Journalist 
Beverley Head
Beverley Head is a Sydney-based freelance writer who specialises in exploring how and why technology changes everything - society, business, government, education, health. Beverley started writing about the business of technology in London in 1983 before moving to Australia in 1986. She was the technology editor of the Financial Review for almost a decade, and then became the newspaper's features editor before embarking on a freelance career, during which time she has written on a broad array of technology related topics for the Sydney Morning Herald, Age, Boss, BRW, Banking Day, Campus Review, Education Review, Insite and Government Technology Review. Beverley holds a degree in Metallurgy and the Science of Materials from Oxford University and a deep affection for things which are shaken not stirred.
The day that retail died
A new survey conducted into Australia’s online expectations released today revealed that only 1 per cent of Australians are prepared to wait longer than a minute for a web site to load: it just reinforces the extent of Click Frenzy’s epic fail.
Mortgage comparison goes mobile
Online mortgage comparison site TomorrowFinance is developing a mobile version of its product, having watched mobile access to its website soar in recent months.
NAB shouts itself some speech biometrics
Following an extensive trial, National Australia Bank plans to roll out a voice biometric based security system in 2013 – but as yet has no firm plans to extend the use of voice biometrics to secure smartphone access to its online banking system.
