Organisations axe IT budgets in real terms, but fly blind in deciding where to cut
27 February, 2009
Overall IT budgets have been cut according to a recent survey but the problem is a high percentage of organisations only use a manual process to work out where these cuts should be made so they are flying blind.
Barminco implements document management
17 February, 2009
Barminco, an underground mining contractor, has deployed a document management system in order to control its many safety and instruction manuals, as well as track critical financial forms.
Online business set to boom during the bust
17 February, 2009
A recent survey found there is no better time to launch into online business with online business owners saying they are more confident, more profitable and are more likely to be planning business growth.
Microsoft gets the jump on its competitors with government
11 February, 2009
Microsoft today confirmed that it had agreed on a coordinated procurement arrangement as part of the federal government’s Coordinated Procurement Contracting initiatives. Microsoft is the first vendor in the information and communication technology (ICT) industry to reach such an agreement with the federal government.
IT outages do little for confidence in health systems
10 February, 2009
A new Australian survey conducted by Compuware shows that healthcare IT outages compromise patient safety and disrupt clinicians.
Government websites do not meet accessibility guidelines
06 February, 2009
UsabilityOne reports that Federal governent websites prove to be inaccessible for some Australians.
A SaaS service to suit the times
05 February, 2009
Document creation and generation without the need of the IT department has to be a winner. Intelledox has released its SaaS version.
Australian technology in global health toolkit
03 February, 2009
CSIRO is helping to address an issue vexing the health system worldwide — the need for quality, accurate information in electronic health records.
Storage power measurement specification
30 January, 2009
The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) has put out its initial green storage power measurement specification which is designed to classify storage systems.
Software automation slows customer churn
24 January, 2009
Vodafone Australia recently replaced its manual marketing processes with an automated software solution, slowing customer churn to other operators.
Satyam vows to continue business as usual
13 January, 2009
Satyam, the Indian outsourcing vendor, is doing everything in its power to reassure its customer base that it is business as usual, despite its woes.
'One laptop per child' initiative suffers severe setback
13 January, 2009
The 'one laptop per child' initiative that started with great hopes has been hit by the financial storm.
New search engine enters fray
12 January, 2009
A new search engine has entered into the already crowded web search market, claiming to have several time-saving features to differentiate it from existing engines.
Satyam casts a pall cross the Indian IT industry
08 January, 2009 by Wire services and Merri Mack
Well it had to happen with the financial industry imploding due to questionable practices — the IT industry has taken its first hit with Indian outsourcing company, Satyam fiddling with its balance sheet to the tune of US$1.6 billion.
Tiger Riding and the Indian SPs — Australian Impact? Ovum comments on Satyam
08 January, 2009
Jens Butler, Principal Analyst at Ovum, comments on the possible impact of the Satyam fraud for the Australian customers that include Telstra, NAB, Qantas, Optus and AAPT.
