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Save My Musik: music industry finally in sync with technology?
Written By: David Swan
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Services

2009-09-03 01:08:52
For too long now, the music industry has not played nicely with technology. Past years have seen some failed policies from record labels and their associated bodies, but finally it seems that those days are over. One of the new services here to 'save the day' is Save my Musik.


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NEC major push to reassert ICT credentials in Australia
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news

Category: Market News

2009-09-02 19:54:25
NEC Australia has taken to the hustings to ‘reignite’ its brand awareness in Australia following a restructure of its business to focus on unified communications, managed and integration service, broadband access and digital signage.


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Melbourne IT looks to Asia for Cloud export sales
Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news

Category: Enterprise

2009-09-01 19:08:10
Hosting powerhouse Melbourne IT has started selling pay-as-you-go, enterprise-class cloud services to SMEs as one of just six companies worldwide selected as resellers for the vCloud Express software from global virtualisation specialist VMware.


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IBM puts business desktop in the cloud
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Enterprise

2009-08-31 20:12:28
There are plenty of business applications available in the cloud, but now IBM is offering a complete desktop service. The IBM Smart Business Desktop incorporates components from multiple developers.


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Zoho accepts Google Apps credentials
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Internet

2009-08-26 21:17:52
Cloud applications provider Zoho now allows users to log in using their Google Apps credentials.


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RightNow cloud for online-only insurance
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry

Category: Deals & Wheels - Contracts

2009-08-23 22:52:59
CRM vendor RightNow has deployed a cloud-based customer care system for new online car insurance business, The Buzz, with the insurer claiming it is the first insurance provider to shape its business by asking an online community what they wanted from their insurance provider.


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NetSuite offers rebate to new adopters
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Enterprise

2009-08-19 20:05:55
NetSuite's 'cash for clunkers' offer can trim $500 from every $5000 spent by new customers on the company's cloud enterprise applications.


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IPscape launches 'Avalanche Calling' via the cloud
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: ExchangeDaily

2009-08-17 16:29:09
Hosted call centre service provider, IPscape, has launched an avalanche calling service to enable its customers to manage dramatic bursts in inbound calling volumes without having to add additional call centre agents or infrastructure.


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NetSuite into fast foods with SaaS rollout
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry

Category: Deals & Wheels - Contracts

2009-08-12 22:32:10
Cloud computing vendor, NetSuite, is rolling out its SaaS ERP software solution to hundreds of fast food outlets across the United States and Asia in a contract with Filipino company, Jollibee, as it undergoes rapid worldwide expansion of its chain of fast-food stores.


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Keep an eye on your own open source cloud environment
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature

Category: Virtualisation

2009-08-10 00:46:31
Want to live in the cloud but don’t quite trust it? SourceForge's open source project of the month for August may be for you! eyeos is a self-hosted cloud operating environment for business, schools and home built in PHP.


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Virtualisation, vendor discounts save Mallesons
Written By: Beverley Head
Section: Technology feature

Category: Virtualisation

2009-08-09 23:01:17

Mallesons is the latest of Australia’s top tier law firms to announce a redundancy programme, seeking headcount reduction of around 100 people as a result of the economic slowdown - but a switch to virtualisation and deep vendor discounts have spared the IT group from having to make cuts.

 


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Virtualisation by stealth revamps IBM’s Australian Development Lab
Written By: Beverley Head
Section: Technology feature

Category: Virtualisation

2009-08-07 02:43:33

Researchers at IBM’s Australian Development Lab had long resisted virtualisation, arguing it would prove too slow for their purposes. But when management virtualised the Lab’s development servers by stealth, those same researchers didn’t even notice, only learning of the change a fortnight ago.


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Cloud computing hype clouds the picture
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature

Category: Virtualisation

2009-08-07 00:29:03
The hype surrounding cloud computing is seemingly more hype than substance at this stage, with potential adopters holding off because of confusion about its potential benefits.


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Is Optus gearing up to get into SaaS?
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature

Category: Virtualisation

2009-07-30 02:01:54
Comments by Optus on the findings of its 2009 IP Index survey suggest it could be planning to follow parent SingTel which recently launched a software as a service offering in Singapore based, according to Optus, on Google Apps.


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NEC Australia gets into data centre services market
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: ExchangeDaily

2009-07-28 00:40:49
NEC Australia is continuing its move into the services market with the launch of high grade data centre hosting services provided out of the tier 3 Polaris data centre in Queensland and aimed at SMEs and 'media focussed' businesses.


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Marshal8e6 launches ‘industry first’ customisable email security service
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news

Category: Security

2009-07-20 10:14:31
Web and email security company, Marshal8e6 has launched what it claims is the first customisable hosted email security service in the Asia Pacific in a partnership with Perth SaaS provider, YOURasp.


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It’s the Internet, Stupid.
Written By: David Heath
Section: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!

Category: All things technical

2009-07-19 08:51:30
Based on the Linux kernel, Google Chrome OS attempts to reposition Linux a long way from being a Windows competitor.


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Cloud computing, virtualisation impact land of the long-white cloud
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news

Category: Market News

2009-07-19 02:45:28
Cloud computing and virtualisation technologies will influence IT spending in New Zealand over the next few years as businesses look to maintain  and improve their systems and processes under enormous financial pressure due to the economic slowdown.


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NetSuite touts ‘Green’ credentials
Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news

Category: Software

2009-07-16 19:34:40
Software as a service and cloud computing specialist NetSuite is pushing its ‘green’ credentials, extending an offer to Australian customers of a one-year, half price discount for companies belonging to green organisations like the Green Building Council of Australia.


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Google announces Chrome OS
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Open Source

2009-07-08 00:47:58
When Google first announced its Chrome browser, it seemed that the company was trying to wean users further from Microsoft. Now it's going a step further with the announcement of a PC operating system: Google Chrome OS.


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