IBM has secured a multi-million dollar deal to develop a complete cross-channel retail platform for Australia’s longest-standing department store group, David Jones, which IBM says will allow consumers to buy on their terms, according to their preferences.

Low-cost web hosting service Ingenyes has beefed up its product catalog with the addition of an inexpensive e-commerce system and more.

Global e-commerce SaaS provider, BigCommerce, has a new chief engineer of its Australian operation who will oversee the design, development and testing strategy with a team of more than 25 engineers at the company’s Sydney headquarters.

Online group buying has taken off in a big way in the Australian market, with the market now worth nearly nearly half a billion dollars and significant growth predicted over the next 12 months and beyond.

Aussie-owned and operated group buying company, Scoopon, has for the second year running outperformed multinational players LivingSocial and Groupon, to retain overall leadership in the Australian group buying market.

People spend more at e-tail sites when they use a tablet rather than a smartphone or a computer.

Australian cloud computing and public storage company, Ninefold, is expanding its team, already tripled in size, for next year to support what it says is demand from specific vertical and geographical markets and anticipated growth over the next 12 months.

The online buying group, Cudo, part of the joint venture between Microsoft and NineMSN, has appointed a new CEO to lead the company as it enters only its second year of trading and looks to further expand and grow its business in the Australian market.

Specialist financial IT firm, Dedication Group, has been chosen by RCG Corporation to manage the IT integration of its global, franchised sports shoe retailer, The Athlete's Foot, for the launch of its e-commerce store.

Telsyte and the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association (AIMIA) have partnered to produce the second edition of Digital Nation, a compendium of research and commentary on the digital lifestyle of Australian consumers.