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.

While a record number of shoppers headed online for Christmas bargains this year, Australians are now left with over 16.7 million unwanted gifts that were received by disappointed friends and family, valued at over $500 million dollars.

I want to share a story about how my IT business played a hand in transforming me from a hard nosed IT reseller and systems integrator to a coffee tragic that has launched a brand new online business.

Honda in Australia has deployed Nimsoft’s monitoring solution to enable the company to increase the company’s visibility into the performance of its applications, network devices and virtual hosts and servers.

Applications open today for Swinburne Online degree programs, a joint venture of Swinburne University of Technology and SEEK developed for 100 percent online delivery.

Google data released just last week reveals that 25 percent of shopping-related searches come from mobile, but in Australia four in five business don’t have mobile-friendly websites and Google’s urging them to mobilise to take advantage of the growing number of people looking for goods and services using their mobile phones, especially over Christmas.

Web content management company, Sitecore, has significantly strengthened its position in the Asia and European markets in the wake of rapid growth over recent months.

Development of mobile websites is high on the agenda for Australian businesses and organisatons over the next 12 months, with increasing investment in their web presence a priority for many enterprises.

National technology recruitment firm, FiniteIT, has now transformed its website into a dynamic, fully functioning jobs board in its own right, which the company claims gives job seekers a whole new online experience.

Mobile consumers have high expectations of their service providers and, it seems, not all of them are satisfied with what they are getting at the moment, with a significant number experiencing poor levels of service.