Contactless POS transactions to top $655bn by end-2017
09 August, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingJuniper Research expects there to be significant growth in the total value of transactions made over contactless POS equipment over the next few years.
Closing the innovation gap: Diversified IT
01 August, 2016 by Richard Bayliss, Senior Director of Solutions, Juniper Networks Asia PacificTo close the innovation gap, there's a need to blend old and new in a hybrid model with clearly-defined workflows and open interfaces.
NCI gets $14m to upgrade supercomputer capacity
28 July, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) has secured a $7m government grant, matched by funding from partners, to upgrade its supercomputer capacity by 150 million compute hours per year.
ASCA forms smart cities industry collaboration
20 July, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Australian Smart Communities Association will work with major companies including Telstra, Intel and Cisco to assist local councils in planning and executing smart city projects.
Medibank tech glitch holds up tax statements
07 July, 2016 by Jonathan NallyMedibank will be unable to issue tax statements to a "majority of customers" due to an unspecified technical problem encountered during a technology upgrade.
Buying a PC in the EOFY sales? Don't panic!
29 June, 2016 by Anna Torres, National Marketing Director, Intel AustraliaYou must choose the right technology to suit your business needs to truly get value out of the end-of-financial-year sales and tax incentives.
Digital disruption improves customer experience
27 May, 2016 by Maarten van der Zeyden, Solutions Director, Utilities & Enterprise Asset Management, Certus SolutionsNew technologies and digital disruption will vastly improve customer experience for Australian energy and water suppliers.
Big tech park plans for Toowoomba
12 May, 2016A 29-hectare technology park may soon be coming to Toowoomba, Queensland — one of the largest outside the capital cities.
Chromebase recruited to improve workforce efficiency
18 January, 2016Randstad Australia is rolling out LG Chromebase devices throughout Australia and New Zealand, leading the global company's worldwide IT initiative.
300 homes to test nbn's HFC pilot
09 November, 2015nbn has announced it has started piloting hybrid fibre-coaxial technology with 300 premises in Queensland.
Mainframes still matter
22 October, 2015In a new report, 90% of respondents predict the mainframe's long-term viability, citing security, availability, data and transactional throughput as key drivers in powering the digital economy.
Link Group hands Fujitsu an $80m managed services deal
02 October, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralian financial services provider Link Group has signed an $80 million deal to expand its managed IT infrastructure services arrangement with Fujitsu to cover the entire business.
Konica Minolta bizhub C368 and bizhub C308 colour multifunction printers
21 September, 2015Konica Minolta has launched two office colour multifunction printers (MFP), bizhub C368 and bizhub C308, which feature wireless, mobile and cloud technology allowing users to print wherever they like without the need for software drivers.
Outdated tech behind Aussie bank IT outages
14 September, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralian EFTPOS provider Tyro Payments has called on Australian banks to upgrade their "ageing and archaic" IT systems to address the sector's regular IT outages.
Vix wins $27m smart ticket contract in Malaysia
30 July, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralian smart ticketing and payment technology vendor Vix Technology has picked up a $27m contract to supply components of Malaysia's planned unified public transport ticketing system.
