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IT budgets, staff survive economic crisis with ANZ CIOs
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-11-05 00:47:35
The majority of Australian companies have faced the downturn in the economy without cutting IT budgets or IT staff, instead achieving most of their much-needed cost savings in key organisational areas such as administration and operations.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-11-05 00:47:35
The majority of Australian companies have faced the downturn in the economy without cutting IT budgets or IT staff, instead achieving most of their much-needed cost savings in key organisational areas such as administration and operations.
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'Pirates' spend more on music than the rest of us
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Commerce
2009-11-03 00:09:39
Another survey has found that people who download music from unsanctioned sources - those the industry likes to call pirates - are actually some of the music industry's best customers.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Commerce
2009-11-03 00:09:39
Another survey has found that people who download music from unsanctioned sources - those the industry likes to call pirates - are actually some of the music industry's best customers.
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Data warehouses expanding as info needs grow
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-29 01:56:20
There’s a growing trend amongst businesses in the Asia Pacific region towards ‘real-time’ information needs as companies continue to grow their data warehouses (DWs) to cope with increasing requirements for data analysis, and to meet compliance requirements and enable fact-based decision making.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-29 01:56:20
There’s a growing trend amongst businesses in the Asia Pacific region towards ‘real-time’ information needs as companies continue to grow their data warehouses (DWs) to cope with increasing requirements for data analysis, and to meet compliance requirements and enable fact-based decision making.
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Enterprise Web 2.0 adoptions increasing as market matures
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-20 22:03:33
The Australian market for web 2.0 deployments has picked up considerably, with almost one in three businesses and organisations now having an enterprise web 2.0 or departmental web 2.0 deployment in place. Another nine per cent of companies recently surveyed are already in the process of deployment, and 13 per cent are currently considering how best to implement an enterprise web 2.0 solution.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-20 22:03:33
The Australian market for web 2.0 deployments has picked up considerably, with almost one in three businesses and organisations now having an enterprise web 2.0 or departmental web 2.0 deployment in place. Another nine per cent of companies recently surveyed are already in the process of deployment, and 13 per cent are currently considering how best to implement an enterprise web 2.0 solution.
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Uncertainty on deployment of Windows 7 for CIOs, IT managers
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-20 01:59:15
Australian CIOs and IT managers remain uncertain about deployment strategies, application support, and the impact on end users from deploying Windows 7, although a recent survey found that they do now have a clear understanding of the features and benefits of it.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-20 01:59:15
Australian CIOs and IT managers remain uncertain about deployment strategies, application support, and the impact on end users from deploying Windows 7, although a recent survey found that they do now have a clear understanding of the features and benefits of it.
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Challenge for utilities to get smarter: research
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-15 02:28:38
The move towards smart metering, new government legislation and environmental policies are forcing Australia’s utility companies to assess internal systems and adopt new technologies, according to a survey of the industry, which also found that poor internal systems, lack of integration between them and spiralling costs pose the greatest challenges for utilities.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-15 02:28:38
The move towards smart metering, new government legislation and environmental policies are forcing Australia’s utility companies to assess internal systems and adopt new technologies, according to a survey of the industry, which also found that poor internal systems, lack of integration between them and spiralling costs pose the greatest challenges for utilities.
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Smartphone market surges to new high
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Reports & Surveys
2009-10-12 23:12:48
The smartphone market in Australia is booming, with shipments of the converged devices surging by 29 percent year-on-year in the first half of this year, and those smartphones with a touchscreen or QWERTY keyboard up by a whopping 235 percent year-on-year.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Reports & Surveys
2009-10-12 23:12:48
The smartphone market in Australia is booming, with shipments of the converged devices surging by 29 percent year-on-year in the first half of this year, and those smartphones with a touchscreen or QWERTY keyboard up by a whopping 235 percent year-on-year.
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Mobile phone data precarious: survey
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-10-12 14:00:00
Australians lose more mobile phones than you might expect, and the data stored on them is unlikely to be backed up. These are some of the results of a new study.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-10-12 14:00:00
Australians lose more mobile phones than you might expect, and the data stored on them is unlikely to be backed up. These are some of the results of a new study.
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Aussie kids spending more holiday time online
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Reports & Surveys
2009-10-08 01:46:00
Three out of four Australian children spend extra time online and using mobile phones during the school holidays, with almost half of them devoting an additional three hours or more each day on their mobile or surfing the Internet when they’re not at school.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Reports & Surveys
2009-10-08 01:46:00
Three out of four Australian children spend extra time online and using mobile phones during the school holidays, with almost half of them devoting an additional three hours or more each day on their mobile or surfing the Internet when they’re not at school.
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ICT spending drops, but investment in IT security a priority
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-08 01:21:21
Spending on ICT by companies around the world, including in Australia, has dropped significantly, with nearly half of 407 enterprises recently surveyed indicating they are reducing their overall spend this year, but maintaining the amount of money they allocate to security.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-08 01:21:21
Spending on ICT by companies around the world, including in Australia, has dropped significantly, with nearly half of 407 enterprises recently surveyed indicating they are reducing their overall spend this year, but maintaining the amount of money they allocate to security.
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Entry level salaries up for ICT industry
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - Recruiters
2009-10-04 20:19:04
Entry level salaries for the ICT industry are up and employers are increasingly looking for staff who are multi-skilled, according to the latest survey of the market by Excom Education.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - Recruiters
2009-10-04 20:19:04
Entry level salaries for the ICT industry are up and employers are increasingly looking for staff who are multi-skilled, according to the latest survey of the market by Excom Education.
