items tagged with Finance
Automation speeds life insurance sales
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2009-11-05 23:14:31
An automated application and underwriting process has allowed the Commonwealth Bank's insurance arm to streamline life policy sales through financial advisors.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2009-11-05 23:14:31
An automated application and underwriting process has allowed the Commonwealth Bank's insurance arm to streamline life policy sales through financial advisors.
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London Stock Exchange gets the facts and dumps Windows for Linux
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-10-08 08:16:06
Microsoft’s marketing arm excitedly churned out a case study in 2005 when the London Stock Exchange (LSE) rolled out a C# stock exchange ticker system on Windows Server 2003 and SQL Server 2000. Four years later the LSE has scrapped the whole system in favour of a Linux-based solution instead.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-10-08 08:16:06
Microsoft’s marketing arm excitedly churned out a case study in 2005 when the London Stock Exchange (LSE) rolled out a C# stock exchange ticker system on Windows Server 2003 and SQL Server 2000. Four years later the LSE has scrapped the whole system in favour of a Linux-based solution instead.
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Commonwealth Bank under siege by phishers
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-06-03 10:43:02
Australia’s largest bank, the Commonwealth Bank, has been undergoing a series of phishing attacks that have gone from simple alerts of “banking errors”, through to chances of winning money, and now an attack that wants CommBank users to call a number and verify their details to a talking computer – but it’s all just a phishing scam!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-06-03 10:43:02
Australia’s largest bank, the Commonwealth Bank, has been undergoing a series of phishing attacks that have gone from simple alerts of “banking errors”, through to chances of winning money, and now an attack that wants CommBank users to call a number and verify their details to a talking computer – but it’s all just a phishing scam!
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When is an upgrade not an upgrade? When MicrOpay v5 wipes all user settings
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-05-14 09:11:06
Prominent Australian and New Zealand payroll software company, Sage MicrOpay, has issued version 5 of their flagship Meridian product. For existing customers the upgrade is a seamless process except for one thing - it ignores every single saved setting and customisation.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-05-14 09:11:06
Prominent Australian and New Zealand payroll software company, Sage MicrOpay, has issued version 5 of their flagship Meridian product. For existing customers the upgrade is a seamless process except for one thing - it ignores every single saved setting and customisation.
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Quicken reaches out to iPhone users
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2009-05-03 21:30:07
Quicken has released a free iPhone app for US users of its Quicken Mobile service.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2009-05-03 21:30:07
Quicken has released a free iPhone app for US users of its Quicken Mobile service.
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Pricing revealed for Telstra mobile broadband shared plans
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2009-04-07 20:05:22
Last week I spilled the beans Telstra were about to announce new shared data plans for their range of NextG modems. This is a major plus for business users seeking to control costs but yet provide their workforce with mobile working options. The pricing has now been announced.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2009-04-07 20:05:22
Last week I spilled the beans Telstra were about to announce new shared data plans for their range of NextG modems. This is a major plus for business users seeking to control costs but yet provide their workforce with mobile working options. The pricing has now been announced.
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Telstra introducing group data plans for mobile broadband
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2009-04-05 07:17:05
The use of portable USB, or built-in, 3G modems with laptops is becoming increasingly common in today's highly online society. Yet, such service comes at a cost - for many, a disturbingly high cost. Telstra are soon to announce new group NextG data plans to help enterprises better manage their costs.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2009-04-05 07:17:05
The use of portable USB, or built-in, 3G modems with laptops is becoming increasingly common in today's highly online society. Yet, such service comes at a cost - for many, a disturbingly high cost. Telstra are soon to announce new group NextG data plans to help enterprises better manage their costs.
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Pronto release major update of flagship ERP system
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-05 03:37:40
Melbourne based enterprise software house, Pronto Software, have released a major new version of their flagship ERP product, dubbed PRONTO-Xi Phase 6. Included, among other features, is greater integration with Microsoft Outlook and support for Google Analytics.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-05 03:37:40
Melbourne based enterprise software house, Pronto Software, have released a major new version of their flagship ERP product, dubbed PRONTO-Xi Phase 6. Included, among other features, is greater integration with Microsoft Outlook and support for Google Analytics.
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A CIO's guide to relevancy during recession
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-27 06:00:12
Hello, my name is David. I'm a CIO. I had to make someone redundant today. At the same time my own influence on the board is vanishing. If you’re making the same confession here’s a self-help program for you.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-27 06:00:12
Hello, my name is David. I'm a CIO. I had to make someone redundant today. At the same time my own influence on the board is vanishing. If you’re making the same confession here’s a self-help program for you.
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Time for an online banking security revolution
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-02-19 16:39:24
With 2008 showing just how big the “underground economy” has become, and with numerous examples of banking Trojans and malware reaching new heights of nefariousness, 2009 is a do-or-die year for the banking industry – especially in the midst of the global financial crisis.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-02-19 16:39:24
With 2008 showing just how big the “underground economy” has become, and with numerous examples of banking Trojans and malware reaching new heights of nefariousness, 2009 is a do-or-die year for the banking industry – especially in the midst of the global financial crisis.
