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Labor‘s $30M technology funding cut will not affect the industry

Labor‘s $30M technology funding cut will not affect the industry

The Labor government has taken a blade to some of the previous government's pre-election promises for the 2007-08 fiscal year, including $30 million from the federal technology budget.
Lilia Guan Feb 8 2008 3:18PM Strategy
Record labels attack China's music biz

Record labels attack China's music biz

China's music business is based on "blatant violation of copyright laws", a body representing major record labels has claimed.
Simon Burns Feb 7 2008 3:24PM Strategy
Senator Gillard calls for participation in Labor’s $1B Digital Education revolution

Senator Gillard calls for participation in Labor’s $1B Digital Education revolution

The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, has called for all Australian secondary school principals to participate in the Rudd Government’s $1 billion Digital Education Revolution.
a Staff Writer Feb 6 2008 3:41PM Strategy
Hyro Limited stops acquisition, changes CEO

Hyro Limited stops acquisition, changes CEO

The board of directors of Hyro Limited has decided not to proceed with the previously proposed acquisition of Indigo Pacific by Hyro.
Lilia Guan Feb 5 2008 11:50AM Strategy
Analysts react to Microsoft/Yahoo deal

Analysts react to Microsoft/Yahoo deal

Microsoft's US$44 billion bid for Yahoo has sparked a storm of comments from industry analysts.
Shaun Nichols Feb 5 2008 7:19AM Strategy
Google hits back at Yahoo/Microsoft deal

Google hits back at Yahoo/Microsoft deal

Google has warned that Microsoft's proposed takeover of Yahoo could stifle internet development and extend monopoly power..
Iain Thomson Feb 5 2008 7:19AM Strategy
Consumer tech can help small firms

Consumer tech can help small firms

Consumer technologies can increase the productivity of small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) outside the office by 30 to 40 per cent, according to industry analysts.
Clement James Feb 4 2008 3:10PM Strategy
Calls grow for femtocell standardisation

Calls grow for femtocell standardisation

Femtol Forum aims to harmonise deployments.
Robert Jaques Jan 31 2008 3:31PM Strategy
US researchers perfect gecko-style glue

US researchers perfect gecko-style glue

Scientists at the University of California at Berkeley have developed an adhesive that mirrors the attach and easy release characteristics of a gecko's feet.
Robert Jaques Jan 31 2008 2:29PM Strategy
AIIA calls for green iAwards nominations

AIIA calls for green iAwards nominations

Emerging talent, businesses and entrepreneurs from all walks of the ICT industry have been invited to enter the 2008 iAwards in a call for nominations announced this week.
Liz Tay Jan 30 2008 9:46AM Strategy
IT&T outsourcing booms in APAC

IT&T outsourcing booms in APAC

Outsourcing in Asia Pacific saw its second consecutive year of strong growth and showed an increase in demand across all measures. Although the number of contracts signed in 2007 grew by just four percent, the total contract value increased 30 percent year over year from US$9.9B to US$12.8B, said TPI, a division of information service provider, Information Services Group.
Staff Writers Jan 24 2008 10:14AM Strategy
Small businesses 'misusing' technology

Small businesses 'misusing' technology

Small businesses are losing out to their bigger rivals owing to poor use of technology, new research has found..
Iain Thomson Jan 24 2008 7:30AM Strategy
Demand for more IT services in WA

Demand for more IT services in WA

To cash in on the high demand for IT services and products in Western Australia, IT provider Westway Nominees has gone on the acquisition trail, netting its first buy with another WA IT service provider, Reynolds Technology.
Lilia Guan Jan 23 2008 1:48PM Strategy
Oz company to manage privacy information for New Zealand citizens

Oz company to manage privacy information for New Zealand citizens

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) New Zealand has selected an enterprise content management (ECM) solution from Objective Corporation to support its role in promoting and protecting the privacy of New Zealand citizens.
Staff Writers Jan 22 2008 1:13PM Strategy
Firms failing with BPM

Firms failing with BPM

Business process management (BPM) is first and foremost a management discipline, not a technical one, and should only be adopted to deliver innovation. That was the key message from BPM expert Mark McGregor, who was speaking at a customer roundtable hosted by BEA Systems last week.
Rosalie Marshall Jan 22 2008 7:11AM Strategy
Technology struts world stage at Davos

Technology struts world stage at Davos

The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum kicks off in Switzerland on 23 January under the theme 'The Power of Collaborative Innovation'..
Andrew Charlesworth Jan 22 2008 7:05AM Strategy
ACCC investigates Crazy John's for alleged false advertising

ACCC investigates Crazy John's for alleged false advertising

Only two months after the death of its founding member John Ilhan, mobile phone chain Crazy John has found itself in hot water, with the ACCC over misleading advertising.
Lilia Guan Jan 17 2008 2:47PM Strategy
IT industry forms green coalition

IT industry forms green coalition

IBM, Sony and Nokia are to donate patents to a common pool in an attempt to promote environmentally sound business practices.
Iain Thomson Jan 15 2008 1:36PM Strategy
IT 'detox' essential to a healthy business

IT 'detox' essential to a healthy business

New Year resolutions should apply to companies as well as individuals, according to IT solutions provider Citrix Systems..
Staff Writers Jan 10 2008 7:31AM Strategy
Outsourcing market reaches 'tipping point'

Outsourcing market reaches 'tipping point'

The outsourcing market has reached a "tipping point" with regard to utility delivery models, and change and innovation will take hold and accelerate through 2008 and beyond..
Robert Jaques Jan 9 2008 7:30AM Strategy

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