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Smart mobile devices a major part of TechOne cloud strategy

Smartphones and tablet devices from both Apple and Android manufacturers are a major focus of the new cloud strategy announced today by enterprise applications vendor Technology One. The Australian software company's founding executive chairman Adrian Di Marco told a packed audience that clients had indicated that smart mobile devices were the way they wanted to access many of their business applications.

Cloud vendors adopt Jesuit approach

The Jesuits famously claimed that if they were able to school a child early, they were guaranteed of his future character and loyalty. Cloud vendors it seems, including Microsoft and local storage cloud Ninefold, are harnessing the approach.

Move all enterprise software to cloud over weekend: TechOne boss

TechnologyOne clients will soon be able to move all their legacy enterprise software from the company into the cloud within the space of a few days, according to TechOne founder and executive chairman Adrian Di Marco. What's more, the TechOne boss expects all the company's customers will have moved entirely into the cloud within 10 years.

Case study: Frucor moves into Fujitsu's cloud

New Zealand-based beverage manufacturer Frucor (the company behind brands such as V and Just Juice) successfully moved its SAP environment into the cloud, but learned a few things in the process.

TechnologyOne pushes into cloud with new enterprise products

Australia's largest home grown enterprise software provider TechnologyOne has unveiled its cloud strategy with a suite of new online enterprise products called TechnologyOne Cloud. The strategy includes a future roadmap which according to the company's boss Adrian Di Marco, will transform how enterprises select, try, buy, implement and use software.

BI heads to the cloud

A whole new cloud based ecosystem is emerging to support businesses looking to extract business insights from social networks and external data sources - but it will take another three to five years to fully mature. In the meantime enterprises need to take a close look at their approach to information management, as in the future it will be a significant competitive differentiator.

Equinix appoints new country manager

Global data centre services provider, Equinix, has appointed a 20-year industry veteran to run its Australian business as it prepares for the next stage of the company's expansion in the region.

Parallels adds to cloud services catalogue

Parallels is still most widely known for its virtualisation software, but its software for cloud providers is growing in importance. The company has announced several new products and services for that sector.

Altium cloud guru weighs his options

The wholesale adoption of cloud based computing made listed technology company Altium's move from Sydney to Shanghai last year much simpler from a logistics point of view. In theory having the majority of systems in the cloud should also make the physical location of the company's chief information officer immaterial - but that's not proving the case in practice.

Emantra sets up in Canberra with DCaaS offering

Australian Microsoft enterprise hosting provider, Emantra, has set up an operation in Canberra which it says will provide services to Australian Government departments and agencies seeking the financial and operational benefits of Data Centre as a Service (DCaaS).

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