Mining and resources companies lagging on carbon reporting
New research commissioned by IFS shows less than half have implemented an energy efficiency improvement system...
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Growth in PC shipments hits seven-year high
Gartner says all regions around the world experienced positive shipment results during the final quarter of last year...
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Settlements from illegal software use top $300,000
Piracy watchdog the Business Software Alliance reveals what it calls “the real cost of using illegal or pirated software”...
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Hacking: the new form of organised crime
The ‘industrialisation’ of hacking by criminal cartels is the new decade’s greatest security threat, according to Imperva...
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Unisys predicts a ‘biometrics boom’ in 2010
While organisations go on the offensive to protect data, advances in surveillance systems and continued Trojan attacks are also on the horizon...
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Gen-i launches cloud strategy and services
ICT services provider gears up to tap into the growing Australasian market for cloud computing solutions...
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Townsville council deploys PolicyPoint
Queensland’s largest regional council addresses need for a common policy library to help staff manage infrastructure, services, venues and events consistently…
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Gartner predicts strong growth for open-source BI
Open-source business intelligence tools production deployments picked to grow five-fold through 2012…
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Victorian State Government picks BMC’s service management capabilities
BMC Software named sole service management provider for its shared services department, CenITex…
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BHP Billiton goes live with Broadridgetreasury solution
Company now processing international treasury payments on Broadridge’s SWIFT Service Bureau…
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Ricoh picks Telstra and Polycom for HD video-conferencing
Company says Telstra’s managed video conferencing service will reduce travel costs by up to 15 per cent, save the company $40,000 a year and increase employee and enterprise productivity...
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IT job market tipped to improve
2010 will be a better year for technology job seekers, says recruitment specialist…
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DFAT awards ICT service desk contract to Fujitsu
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade seeks to transform the way services are provided to over 6,000 DFAT and supported Government agency staff around the world…
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40 percent of Australians check work emails whilst on holiday
More than a quarter of holidaying workers pack a laptop specifically to check work messages…
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Survey shows ‘workforce planning’ is on most companies’ to-do list
Despite tough economic times, almost half of businesses expect to spend more on WFP next year...
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Medicare re-signs with IBM
One-year extension of IT infrastructure services contract valued at $70 million...
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Power of collaboration driving SME interest in unified comms
Hosted IP telephony is on the rise, says Ovum, and this will help fuel SME demand for software-based collaboration tools...
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Australian Unified Communications Services Market tops $600m
Research firm Frost & Sullivan says cost saving technologies are driving demand for UC...
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‘Human error’ causing more business data disasters
Increasingly complex storage systems and reductions in corporate IT staffing levels are behind the growing number of bungles, says Kroll Ontrack...
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Zeacom adds ‘Record and Evaluate’ module to UC offering
With contact centre agents spend more time engaging with high-value customers, effective reporting and evaluation tools are critical, company says...
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Lion Nathan optimises logistics operation with Infor
Brewer focused on cutting complexity, increasing planning visibility and speeding up innovation...
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Organisations urged to start planning for Windows 7 migration immediately
FrontRange Solutions outlines four-stage plan to ease the pressure of switching to the new operating system...
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Hornsby Shire Council deploys Interactive Intelligence comms solution
Software-based IP solution has allowed the council to integrate communications across 20 sites and reduce its ongoing telecommunications costs...
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NetSuite adds ‘social intelligence’ to business software
Vendor says its InsideView for NetSuite application is the first to bring social media insights directly to its CRM and ERP solutions...
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Most companies survive GFC without cutting IT staff
IDC survey finds that to survive the global financial crisis, firms have trimmed admin, operations and ICT budgets rather than making IT staff redundant...
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IDBS expands Australian presence
Vendor will use its local centre to provide sales, support and training for its research data management and analytics solutions...
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IT Spending Survives the Global Recession
Survey finds CFOs are demanding efficiency gains and cost savings from IT initiatives, and modifying existing systems is often the preferred option...
