Case Studies

iStart Australia e-newsletters
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iStart AppWrap
Monthly wrap-up of all the key news and deals from the ICT market to keep you up to date. Click here for the November 2008 edition... READ MORE >

Aussie launch madness
Our Directors are so excited by the launch of iStart into Australia they’ve gone a little doolally and put together a deal that will help bring us all out of Rugby World Cup gloom… READ MORE >

Welcome to iStart Australia
iStart is happy to welcome readers to iStart – Australia’s ICT Research Hub... READ MORE >

Under Construction
Keep on eye on this space as we add more Solution Providers, Case Studies, Buyers Guides, Whitepapers, Industry Reports and Events... READ MORE >

Jumbo hacker trouble for Boeing
A new report from the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has sounded alarm bells at Boeing, revealing that the 787 Dreamliner’s comphrehensive passenger entertainment system (which includes live broadband internet) could potentially be hacked by passengers – compromising flight critical systems... READ MORE >

Telstra urges rural customers to look for the tick
With Telstra's CDMA network closed down the company is again advising its customers moving on to the Telstra Next G network to use Telstra’s Blue Tick handsets if living or travelling in rural Australia... READ MORE >

1000 SME’s can’t be wrong says SAP
SAP have annouced its 1,000th Australian customer in the small and midsize enterprise (SME) category - Eurolinx, the Australian distributor of Ilve cooking appliances. Eurolinx managing director, Leia Colbert, says the company looked at four options before selecting SAP and implementation partner Key Business Solutions for its of ease of use, & inventory management tools... READ MORE >

Gates announces last day at Microsoft
The 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show kicked off Sunday in Las Vegas with the traditional keynote speech from Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates... READ MORE >

Business Process Management: the sky’s the limit
According To Gartner, Business Process Management Suites will be among the fastest growing software markets through to 2011. Here’s why... READ MORE >

iStart e-newsletter subscription
iStart's e-newsletter is packed with in-depth case studies, events and examples of businesses successfully using technology to improve productivity, processes and sales... READ MORE >

Microsoft prepared to go it alone after Yahoo failure
Apparently annoyed that its offer for Yahoo was not accepted, Microsoft seems destined to continue its quest to tackle Google in the search business... READ MORE >

ACS calls for email privacy legislation changes
Concerned that corporate policies regarding the monitoring of employee communications does not reflect the reality of modern communications, the Australian Computer Society has called on the Federal Government to consider adopting an auditing system for random employee email checks, as well as alert and logbook systems in its revision of the nation’s email privacy laws... READ MORE >

Telstra wins sole provider comms contract with the DOD
The Department of Defence has chosen Telstra as the sole supplier of its fixed voice, mobile and broadband requirements - the first time the Australian military has awarded all of its voice, mobiles and broadband communications requirements to a single supplier since the competitive market in telecommunications was established in 1997... READ MORE >

Vodafone Australia to sell iPhone (but won’t say when)
Vodafone has announced it has signed an agreement with Apple to sell the iPhone in ten of its markets around the world (including Australia). Although this is good news for the Apple fanatics desperate to get their hands on the much lauded iPhone, Apple and Vodafone won’t reveal a street date – probably because neither party is 100% sure... READ MORE >

Mobile data services to grow at over 50% in 2008
New mobile data services will grow at a rate of more than 50% in 2008, according to an IDC review of the performance of Australian Telecom Service Providers in the third quarter of 2007... READ MORE >

Professional Advantage signs deal with Infor
Professional Advantage has signed a global reseller agreement with international enterprise software company Infor for Infor FMS SunSystems extension products... READ MORE >

Country Energy partners with IBM for smart network
Country Energy, manager of Australia’s largest power network, is joining forces with IBM to develop an Intelligent Network in Australia... READ MORE >

‘Virtual Office’ makes good business sense - Gartner
In 2008, 41.4 million corporate employees globally will spend at least one day a week teleworking, but there is still resistance to this trend from those preferring face-to-face interaction... READ MORE >

Mobile viruses a growing concern
Security systems can now block the first computer viruses attack on cell phones, but the mobile industry sees new risks stemming from upcoming open software platforms such as Google’s Android... READ MORE >