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Revenge of the nerds: business users must take more responsibility for personal IT
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-01-31 06:53:56
It's the classic battle between the suits and the geeks, but there's no denying in these economically turbulent times business leaders need to skill up their own basic IT ability.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-01-31 06:53:56
It's the classic battle between the suits and the geeks, but there's no denying in these economically turbulent times business leaders need to skill up their own basic IT ability.
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Another record quarter for Apple
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-01-21 21:52:05
Apple has again booked record quarterly revenue and profits. Revenue for its first quarter of fiscal 2009 exceeded $US10 billion.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-01-21 21:52:05
Apple has again booked record quarterly revenue and profits. Revenue for its first quarter of fiscal 2009 exceeded $US10 billion.
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Fallout 3 distributer Red Ant squished
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2009-01-21 16:23:26
Video games are big business, in Australia alone, the interactive entertainment industry spins out more than twice the cash than the movie box office. But still there are victims, the latest one? Konami, Capcom (Resident Evil 5), Midway and Fallout 3 creator, Bethesda’s distributer Red Ant.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2009-01-21 16:23:26
Video games are big business, in Australia alone, the interactive entertainment industry spins out more than twice the cash than the movie box office. But still there are victims, the latest one? Konami, Capcom (Resident Evil 5), Midway and Fallout 3 creator, Bethesda’s distributer Red Ant.
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TrustDefender highlights danger of updated Torpig rootkit and variants
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-01-13 09:22:00
Rootkits are the not-so-secret, yet increasingly sophisticated weapon of online criminals targeting Windows users even before their computer boots up, with the Mebroot / Sinowal / Torpig rootkit potentially the worst of the bunch, completely invisible to traditional AV programs – but not to TrustDefender.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-01-13 09:22:00
Rootkits are the not-so-secret, yet increasingly sophisticated weapon of online criminals targeting Windows users even before their computer boots up, with the Mebroot / Sinowal / Torpig rootkit potentially the worst of the bunch, completely invisible to traditional AV programs – but not to TrustDefender.
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75 percent job cuts at Free Radical
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2008-12-29 16:25:39
TimeSplitters developer Free Radical has been rumoured to be having financial issues for some time. Now the details emerge, who said the video game industry is recession proof?
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2008-12-29 16:25:39
TimeSplitters developer Free Radical has been rumoured to be having financial issues for some time. Now the details emerge, who said the video game industry is recession proof?
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MYOB says 'yes... maybe' to Manhattan bid
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-12-09 22:04:39
A revised bid from US-Australian takeover vehicle Manhattan Software Bidco has gained qualified support from MYOB's board of directors. It now seems much more likely that the Australian financial software and services company will change hands.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-12-09 22:04:39
A revised bid from US-Australian takeover vehicle Manhattan Software Bidco has gained qualified support from MYOB's board of directors. It now seems much more likely that the Australian financial software and services company will change hands.
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TrustDefender takes closer look at Firefox “Plugin” malware
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-12-07 22:40:40
Despite the fact that Firefox is seen as a safer browser than Internet Explorer, the emergence of the latest Firefox malware Plugin shows that a browser alone is not enough protection in a world of evil banking Trojans, botnets, rootkits and crimeware.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-12-07 22:40:40
Despite the fact that Firefox is seen as a safer browser than Internet Explorer, the emergence of the latest Firefox malware Plugin shows that a browser alone is not enough protection in a world of evil banking Trojans, botnets, rootkits and crimeware.
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Quaking Quilty questions Singtel Optus $10 billion NBN “black hole”
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-11-27 21:50:20
With many believing Telstra is set to win the National Broadband Network (NBN) tender, come what may, Telstra’s David Quilty is going out on an all-out attack on Singtel Optus, questioning its “$10 billion funding hole” and labelling it a “sub-prime NBN bidder”.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-11-27 21:50:20
With many believing Telstra is set to win the National Broadband Network (NBN) tender, come what may, Telstra’s David Quilty is going out on an all-out attack on Singtel Optus, questioning its “$10 billion funding hole” and labelling it a “sub-prime NBN bidder”.
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MYOB makes the move to SQL Server, .NET
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-10-29 07:06:36
MYOB - "Mind Your Own Business" - is one of Australia's best known financial management software for small businesses. After 17 years its platform is being re-engineered using leading edge Microsoft technologies.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-10-29 07:06:36
MYOB - "Mind Your Own Business" - is one of Australia's best known financial management software for small businesses. After 17 years its platform is being re-engineered using leading edge Microsoft technologies.
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Market turmoil hits video games industry hard
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2008-10-04 03:33:38
The volatile financial market rollercoaster is hitting the big name interactive entertainment industries hard. Both Activision/Blizzard and Electronic Arts – the industry’s biggest companies - have shed more than US$6 billion in value this past week. Why?
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2008-10-04 03:33:38
The volatile financial market rollercoaster is hitting the big name interactive entertainment industries hard. Both Activision/Blizzard and Electronic Arts – the industry’s biggest companies - have shed more than US$6 billion in value this past week. Why?
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