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Warning to BlackBerry Users: Beware the PhoneSnoop
Could your competitors be listening in on your business calls? A simple BlackBerry app makes corporate espionage easy – at least in theory...
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Virtual Computer expands into Australia
Virtualisation vendor partners with resellers to grow its presence in the Asia-Pacific region...
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Leighton Contractors extends managed print services contract with HP
Construction company says partnership with HP has already reduced costs and improved staff productivity...
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Queensland Government departments select Sword Ciboodle
Product’s ability to deliver high quality customer service over multiple channels cited as a key factor in decision...
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One in three Australian organisations already embracing web 2.0
Survey finds only 7% have decided against deploying the technology in the foreseeable future...
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Rio Tinto picks Open Text Web Solutions
Mining giant needed a centrally-managed hub solution to deliver brand consistency across its portfolio of more than 80 websites...
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Melbourne Airport develops 20-year ICT infrastructure plan
Far-reaching strategy focused on identifying how to consolidate ICT services across tenants and airlines in order to reduce the cost of operating at the airport...
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Two-thirds of businesses planning Windows 7 deployment within a year
Australian survey finds waiting for Service Pack 1 is a thing of the past but uncertainty remains regarding deployment strategy...
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Author-it and Lionbridge launch multilingual content delivery solution
Partnership focused on unified global content lifecycle solution for managing content in multiple languages and formats...
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Sinclair Knight Merz implements Organice to manage project documentation
Sydney-headquartered international engineering firm needed an integrated tool to share everything from CAD drawings to emails...
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“Context-aware computing” tipped as the next business advantage
Gartner says within six years, context will be as influential in mobile consumer services and relationships as search engines are to the web...
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Department of Immigration and Citizenship extends Unisys contract
Next phase of $50m outsourced desktop services deal will see server numbers cut from 107 to 8 through a virtualisation project...
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Motorola launches new rugged industrial mobile computer
Now available in Australia, the MC9500-K has a number of new features and improvements including display, data capture and wireless connection enhancements...
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Businesses see enterprise web 2.0 as a must-have
Wikis, blogs, collaborative document management and Twitter are the key apps driving enterprise web 2.0 adoption...
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Charlie Chidiac swaps Symantec for Websense
Technical support veteran now overseeing Websense’s Asia Pacific technical account managers...
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Organisations boosting investment in IT security strategies
Enterprises say they are planning to invest in IT security audits, data loss prevention, and consulting...
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Macquarie Generation rolls out SAP mobile applications
Australia’s largest electricity generator looks to streamline business processes by mobilising SAP Maintenance Inventory on handheld devices...
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Health Corporate Network selects Objective
The WA Department of Health’s corporate shared service centre expects its new EDRMS solution will improve customer service and job accuracy...
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Delfin Lend Lease implements IPscape
Solution enables communities developer to add an SMS channel to its digital communications toolset...
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University of Technology, Sydney Selects IBM Cognos for student management reporting
Having a common reporting platform across the institution will means savings in licence costs, software administration and maintenance for UTS...
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SA Government extends network contract with Dimension Data
Network management innovation needed to meet the increasing demand placed on South Australia’s ICT infrastructure...
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LogMeIn promises easy, secure remote access
Despite the advent of Google Docs and remote access to email via the web, working remotely remains an issue for many staff...
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API Consumer Brands implements Infor Advanced Scheduler
The Pharmaceutical company expects to increase production capacity by 20% with its new solution...
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Security concerns keeping businesses out of the cloud
Poll finds corporate concerns about security and data privacy continue to be the major barriers to enterprise adoption of cloud computing...
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Australian Air Express Selects Blackbay and Motorola
Express freight services provider implements a robust mobile worker solution aimed at enhancing customer experience...
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Survey finds over half of IT departments fail to deliver value
Importance of ‘service value management’ tipped to grow as lack of real-time metrics aligning IT with business needs continues to frustrate corporates...
