Global automated IT systems management software vendor, Kaseya, has deployed its enterprise platform across 130 stores and the head office of online and ‘bricks and mortar’ sporting goods retailer, Rebel Sport, in Australia and New Zealand.

Australian software developer Intelledox has successfully deployed its intelligent document creation system into New Zealand’s transportation sector for the NZ Transport Agency which manages the country’s state highway network, and invests in and provides access to New Zealand’s land transport system.

Brisbane-based project management, energy and infrastructure service provider, Unidel has successfully deployed Compuware’s Changepoint software-as-a-service (Saas) solution for professional services automation.

Business solutions provider, ComOps has won a contract to automate the delivery of 14 million sandwiches, including a range of other fresh and frozen foods, across the country for Australian Convenience Foods (ACF), using its mobility automation solution.

Customer communications solutions vendor, Thunderhead, has been selected by Australian general insurance group, Guild Insurance to provide its NOW platform to streamline the creation and delivery of customer communications across the Guild client portfolio.

A $.12 million deal will see Macquarie Telecom adopt BMC's IT automation products.

The integration of BackupAgent with Parallels Automation makes it easier for cloud providers to offer private-label backup services.

Science fiction such as Minority Report and to a lesser extent, the movie version of I Robot sometimes features technology that sparks the imagination of not only the viewer but also R&D departments.  Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo has released plans to develop a self-driving car so that we can all surf Facebook rather than waste time steering and so on.

If the idea of a 'private cloud' seems like an oxymoron (perhaps because 'cloud' implies the resources are out there somewhere and you don't really care where, but an organisation has to know where its own resources are), try this definition for size: private cloud equals virtualisation plus automation plus self-service.

BMC claims its aggregate sales of $US100 million of cloud-related software is an industry first.