ERP prises open Clear Solar's financials
20 May, 2011
Clear Solar, one of Australia's largest solar power installation companies, has implemented a business-wide enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution, giving staff a better view of the company's financials and inventory.
Business intelligence and analytics top priority for ANZ CIOs
20 May, 2011 by Merri Mack
IBM held a CIO round table this week to coincide with the reveal of the results from its latest CIO Study. The study canvassed CIOs from the ANZ region and around the world on the role of the CIO and what’s on the CIO’s radar. Merri Mack was there to report.
Canon eCopy v5 scanning and workflow software
19 May, 2011
Canon has released eCopy v5 scanning and workflow software that enables the rapid deployment and management of eCopy across a business, with versions that scale to meet the performance requirements for workgroups, departments and global enterprises.
Software AG webMethods 8.2 and ARIS 7.2
19 May, 2011
Software AG has released webMethods 8.2 and ARIS 7.2 that utilise the newly integrated webMethods (business process management) and ARIS (business process analysis) platforms. The joint release includes enhanced process model interoperability, business-driven event processing and support for web-oriented architecture that allows organisations to manipulate WOA resources with REST-style services such as enterprise mashups, web and mobile applications.
Quest Software Toad Multi-DB Xpert/Developer/DB Admin DBA suites
19 May, 2011
Quest Software’s Toad Multi-DB Suites can be used by database administrators (DBAs) and developers to manage heterogeneous database environments.
Information management company reaps $150k pa saving following print review
19 May, 2011
Recall, an Australian secure document backup and destruction company, recently reevaluated its own printing environment and found it to be inefficient. Following an audit of the environment, Recall is now saving $150,000 each year on print management.
Managed IT contract pays off before first bill is paid
17 May, 2011
Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute was in an odd position: its servers were working perfectly, but had run out of warranty. The company was not in a financial position to replace the servers, however, so it instead engaged a third party to manage the equipment, supported by service level agreements (SLAs).
Quest Software Office 365 migration support
12 May, 2011
Quest’s comprehensive suite of pre-migration assessment, migration and coexistence solutions simplifies Microsoft cloud deployments with Office 365 migration support for Lotus Notes, GroupWise, Good Gmail and Exchange.
ACS calls for detailed federal ICT strategy in response to budget
12 May, 2011
In its analysis of the Australian federal goverment's 2011 Budget, the Australian Computer Society has called for more details on ICT awareness plans, ICT education placement and e-health investment.
NVIDIA to acquire baseband processor developer Icera
10 May, 2011
Under a new agreement announced today, GPU and chipset manufacturer NVIDIA will acquire Icera, a basedband processor developer, for a cash sum of US$367 million.
Will the NBN drive cloud uptake?
06 May, 2011 by Andrew Collins
Certain parties - corporate and political - like to tell us that the NBN is going to enable a raft of broadband services for Australians. So what does the NBN have in store for cloud services? Andrew Collins puts the question to those in the know.
No presence on Facebook means no credit
05 May, 2011 by Merri Mack
A company without a Facebook profile is just asking for the world to guess at its social worth, one media guru has claimed.
Government calls for comment on ‘small telco red tape’ changes
03 May, 2011
The federal government has called for public comment on a draft document detailing regulatory changes that it claims will reduce red tape for small telecommunications carriers in Australia.
Vocus completes Perth iX data centre acquisition
03 May, 2011
Telco connectivity wholesaler Vocus Communications has acquired data centre business Perth iX. This follows Vocus’s recent acquisition of 59 km of dark fibre in Sydney and Melbourne.
Convergence Review Committee calls for public input
28 April, 2011
Submissions are open for public comment on the Australian federal government’s Convergence Review initiative, following the release of a document framing the review’s core principles.