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Virgin Blue Group picks Verizon Business for IS support
Airline operator selects Verizon to support its information systems through remote management of core business applications...
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Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE picks SAS sustainability tool
Educational institute believes hands-on teaching with SAS for Sustainability Management suite will equip students with workplace skills now increasingly in demand...
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Windows Mobile app store to sell business applications
The forthcoming iTunes-style store will offer downloadable applications aimed at small business as well as the more usual fun consumer apps…
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SAP opens new green office in Brisbane
Environmentally sustainable premises become the Asia Pacific headquarters for SAP Research...
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Costa Logistics delivered a $4 million software upgrade
Enhancements to its Manhattan WMS solution give the third party logistics services provider full e-business capability and real-time stock visibility for customers...
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Survey finds local organisations exposed to file recovery risk
Poll of senior ICT decision makers shows Australian and New Zealand organisations require ‘information intervention’ to improve governance processes...
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M2 calls on Axios solution for IT service management
Telecommunications provider selects Axios Systems’ assyst solution to help manage its rapid growth...
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Industry welcomes Queensland Government ICT initiatives
State’s ‘Towards Q2’ strategy aims to improve the management and development of its $29 billion technology industry...
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Seqwater selects TechnologyOne solutions
Queensland Government water authority opts for an across-the-board solution from one vendor to help integrate and standardise business processes and planning...
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IBM and Qantas Sign Project Delivery Agreement
Seven-year services contract aims to bolster airline’s goal of improving business efficiencies...
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Curtin University adopts Microsoft’s cloud email platform
Live@edu roll-out aims to enhance collaborative learning platform for students and increase their technical capabilities...
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Microsoft and Telstra unveil cloud software offerings
Microsoft Online Services now available through the Telstra T-Suite platform...
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Tasmania Fire Service selects ComOps for risk management reporting
Solution allows TFS to automate safety and hazard reporting, and generate detailed reports to support training and OHS...
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Queensland Prosecutions Office chooses LexisNexis for case management
Lexis Visualfiles promises an integrated case management and research solution to automate workflow and ensure timeliness...
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Call centres asked to do more with less
Contact centre budgets have decreased over the past year and technology spend is tipped to fall, according to the latest callcentres.net research...
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ASICS keeps finger on the pulse with SAP BusinessObjects
Sportswear firm implemenst SAP BI 7.0 for reporting and market analysis to support the company's continued growth...
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Super Cheap Auto selects SAP for CRM and BI
Retail group adds to its existing SAP base as it revs up its niche marketing efforts...
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Australian PC market shows signs of improvement
Gartner identifies consumers and small business as sectors to lead recovery...
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RYCO Hydraulics picks Lawson ERP
Hydraulics manufacturer and distributor pumps up its technology to a fully integrated, enterprise-wide information system...
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NetSuite luring businesses into the cloud with “Cash for Clunkers” promotion
Cloud computing vendor offers new customers who ditch legacy software $500 off for every $5,000 they spend...
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TIBCO Software acquires DataSynapse
$US28 million deal will enhance enterprise solution vendor’s distributed software infrastructure and cloud computing portfolio...
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Simplot selects IBM business analytics software
Food giant decides the recipe for BI success lies with Cognos 8 BI...
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Kmart selects HP retail publishing solutions
In-store and online service will allow customers to order prints and ‘creative’ photo products...
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Survey finds most companies fail to measure IT’s value
Respondents – including Australian IT professionals – said they can’t be sure what they’re getting from their technology investment...
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Foster's Group picks Cisco unified communications solution
The drinks giant expects cost savings and increased productivity from its global IP deployment...
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Hermes picks BlackBay for new mobile communications solution
Real-time mobile worker software will drive efficiencies across the courier company’s business and boost customer service...
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Australian IT security market growing strongly
Despite the economic downturn, Gartner says security spending rose 27.5% last year...
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Microsoft releases Dynamics POS 2009
The new solution for retailers is available in five countries, including Australia...
