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Microsoft and Kyocera ink patent deal

Microsoft and Kyocera ink patent deal

Microsoft and Kyocera Mita have signed a patent cross-licensing agreement to allow access to each company's respective patent portfolio..
Robert Jaques Nov 15 2007 7:20AM Strategy
Poor resource planning puts IT projects at risk

Poor resource planning puts IT projects at risk

Failure to get IT resource requirements mapped out adequately undermines the chances of IT projects succeeding and raises the risk of projects going over time and over budget, according to new research..
Robert Jaques Nov 14 2007 7:19AM Strategy
Hyro to acquire Indigo Pacific for $4.5 million

Hyro to acquire Indigo Pacific for $4.5 million

Australian digital services company, Hyro, has announced its intention to acquire Sydney-based e-business systems group, Indigo Pacific, for a sum of $4.5 million.
Staff Writers Nov 12 2007 3:27PM Strategy
Crazy John: The life behind the name

Crazy John: The life behind the name

On the 23 October, 42-year old mobile phone businessman and Crazy John's founder, John Ilhan died suddenly of a suspected heart attack.
Lilia Guan Nov 6 2007 10:25AM Strategy
Guest column: Mobile advertising – the million dollar question?

Guest column: Mobile advertising – the million dollar question?

One of the first technologies to kick off mobile advertising has been SMS and it is crucial that mobile users view this form of mobile advertising as delivering value.
Boudewijn Pesch Nov 5 2007 4:47PM Strategy
St Energy buys Panorama Labs' assets for $1.35 million

St Energy buys Panorama Labs' assets for $1.35 million

St Energy, an Australian-owned software developer has finalised the purchase of all of the assets of Panorama Labs from its liquidators for the sum of $1.35 million.
Lilia Guan Nov 5 2007 3:14PM Strategy
Salmat completes HPAL acquisition

Salmat completes HPAL acquisition

Direct marketer Salmat Limited has completed the acquisition of HPAL Limited, an ASX-listed mail, data imaging and communication projects provider.
Staff Writers Nov 5 2007 11:23AM Strategy
Innovation: essential to productivity and economic growth

Innovation: essential to productivity and economic growth

Australia has not made any gains in innovative capacity over the past decade. While innovation is the key to lifting productivity, living standards and competitiveness, it is poorly understood in Australia, and too closely coupled with research.
Angus M Robinson Oct 31 2007 4:36PM Strategy
Gartner says: Adapt to new delivery models

Gartner says: Adapt to new delivery models

Analyst Gartner has identified 14 alternative delivery models that will transform the IT market in the next five years, including software-as-a-service (SaaS), grid computing, capacity on demand and business process utilities.
Kim Thomas Oct 31 2007 2:45PM Strategy
Crazy John's founder dead at 42

Crazy John's founder dead at 42

John Ilhan founder and CEO of popular Crazy John's mobile phone stores has died of a suspected heart attack at age 42, according to media reports.
Staff Writers Oct 23 2007 2:37PM Strategy
HP turns Mercury into business service management

HP turns Mercury into business service management

Firm adds a dash of Mercury Interactive to OpenView.
Shaun Nichols Oct 23 2007 7:29AM Strategy
Productivity soars in the 'free range' office

Productivity soars in the 'free range' office

Cramped office conditions and old equipment are harmful to staff and productivity, an experiment into the effects of poor office design has shown..
Iain Thomson Oct 16 2007 7:11AM Strategy
First prize: An all expenses paid UK IT-shop for aspiring Aus SMEs

First prize: An all expenses paid UK IT-shop for aspiring Aus SMEs

International Business Wales is calling on Australian IT companies to enter this year’s Wales’ International Technium Challenge, a competition for SMEs where the winner gets to set up a post in Wales free of charge for a year.
Mitchell Bingemann Oct 8 2007 3:49PM Strategy
Ig Nobel award winners announced

Ig Nobel award winners announced

This year's Ig Nobel Award winners have been announced, revealing a series of weird and wonderful scientific research from around the world.
Iain Thomson Oct 8 2007 7:27AM Strategy
Green IT still low on CIO agenda

Green IT still low on CIO agenda

Half of IT executives admit that their firms do not monitor IT-related energy spending, according to a new report from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
Staff Writers Oct 3 2007 9:25PM Strategy
Gartner: Australian IT services worth $14 billion and growing

Gartner: Australian IT services worth $14 billion and growing

End-user spending in the Australian IT services market is expected to exceed $14 billion for the year, up 3.6 percent from 2006, according to a recent report from Gartner.
Staff Writers Oct 3 2007 2:41PM Strategy
Google forced to push image in China

Google forced to push image in China

Google is planning a huge marketing push in China, according to Google China president Lee Kai-fu.
Simon Burns Sep 24 2007 10:42PM Strategy
Yahoo buys Zimbra for US$350m

Yahoo buys Zimbra for US$350m

Yahoo has agreed to acquire Zimbra for US$350m. Zimbra markets an email platform that combines an open source client with proprietary server components.
Tom Sanders Sep 19 2007 7:36AM Strategy
IT projects not focused on delivering business value

IT projects not focused on delivering business value

Half of companies measure the success of IT projects based on whether they deliver to budget, rather than the business value achieved by projects, new CA research has revealed.
Rosalie Marshall Sep 14 2007 1:41PM Strategy
Datacom acquires NSW IT outsourcer for $10.5 million

Datacom acquires NSW IT outsourcer for $10.5 million

IT services provider, Datacom, has acquired the NSW based IT outsourcing and facilities management arm of Hansen Technologies, Hansen Professional Services, for a cash consideration of $10.5 million.
Mitchell Bingemann Aug 31 2007 10:36AM Strategy

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