IT Management

Big data giants form open source industry group

18 February, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

A group of major big data vendors has formed the Open Data Platform, an industry body focused on developing and promoting big data technologies based on open source standards.


Going paperless boosts the bottom line

18 February, 2015 | Supplied by: Kofax Australia Pty Ltd

Following a strategic review, Suncorp Group made a company-wide move to deploy Kofax paperless document processing, resulting in improved efficiencies, reduced costs and faster workflows.


Tech Insights: Interview with Shane Reid, Forum IT

18 February, 2015 | Supplied by: Forum Group

In our new Tech Insights series, we quiz industry leaders to get their views of what the year ahead holds for the IT world. Today we speak with Shane Reid, General Manager of Forum IT.


Microsoft, Samsung settle Android dispute; Apple's electric car; US$900m cyber bank heist

17 February, 2015 by Andrew Collins

Microsoft and Samsung end dispute over Android royalties, Apple's secret electric vehicle project and cybercrims steal up to US$900m from banks.


Uni of Melbourne, SAS enter analytics partnership

17 February, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

The University of Melbourne's Melbourne Business School and SAS have entered a partnership involving setting up a Master of Business Analytics program and researching advanced analytics strategies.


Aussie IT contracting roles taking longer to fill

16 February, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Strong demand for talent and a trend towards increasing the proportion of IT contractors mean that ICT contracting roles are taking more time to fill Australia-wide.


Australia behind the e-waste curve

16 February, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Australia lags behind some other developed markets when it comes to tackling and reducing electronic waste, and should implement new policies and strategies, a report argues.


Tech Insights: Interview with Sharryn Millican, QlikTech

13 February, 2015 | Supplied by: Qlik

In our new Tech Insights series, we speak with industry leaders to get their views of what the year ahead holds for the IT world. Today we speak with Sharryn Millican, QlikTech's vice president and regional director for Australia and New zealand.


Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 12 February

12 February, 2015 by Jonathan Nally

Twitter CFO's account gets hacked, rare double failure was cause of airspace mess, computer glitch has Scottish bank holding onto your money and hair trigger missiles must go.


Australian search ad market to hit $3.5bn by 2019

11 February, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

The Australian online search ad market is continuing to grow strongly but showing signs of slowing down, and stalling in the case of the online directories segment, Frost & Sullivan estimates.


IP Australia to evaluate IBM Watson

11 February, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Government agency IP Australia is joining the cognitive computing era, entering a deal to evaluate using IBM's Watson to help transform interactions with Australian innovators.


Symantec's US$17m patent case; NICTA, CSIRO to merge?; Telstra's new CIO

10 February, 2015 by Andrew Collins

US court orders Symantec to pay US$17m for violating patents, CSIRO's digital unit and NICTA could join forces and Erez Yarkoni is Telstra's new CIO.


Tech Insights: Interview with Alec Gardner, Teradata

09 February, 2015 | Supplied by: Teradata Australia Pty Ltd

In our new Tech Insights series, we speak with industry leaders to get their views of what the year ahead holds for the IT world. Today's expert is Alec Gardner, general manager, advanced analytics for Teradata.


Industrial networks in the IoT era

04 February, 2015 | Supplied by: ACI Connect

The second annual ACI Connect event in April will include the inaugural Future Networks Forum, where industry experts will ponder the future of industrial networks in the IoT era.


IBM denies 110,000 layoff reports; BMW patches hackable cars; Australia launches cyberattacks

03 February, 2015 by Andrew Collins

IBM rejects reports of job cuts, BMW tackles a flaw that could have allowed hackers to unlock car doors and Australian cyberattacks outed.


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