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Kiwi telco integrator Agile sets up shop in Australia
Australian industry veteran tapped to head new entrant in enterprise communications market...
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Pernod Ricard picks SolveIT Software for planning and scheduling
Wine and spirits company aims to boost productivity across its Australian and New Zealand bottling sites...
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Two-thirds of consumers fear ID fraud
A survey by Sydney-based research company callcentres.net has found that over two-thirds – 67 percent – of Australians interviewed feared their security details are at risk...
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Green efficiency helps datacentres do more with less, as budgets stagnate
Analyst firm Aperture Research reports that the economic slowdown has had little effect on the demand for IT services. Datacentre managers are looking to energy efficiencies and better use of resources to cope with the demand...
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ERP competition hots up as users demand more but want to pay less
Big ERP providers like SAP and Oracle are coming under pressure from customers seeking better value as the recession bites into their budgets…
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GFC an ‘opportunity’ for contact centres
Companies are looking to low-cost marketing channels because of the GFC and are finding contact centres are well up to the job…
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Australia puts business online as broadband speed jumps
Australian business users are downloading data big-time – twice as much as last year, in fact...
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‘Going green’ on par with GFC for Oz businesses
An Infor survey of business’ attitudes to carbon emission reduction found it was still high on companies’ hot-list despite recession worries…
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iPhone provides sweet smartphone satisfaction
It’s the apple of users’ eye – far outstripping rival Blackberry when it comes to user love….
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‘Information is power’ – business looks to BI for help
Companies may still be in survival mode, but the outlook is improving and with it an interest in knowledge management…
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Cheap call back for smartphones promises to slash calls
Australian start-up BigTinCan has launched a smartphone call back service that offers 30c international calls…
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Two-thirds of Kiwi businesses doing alright
Revenue stays the same for most companies – up for some, according to MYOB survey…
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Soap star: seven ways to survive the recession
It was more a case of soap’s up, rather than surf’s up for soap giant P&G during the Great Depression. But it spent its way out of trouble. Now, a report details how companies can do similar to survive and thrive in this recession.
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Accomplish xeros in on online accounting market
Long-time Australasian accounting software specialist Accomplish aims to give Kiwi online accounting service sharemarket darling Xero a run for the money.
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Savio Maximizes SME potential
CRM provider Maximizer and New Zealand’s Savio Solutions have joined forces as business partners on both sides of the Tasman.
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Social media a hit with business – but how do you use it?
Survey finds companies are keen to experiment with the new technology, but aren’t sure how, nor are their initiatives proving very successful so far.
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Oracle’s Ellison tells why he’s chasing low-margin business
The database company, which recently bought Sun – and its jewel, Java – is keen to move into the difficult hardware business.
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Pronto eases into Phase 6
Pronto Software has released a new version of its flagship ERP solution, PRONTO-Xi.
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Sixty-seven percent of consumers fear security details at risk
A survey by Sydney-based research company callcentres.net has found 67 percent of Australians interviewed feared their security details were at risk.
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GlobalConnect signs up Verint
Contact centre integrator GlobalConnect Australia has signed a reseller agreement with Verint, which provides workforce optimisation software and services for contact centres. It also supports remote office, branch and back-office operations.
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Third mobile network launch set for August
Switch and retain your old number – and phone.
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Slashing of ‘rip-off’ European mobile rates could be good for NZ
A drastic recommendation by the European Commission that “rip-off” mobile termination rates (MTRs) be cut to 1.5 to 3 euro cents could be good news for NZ consumers – and third mobile player NZ Communications, now renamed Two Degrees Mobile.
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Tandberg goes mobile with Movi PC-based video
Tandberg has released a PC-based mobile video-communications tool, called Movi, aimed at business users.
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VicRoads signs up WindowLogic to manage Open Text in A$1.8m deal
Victoria’s VicRoads, the state’s roads corporation, has signed up WindowLogic to implement and support its Open Text document management system.
