
22 January, 2013 | Supplied by: Micro Focus Pty LtdMicro Focus has released Rumba 9.0 and Rumba+, which enable organisations to modernise the end-user experience in isolation from the application code. This can help increase end-user productivity and satisfaction without the risks associated with heavy-duty modernisation development projects.
Making a buck with your big data
22 January, 2013The high costs associated with big data projects will push more and more organisations to use their stores of data as a direct revenue source in the coming years.
