New Zealand IT decision-makers are optimistic, but cautious, about their investment plans this year, and an analyst report just published suggests that businesses will just get on with business as usual and still spend on IT despite the prevailing caution.

Software testing services company, TestPro, has selected IBM’s smartcloud enterprise solution to increase the flexibility and timeliness of its IT service delivery.

Gold Coast-based IT firm Mercury IT has just finalised a two-year technology transformation of Queensland’s largest regional taxi service.

Leading Australian managed services and cloud computing provider, Brennan IT, is bringing Microsoft Hyper-V to its cloud platform following the recent $1.5 million upgrade of its Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) platform as it gears up to meet what it says is rising demand for its cloud services.

Global technology media company, TechTarget, has established a Sydney-based Australian subsidiary and direct business operations in Australia as it looks to ramp up its ANZ business after 12 years operating in partnership with other companies.

There has been a boardroom shuffle at Australian-listed IT services company, CSG in the wake of Denis Mackenzie stepping down as managing director but remaining a major shareholder of the company and his intention to return to the business later this year in a part time executive role.

Australian-listed software and IT services company, Sirius, has appointed a new chief to head up its group of companies which include subsidiaries, intelligence software systems provider, Infomaster (IFMA) and its help-desk and operator services provider to government, Sirius Managed Services (SMS).

Cloud computing is one of the hot areas of the IT industry as the 2012 business year moves into top gear, and Bond University in Queensland has just introduced a specialist course in cloud computing in response to the market demand for graduates with skills in new technologies.

Australian-based software maker, Intelledox, has reached a reseller and implementation partnership agreement with European software and solutions vendor, The Livingstone Group.

Unisys reckons companies getting into cloud computing for the first time should take a hybrid enterprise approach and integrate the cloud solution with existing IT resources.  The sales pitch from the IT services vendor comes on the back of a new poll, with enterprises indicating cloud computing is their top IT investment priority next year.