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Six cost drivers behind US$42 billion SaaS uptake
Analyst IDC finds cost is the major factor driving up spending on cloud computing, also known as SaaS, which is set to jump three-fold, to US$42 billion, by 2012.
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Enabling goes down on the farm with CRT
Enabling has won the tender to upgrade South Island co-operative Combined Rural Traders’ ERP system with a ‘people-centric’ Microsoft Dymamics AX solution.
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NetComm’s rugged routers go to NZ
Australian broadband products developer NetComm has appointed Auckland’s Renaissance as exclusive distributor for its range of rugged industrial 3G cellular products in New Zealand.
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Global interest in local accounts software for the blind
Australasian small business accountancy software specialist Accomplish has joined forces with a blind Kiwi entrepreneur to develop a package for blind users that’s already exciting global interest.
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NAB speaks up
National Australia Bank has improved its customer service with the help of Telstra and VeCommerce’s speech recognition system, which will help ensure enquiries are directed to the appropriate bank officials.
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Tourism Australia goes walkabout with Open Text
Tourism Australia has adopted Open Text’s web content management system.
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Architect saves A$440,000 with VC pilot
Sydney-based global architect Woods Bagot is deploying Tandberg’s video-conferencing technology worldwide across its 15 offices.
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Oracle’s $US7.4 billion Sun buy provokes much excitement
Oracle’s US$7.4 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems has caused much excitement in both the tech and business communities because of its implications for the future openness of Java and MySQL.
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Focus on IBM Cognos award
IBM has named its Cognos Partners of the Year for 2009, with Focus Strategies and Solutions winning the premier Business Intelligence of the Year Award for Australia and New Zealand.
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Renaissance takes on NetComm’s rugged routers
Renaissance has been appointed exclusive distributor for Australia’s NetComm range of rugged industrial 3G cellular products in New Zealand.
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Survey finds Australia a hot spot for Doc Management
A Datamonitor survey has revealed that Australia is a hot spot for DRM (Documents & Records Management), with 16 percent of companies surveyed saying a DRM project was their “most important/critical engagement” last year.
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Star provides The Good Oil for infrastructure providers
Star Business Solutions has pitched in to push the benefits in better productivity that can be achieved through IT, and how the right investment can pay dividends despite the recession.
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IT Spending ‘back to basics’ in 2009
In its annual Top 10 Predictions for the Asia-Pacific IT services market, analyst firm IDC says organisations will go “back to basics” in 2009 to contain costs.
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Canon appoints new senior general manager marketing
Canon has promoted New Zealand managing director Craig Manson to the newly created position of senior general manager, marketing, for Canon Australia.
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Twitter marketing - the next big thing?
Do you twitter? As in the SMS-style online chat phenomenon that recently hit an all-time popularity high? Maybe you should. The business case for tweeting is building – but some subtlety is required.
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Star Business Solutions Canberra office opens
Star Business Solutions Chief Executive Officer, Trish Hall CA is pleased to announce that effective Monday 2nd February 2009, Star will be expanding it's presence into the Australian Capital Territory. This will compliment existing offices in Melbourne and Sydney.
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Windows 7 - what’s in it for business?
While most people are still getting to grips with Vista, Windows 7 - Microsoft's latest version of its operating system - is provoking a lot of interest. The question is what's in it for business users?
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Peacock helps kiwifruit packer to harvest sweet result with RFID
Australasian Peacock Brothers’ project to equip major New Zealand kiwifruit packer EastPack with an RFID-based system for storing and distributing kiwifruit has paid off to the tune of NZ$400,000.
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Web analytics tool tracks off-site activity to discover what ads work best
Coremetrics has developed a tool that tags – and then maps –display ads, videos and microsites to see what drives customers to a client’s website.
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Vodafone and Telecom neck-and-neck as both roll out 3G networks
Telecoms users on-the-go to benefit as mobile broadband services reach 97 percent of people.
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Recession to accelerate shift to online advertising
While spending on online advertising is set to slow further, TV and print advertising spend will continue move online.