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Lack of technology disaster preparedness leads to business losses
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-01 10:48:04
A survey of Australian and New Zealand SMBs, and their counterparts around the world, has revealed that there is a large discrepancy between how small to medium sized businesses perceive their disaster readiness and their actual level of preparedness, with suggestions that SMBs' downtime costs their customers tens of thousands of dollars each year.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-01 10:48:04
A survey of Australian and New Zealand SMBs, and their counterparts around the world, has revealed that there is a large discrepancy between how small to medium sized businesses perceive their disaster readiness and their actual level of preparedness, with suggestions that SMBs' downtime costs their customers tens of thousands of dollars each year.
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Changing Australian mobile phone habits revealed as market matures
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Reports & Surveys
2009-09-30 08:10:24
The global financial crisis continues to reverberate around the world but in Australia, at least, one business sector - the ever changing telecommunications industry – is experiencing rapidly increasing consumption of non-voice/text services, including multimedia, content, information and entertainment services by consumers as mobile phone usage matures.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Reports & Surveys
2009-09-30 08:10:24
The global financial crisis continues to reverberate around the world but in Australia, at least, one business sector - the ever changing telecommunications industry – is experiencing rapidly increasing consumption of non-voice/text services, including multimedia, content, information and entertainment services by consumers as mobile phone usage matures.
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Cobol, 50 years on and it’s still doing its job
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-09-22 09:29:03
COBOL, the ubiquitous computer language that emerged at around the same time as the IT industry itself, has just turned 50 and, according to enterprise applications management company, Micro Focus, despite its age, COBOL still plays a pivotal role in running most of the world’s businesses and public services, from powering almost all global ATM transactions, running nearly three quarters of the world’s business applications, and booking hundreds of holidays every single day.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-09-22 09:29:03
COBOL, the ubiquitous computer language that emerged at around the same time as the IT industry itself, has just turned 50 and, according to enterprise applications management company, Micro Focus, despite its age, COBOL still plays a pivotal role in running most of the world’s businesses and public services, from powering almost all global ATM transactions, running nearly three quarters of the world’s business applications, and booking hundreds of holidays every single day.
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"Trying to keep my customers satisfied": the new mantra for call centres
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-09-18 03:39:10
With the cost of winning customers estimated to be eight times the cost of retention, you'd expect retention to be top priority for businesses regardless of the economic climate, but Dimension Data's latest global call centre study suggests it has taken the global financial crisis to get industry recognising the wisdom in Simon and Garfunkel's sixties lyrics.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-09-18 03:39:10
With the cost of winning customers estimated to be eight times the cost of retention, you'd expect retention to be top priority for businesses regardless of the economic climate, but Dimension Data's latest global call centre study suggests it has taken the global financial crisis to get industry recognising the wisdom in Simon and Garfunkel's sixties lyrics.
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IT users asked to put spotlight on software testing and quality
Written By: Paul Hosking
Section: News feature
Category: Software Testing
2009-09-16 22:28:07
Australian organisations are invited to respond to an international survey which will identify the trends in software testing and provide what is claimed to be the IT industry’s first comprehensive benchmark in this area of software quality.
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Written By: Paul Hosking
Section: News feature
Category: Software Testing
2009-09-16 22:28:07
Australian organisations are invited to respond to an international survey which will identify the trends in software testing and provide what is claimed to be the IT industry’s first comprehensive benchmark in this area of software quality.
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Security, privacy concern impede cloud computing take-up
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-09-16 00:14:32
Security and privacy concerns, and the integration of cloud-based applications with existing systems, are the biggest barriers to adoption of cloud computing, although security and privacy easily outweighs other issues, including integration, as the major concern for enterprise users when considering cloud adoption.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-09-16 00:14:32
Security and privacy concerns, and the integration of cloud-based applications with existing systems, are the biggest barriers to adoption of cloud computing, although security and privacy easily outweighs other issues, including integration, as the major concern for enterprise users when considering cloud adoption.
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Survey says: YouTube's gone mainstream
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-09-15 20:45:44
Still think YouTube is just for kids? The diversity of the pioneering online video service's Australian audience may surprise you.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-09-15 20:45:44
Still think YouTube is just for kids? The diversity of the pioneering online video service's Australian audience may surprise you.
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Virtualisation, analytics top priority for CIOs
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-09-15 00:51:56
Gaining competitive advantage and improving efficiency by using virtualisation and analytics as a key business tool is now the top priority for Australian and New Zealand CIOs, and 37 percent of them also see cloud computing as strategic and plan to implement it, even in the technology’s relatively early stages.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-09-15 00:51:56
Gaining competitive advantage and improving efficiency by using virtualisation and analytics as a key business tool is now the top priority for Australian and New Zealand CIOs, and 37 percent of them also see cloud computing as strategic and plan to implement it, even in the technology’s relatively early stages.
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'Information Glut' choking Australian organisations: report
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2009-09-14 08:00:00
Australian organisations are choking on information, and need to step back and reconsider their processes and procedures, according to the company that sponsored a new piece of research.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2009-09-14 08:00:00
Australian organisations are choking on information, and need to step back and reconsider their processes and procedures, according to the company that sponsored a new piece of research.
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