Are you ready for 2013?
14 December, 2012 by Anthony CaruanaNow that we know that the Mayans got it wrong and there’s probably not going to be an apocalypse before next year, we can start looking at 2013 and beyond.
The 20-hour work week
13 December, 2012 by Elizabeth Rudd, Director, FutureNousThe idea of a 20-hour work week sounds perfect. But will the road to this utopian dream bring us to nirvana or some darker place?
Kiwi technology sets sights on America’s Cup
12 December, 2012The technology industry is growing rapidly - in third place just behind dairy and tourism for GDP - and there are products and services bearing Made in New Zealand being used all over the world. However, as technological innovation gets more advanced, so too does the competitive landscape.
Quest Software MessageStats 7.0 and MessageStats Business Insights
11 December, 2012 | Supplied by: Quest Software Pty LtdMessageStats Business Insights helps IT managers detect, analyse and investigate inappropriate use of corporate email as outlined by organisations’ corporate email use policies, including excessive personal usage and social networking, as well as communication with competitors.
BYOD decline? Not quite yet
07 December, 2012 by Anthony CaruanaNucleus Reseach says that BYOD will be in decline next year. We're not so sure.
ECM, case management & the customer service Holy Grail
05 December, 2012 by Tass Melissinos, Manager, Enterprise Content Management Solutions, IBM Australia and New Zealand | Supplied by: IBM Australia (Software Group)Do our enterprise content management systems and our business use work together or get in each other’s way? Great benefits can be derived by integrating content capture and distribution coherently rather than relying on brute force to make ECM deliver the best possible customer service.
Yellowfin Storyboard business intelligence presentation software
03 December, 2012 | Supplied by: Yellowfin AustraliaStoryboard is a presentation and collaboration platform for business intelligence (BI). It offers an interactive PowerPoint-style presentation module for BI content.
Melbourne IT to sell business units; Samsung and Dell printers remotely exploitable; Feds launch Warrnambool exchange fire inquiry
03 December, 2012 by Andrew CollinsAndrew Collins looks at the big stories in IT from the last seven days, including Melbourne IT’s latest strategy to turn around its recent tradings slump, a vulnerability in some Samsung and Dell-branded printers that could allow attackers access to your network and the launch of an inquiry into the recent destruction of Telstra’s Warrnambool telephone exchange.
Why Windows 8 will succeed
30 November, 2012 by Anthony Caruana | Supplied by: Microsoft Pty LtdThere are many Windows 8 naysayers out there. But have they got it wrong?
SAS High-Performance Marketing Optimization analytics
20 November, 2012 | Supplied by: SASSAS High-Performance Marketing Optimization applies analytics to tens of millions of rows of customer data to help marketers solve complex business issues such as how to maximise profit, enforce contact policies and stay within budget.
Beware social media snake oil salesmen
20 November, 2012 by Andrew CollinsThe explosion of social media has given rise to the self-styled social media strategist. But with no formal qualification system in place for social media experts, you should be careful whose social media advice you trust.
How DHHS saves up to $200K annually with insourcing and enterprise software
13 November, 2012 by Andrew Collins | Supplied by: TechnologyOneCharged with saving $100 million, Tasmania’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has brought previously outsourced solutions back in-house, using its existing enterprise software to develop internal solutions.
The strong and the weak: the problem with artificial intelligence
13 November, 2012 by Andrew CollinsWhile popular science fiction considers the main question around artificial intelligence to be how will we overthrow our eventual machine oppressors?, many academics are not even sure true AI is possible. Dr Kevin Korb, a Reader at Melbourne’s Monash University, will give a seminar on this topic later this week.
Is big data worth the effort?
13 November, 2012 by Anthony CaruanaDespite all the hype surrounding this topic, I’m going to suggest that the entire big data phenomenon is not only overhyped but an evolution rather than revolution.
Print savings impact bottom line
08 November, 2012 by Anthony CaruanaAnthony Caruana, editor of Technology Decisions magazine and IT manager at a Melbourne school, explains how he rejuvenated his company’s managed printer contracts, realising significant cost savings in the process.