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Survey finds East/West divide in digital media habits
The so-called digital divide between emerging and developed economies worldwide may not be that wide after all.
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Lawson brings APAC operation together
Lawson Software is combining its Australian and New Zealand business with its Asia operations to create a unified Asia Pacific regional organisation.
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Kimberly-Clark Selects StayinFront CRM
StayinFront Australia has secured the contract to develop, implement and support a CRM solution for Kimberly-Clark, one of the world’s largest producers of health and hygiene products ranging from nappies, tissues and paper towels through to surgical gowns and face masks.
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Repetition seen as key to risk and compliance success
Research findings that employees remain the most likely cause of IT security breaches is a strong indication that repeated exposure to IT security policy – and closing off options for policy ignorance – is key to maximising compliance, says Australian policy management company PolicyPoint.
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Online sales enjoy strong growth despite economic woes
Predictions of a gloomy Christmas for retailers are falling on deaf ears in the world of e-commerce, where online businesses are reporting strong and growing activity as the festive season draws closer.
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NSW Health deploys Sterling Commerce e-procurement solution
The New South Wales Department of Health (NSW Health) has revealed its prescription for an e-procurement hub is a standards-based solution from Sterling Commerce.
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Connell Wagner picks Open Text for document lifecycle management
Connell Wagner has selected Open Text to provide a full electronic document lifecycle management solution for the company’s global workforce.
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Ovum warns of major IT services issues in 2009
The impact of the slowing economy on business process outsourcing (BPO) business models, the convergence of IT and telecom services, and the continued importance of quality and security are among the top issues IT service providers will face in 2009, according to IT consulting firm Ovum.
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Mega-D Botnet returns after McColo shutdown
One of three major botnets shut down as a result of the closure of major spam hosting provider, McColo, has been re-established and is back spamming in large volumes, according to security vendor Marshal8e6.
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Roast laptop, anyone? The year’s top data disasters
Vendor Kroll Ontrack has released its fifth annual top ten list of “data disasters” and says the list –a global representation of real data loss situations compiled by its Ontrack Data Recovery engineers –demonstrates that regardless of how prepared you are, data loss can be unavoidable.
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Survey finds ongoing demand for storage spend
The majority of CIOs will continue spending money on boosting their organisations’ storage capacity despite the economic crisis, according to a new survey.
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Enterix signs with ComOps
Quest Diagnostics subsiadiary ComOps, Enterix Australia has signed with business software products and services provider ComOps to deploy a corporate performance reporting solution.
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iSOFT has a $14m prescription for WA Department of Health
IBA Health Group says its iSOFT Health division has signed a contract with the Western Australian Department of Health (WA Health) for a pharmacy management solution and support services in a deal worth up to $14 million.
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Mornington Peninsula Shire implements Objective
Mornington Peninsula Shire, the third largest council in Victoria, has implemented Objective Corporation’s enterprise content management solution to underpin its information management strategy.
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Accela establishes South Pacific base in Melbourne
Government services software vendor Accela has opened an office in Melbourne to provide a springboard for business development and operations throughout Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia.
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Charles Sturt University picks Interactive Intelligence for unified comms
Interactive Intelligence, a global developer of unified IP business communications solutions, has secured a contract to deploy a unified comms platform across Charles Sturt University’s multiple campus locations.
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Sun Microsystems offers cheap deals to start-ups
Sun Microsystems has unveiled its Sun Startup Essentials Program, offering free and heavily discounted Sun products and services to newly established businesses.
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New Symantec report reveals booming underground economy
Security vendor Symantec has released a new report detailing an online underground economy that has matured into an efficient, global marketplace in which stolen goods and fraud-related services are regularly bought and sold, and where the estimated value of goods offered by individual traders is measured in millions of dollars.
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NetSuite claims strong growth
NetSuite Australia has announced several new customer wins and says it has continued to expand over the past quarter as local demand grows for its software-as-a-service offerings.
