After BYOD and BYOA, here comes DYOA
23 June, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe growing develop your own application (DYOA) trend is driving demand in the platform-as-a-service market, according to a survey of IT leaders in eight countries including Australia.
The true cost of mobile enterprise apps can be high
23 June, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingWith business use of mobile apps certain to increase, CIOs need to start planning to address the high total cost of developing and maintaining them, UXC Connect's Denise Carson argues.
Australian medical app wins ICT award
10 June, 2014Smartphone medical app eRx Express has taken out this year's Victorian Innovation Award for Health at the iAwards.
Make your apps run faster with next gen architecture
02 June, 2014Networks are becoming overloaded with bottlenecks and missed SLAs. IT budgets are not growing as fast as data traffic growth. Yet, enterprises of all sizes must guarantee web server availability while enhancing application performance and ensuring security.
Sydney Uni plans crowdsourced public transit app
25 March, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingResearchers from the University of Sydney are working on a mobile app designed to allow public transport users to rate their experiences and for operators to respond in real time.
ITU standard to enable e-health interoperability
17 March, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe ITU has given first-stage approval to the ITU-T-H.860 specification, which is designed to allow the exchange of health-care data between the whole spectrum of e-health systems.
Applications landscapes need pruning: Capgemini
10 March, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA survey of IT decision-makers shows that nearly half think their organisations have more applications than they need and only a third believe that the majority of their applications are mission critical.
2014 to be the year of apps and smart devices
29 January, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNew developments in connected devices and smart apps will allow businesses to improve productivity and transform their interactions with consumers, Salesforce.com's Derek Laney predicts.
Understanding DevOps (Part 2) - Five best practices of deploying DevOps
28 October, 2013 by Sumal Karunanayake*In the second instalment of this DevOps series, we look at five best practices for embracing DevOps in the IT organisation.
Understanding DevOps (Part 1) - Taking the pain out of application development and delivery
24 October, 2013 by Sumal Karunanayake*The first article in this two-part series introduces the concept of DevOps, which is purported to help IT organisations deliver higher quality applications at a faster pace without having to spend more money.
OSIA wants end to software patents in Australia
14 October, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingIndustry body OSIA is calling on Australia to follow in the footsteps of New Zealand and abolish software patents.
Australia's first start-up festival to begin in September
27 August, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingStartup Spring 2013 will be a three-week festival designed to promote local tech start-ups and encourage more Australians to become technology entrepreneurs.
40G applications and Category 8 standards
26 August, 2013A new task group has been formed to study the concept of adding ISO/IEC Class II limits to the draft Category 8 cabling standard. The group will review existing Class II specifications and submit recommendations.
The formation of the group recognises advances in transmission technology needed for 40G applications. Download this white paper for more information.
Micro Focus Enterprise Developer for IBM zEnterprise
06 August, 2013Enterprise Developer for IBM zEnterprise is claimed to help customers optimise IBM mainframe application delivery.
Boffins develop ‘jigsaw puzzle’ software encryption
05 August, 2013US computer scientists have developed a method for strongly encrypting software while allowing it to keep functioning as intended.