Device Review: Motorola Q9h
Motorola RAZR series cornered the market on sleek, sharp, edgy-looking phones and when you lift the MOTO Q 9h out of the box, there’s definitely a family resemblance. And this is no mean feat considering that this Motorola packs the weighty responsibilities of a smartphone on its somewhat wide shoulders - and is lumbered with fairly sizeable dimensions (118 x 66.7mm) - though it’s as lean through the midriff (11.8mm) as any of its RAZR cousins... READ MORE >

AppWrap July 2008
iStart’s monthly summary of news and deals affecting Australia’s enterprise ICT market... READ MORE >

Gold rush for Enterprise FMC
Global telcos are launching enterprise fixed mobile convergence (FMC) services offers in Australia, which is good news for their business customers... READ MORE >

Top 10 things to hate about the iPhone
If you've read Tim Gaden's article about the Top 10 things to love about the Apple iPhone then you might have come away thinking we live in a perfect world. OK it’s a great phone, but it’s not perfect – in fact some of his points are on my list of things to hate about it. READ MORE >

AppWrap August 2008
iStart’s monthly summary of news and deals affecting Australia’s enterprise ICT market... READ MORE >

Want to improve data management? Quit smoking
The ever-present risks of data loss through criminal activity, human error, software or hardware failure means any time is a good time to review your business’s data management processes... READ MORE >

Social Networking: Still not a friend of business
The majority of users of social networking websites are motivated mainly by personal needs and a desire for entertainment, rather than business and practical objectives, according to a survey by Gartner... READ MORE >

Webinar Product Review - GoToMeeting
The concept of holding virtual meetings online has always made sense. Until recently, however, technology seems to have failed to deliver a product that could make it a practical, realistic option for everyday use... READ MORE >

SOA? ... so what?
Bruce Gordon, chief technology officer of business solutions vendor Infor, says using a service-oriented architecture (SOA) framework helps his company eff ectively introduce new capabilities into its software. Gordon spoke to iStart about how the SOA approach works... READ MORE >

Greening the supply chain
Product strategy director for Oracle supply chain management, Rich Kroes talks about the benefits of building a greener supply chain... READ MORE >

You are in to win a Treo 500 Smartphone
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AppWrap Monthly Wrap of ICT Deals and Deployment - Sep 08
iStart’s monthly summary of news and deals affecting Australia’s enterprise ICT market... READ MORE >

AppWrap October 2008
iStart’s monthly summary of news and deals affecting Australia’s enterprise ICT market... READ MORE >

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... READ MORE >

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.... READ MORE >

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... READ MORE >

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... READ MORE >

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... READ MORE >

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... READ MORE >

3CX lands in Australia
International telco software developer 3CX has opened its first office in Australia... READ MORE >

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... READ MORE >

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... READ MORE >

Targeting the ‘millennial' generation - tech-savvy and tough to reach
A survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit has found most companies are struggling with how to adapt their businesses to serve a new wave of consumers from the "millenial" generation... READ MORE >

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... READ MORE >

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... READ MORE >

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... READ MORE >

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... READ MORE >

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... READ MORE >

Hansen Technologies to acquire Peace International
Hansen Technologies Limited is to purchase the Peace utility customer information system business from First Data Corporation... READ MORE >

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... READ MORE >

AppWrap November 2008
iStart’s monthly summary of news and deals affecting Australia’s enterprise ICT market... READ MORE >

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... READ MORE >

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... READ MORE >

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... READ MORE >

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... READ MORE >

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... READ MORE >

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... READ MORE >

Infohrm launches workforce planning tool
Workforce planning, reporting, and analysis solutions provider Infohrm has released its “What If?” financial modelling application for workforce planning... READ MORE >

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... READ MORE >

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... READ MORE >

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... READ MORE >

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... READ MORE >

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... READ MORE >

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... READ MORE >

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... READ MORE >

Gartner identifies top 10 strategic technologies for 2009
Research firm Gartner has released its latest annual list of the top 10 technologies and trends that will be strategic for most organisations. Gartner defines a strategic technology as one with the potential for significant impact on the enterprise in the next three years... READ MORE >