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Lawson Software partners with Co.Operate
Lawson Software has announced a partnership with management and support services company Co.Operate to assist Lawson customers within the equipment service management and rental market in Australia, as well as across the wider Asia Pacific region.
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Pronto Software plants seeds of success for Heritage Seeds
Pronto Software, an Australian developer of enterprise software solutions, has inked a deal with Heritage Seeds, one of Australia’s largest seed companies to roll out its flagship ERP solution, PRONTO-Xi to streamline the company’s manufacturing operations.
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ACS establishes E-security Task Force
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has formed a new E-security Task Force, comprising leading experts in e-security and ISP filtering.
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Global spam cut after botnet host shut-down
On November 11, the volume of spam around the world fell by as much as 70 percent due to the shutdown of a major spam hosting network, McColo.
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Netsuite targets Salesforce.com customers
Competition in the on-demand CRM space is intensifying, with mid-market vendor NetSuite announcing an “aggressive” new pricing program aimed at winning local customers from rival software-as-a-service provider Salesfoceforce.com.
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‘Back to basics’ approach to IT spend expected next year
IT research firm IBRS believes the impact of the global economic crisis will result in businesses focusing their 2009 IT spend on technologies that increase productivity or save costs.
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Newcomer ComTel wins Deloitte 2008 Technology Fast 50
Listed mobile network operator ComTel has taken top spot in this year’s Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Program after recording growth of 1302 percent over the last year.
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RailCorp selects Unisys for identity and access management pilot project
Rail Corporation New South Wales (RailCorp) has awarded Unisys an identity and access management (IAM) pilot project to manage employee identity verification and access to three of the organisation’s key enterprise applications.
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Boral goes with Imarda for vehicle tracking
Construction conglomerate Boral has signed a deal with fleet tracking solutions company Imarda which will result in it rolling out a minimum of 1,000 Imarda's SmartTrack vehicle tracking units over at least a three year period.
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Telefónica O2 buys Orbis marketing solution
UK mobile phone and broadband provider O2 has entered into a contract with Australian marketing software vendor Orbis to implement the Orbis Marketing software suite.
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Survey finds local online spending is down
In an economic downturn, more than a quarter of Australians are most likely to remain loyal to companies that provide them with the best service. So says a new study investigating what impact the current economic situation will have on consumer spending and customer service in the run-up to Christmas.
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Apex Circuit picks SYSPRO for ERP
Printed circuit board maker Apex Circuit has chosen SYSPRO to provide a new ERP system for 150 concurrent users.
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Offshore IT services prove popular
A survey by IT research firm IDC has found that the adoption rate for offshore outsourcing services has nearly doubled since 2005.
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Telstra partners with Microsoft to deliver business services
Microsoft and Telstra have joined forces to deliver business software applications, mobile services and devices, and integrated computer and telephone services over Telstra's Next IP and Next G networks.
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Recession will hit ICT industry, says IDC
The Australian economy is sliding into a recession that will impact the ICT industry to various degrees, says IDC.
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Oracle buys RuleBurst
Oracle is to acquire Australian-owned RuleBurst Holdings Limited, the parent company of Haley Limited, a provider of policy modelling and automation software for legislative and regulated industries such as public sector, financial services and insurance.
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Infohrm launches workforce planning tool
Workforce planning, reporting, and analysis solutions provider Infohrm has released its “What If?” financial modelling application for workforce planning.
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Fujitsu to build sustainable data centre
Fujitsu Australia has announced plans to build what it is calling “Australia’s most advanced, environmentally sustainable data centre” in Perth.
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Unified communications services market worth $340m
The Australian unified communications (UC) services market earned an estimated $340.2 million in 2007 with hosted services such as conferencing, email and telephony accounting for 55.7 percent of revenue.
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East Perth Redevelopment Authority picks Objective
The East Perth Redevelopment Authority has selected enterprise content management software provider Objective Corporation to provide an enterprise-wide ECM solution that will underpin the authority’s information management strategy.
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OneSteel Whyalla picks QMASTOR’s Horizon for advanced planning and scheduling
OneSteel Whyalla has signed a contract with QMASTOR for the provision of QMASTOR’s Horizon advanced planning and scheduling system for OneSteel’s iron ore supply chain at Whyalla, South Australia.
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Infor launches Web 2.0 user interface
Software vendor Infor has used the inaugural Australian Inforum conference to unveil MyDay, a new role-based Web 2.0 user interface that sits on top of Infor's Open SOA platform.
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True Alliance signs e-commerce contract with Sterling Commerce
Footwear and apparel brands distributor True Alliance has selected Sterling Commerce (Australia) Pty Ltd, an AT&T subsidiary, in conjunction with HCL, to supply Sterling’s Multi-Channel Selling Solution.
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Open Text signs panel contract with NSW government
Enterprise content management specialist Open Text has been awarded panel contract status by the New South Wales Government to provide an information asset management system (IAMS) to government departments and agencies throughout the state.
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Hansen Technologies to acquire Peace International
Hansen Technologies Limited is to purchase the Peace utility customer information system business from First Data Corporation.
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CEOs want high-speed broadband
A survey of CEOs has concluded the development and deployment of a high speed national broadband network is now seen as crucial in building the future competitiveness of both Australian companies and the Australian economy.
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Australian Defence Organisation extends EDRMS contract
The Australian Defence Organisation has signed a contract extension of up to six years with electronic document and records management solution specialist Objective Corporation for support of its enterprise content management solution.
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Tuapeka Gold Print chooses Syspro for ERP
New Zealand’s largest supplier of printed pens and promotional products, Tuapeka Gold Print (TGP), has selected Syspro Software as its new company-wide ERP system to underpin rapid growth plans.
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SAP ANZ appoints new COO
SAP Australia New Zealand has appointed Ian Black as chief operating officer, reporting to ANZ president and CEO Tim Ebbeck.
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Companies struggling to attract tech-savvy ‘millennials’
A survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit and Alcatel-Lucent’s call centre and customer interaction arm Genesys has found most companies are struggling with how to adapt their businesses to serve a new wave of consumers from the “millennial” generation.
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Telstra Awards App outsourcing to Accenture
Accenture has signed a five-year, multi-million-dollar application outsourcing contract with Telstra, to maintain the telco’s customer care and billing platform, which Accenture helped design and deploy.
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National Australia Bank signs with CCK
CCK Financial Solutions Ltd (CCK) says it has signed a contract with National Australia Bank (NAB) for the purchase of CCK’s Guava Suite.
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3CX lands in Australia
International telco software developer 3CX has opened its first office in Australia.
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Competition increases in identity and access management market
Analyst firm IDC says competition in the local identity and access management (IAM) market has intensified over the last 12 months, which it says is good news for businesses looking for IAM solutions.
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Yellowfin breaks into Apac telco sector
Business intelligence software specialist Yellowfin is trumpeting its successful foray into the Asia Pacific telecommunications sector through its expanding partner network.
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Fujitsu opens sustainable data centre in Sydney
Fujitsu Australia has opened its new sustainable data centre at Sydney’s Homebush Bay after extensive work to improve the facility’s energy efficiency and reduce its environmental footprint.
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iSOFT wins hospital deal
IBA Health Group says the Macquarie University Private Hospital is set to become its first customer in the southern hemisphere for LORENZO Acute Care under a deal worth up to A$7.6 million for a range of advanced healthcare IT applications at the new state-of-the-art hospital opening in the latter half of 2009.
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Scottish transport firm picks Australian software
Scotland’s Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) has chosen Australian enterprise software solutions provider TechnologyOne to supply its financials, supply chain, and business intelligence solutions to the organisation.
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Smartphone market heads into a storm
Life just got tougher for the tech-conscious executive trying to decide which smartphone to accessorise – thanks to Research In Motion’s latest BlackBerry: the touch-screen enabled Storm.
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