Spotlight on Industrial Spotlight on Industrial

At a time when advances in computing and technology are reshaping both the society and the global economy we live in, it’s never been more important to keep track of the developments and trends that influence the future.

And while phenomena like the fourth industrial revolution, the rise of artificial intelligence and mass automation are all upon us, innovation is still really down to the people that strive for improvements in what they do – irrespective of the difficulty of the challenge.

Each year, the iTnews Benchmark Awards celebrate and showcase excellence in technology leadership across Australian business and government, and nowhere are advances more dynamic than in the industrial sector.

As a comparatively small nation now in the throes of transformations across manufacturing, energy, transport and agribusiness, those who propel progress in the industrial sector through technology will carry the nation’s prosperity on their wave. This year saw the calibre of nominations in the iTnews Benchmark Awards raise the bar to a new high, with a particularly strong showing from smaller and mid-sized enterprise.

The winners will be revealed at the Benchmark Awards ceremony in KPMG’s new Sydney office in on March 7th. Who will the finalists be?

Woodside deploys IoT sensors to prevent plant disasters

Woodside deploys IoT sensors to prevent plant disasters

Three million calculations per day.
Allie Coyne Apr 28 2016 9:08AM Software
Video: How Asciano and Norse Skog innovate on a budget

Video: How Asciano and Norse Skog innovate on a budget

Prying open tightly-held purse strings.
Staff Writers Mar 1 2016 6:20AM Strategy
Qantas CIO takes out Benchmarks Industrial category

Qantas CIO takes out Benchmarks Industrial category

Mobility drive wins best in show.
Staff Writers Feb 18 2016 7:30AM Strategy
Woodside puts Watson on staff desktops

Woodside puts Watson on staff desktops

Enters final evaluation of cognitive search project.
Ry Crozier Feb 5 2016 6:54AM Software
Three compete to be industrial CIO of the year

Three compete to be industrial CIO of the year

Benchmark finalists revealed.
Staff Writers Nov 26 2015 6:14AM Strategy
How GE Australia wants new tech to fix industrial headaches

How GE Australia wants new tech to fix industrial headaches

Dips toes into hackathon waters.
Allie Coyne Nov 12 2015 6:33AM Software
General Electric unveils Predix customised cloud

General Electric unveils Predix customised cloud

Builds on Pivotal platform.
Staff Writers Aug 5 2015 3:17PM Software
Rio Tinto exec takes out Industrial CIO of the Year

Rio Tinto exec takes out Industrial CIO of the Year

RTVis wins best in show.
Staff Writers Feb 12 2015 6:28AM Strategy
Port of Melbourne automation project scooped by Finnish giant

Port of Melbourne automation project scooped by Finnish giant

Over $77m worth of equipment and IT.
Ry Crozier Jan 21 2015 11:13AM Hardware
Finalists named for iTnews Industrial CIO of the year

Finalists named for iTnews Industrial CIO of the year

Three big guns compete for top spot.
Staff Writers Dec 17 2014 6:10AM Strategy
Siemens industrial products Shellshocked

Siemens industrial products Shellshocked

Patches on the way for critical infrastructure comms devices.
Juha Saarinen Oct 10 2014 6:19AM Security
Patrick's container-carrying robots damaged at sea

Patrick's container-carrying robots damaged at sea

Delays forecast for Sydney Port automation project.
Staff Writers Feb 7 2014 7:15AM Networking
Asciano, Aurizon seek GPS trial on freight trucks

Asciano, Aurizon seek GPS trial on freight trucks

Data to calculate road charges, cut red tape.
Ry Crozier Jan 14 2014 6:45AM Hardware
Critical industrial control vulnerablilty discovered

Critical industrial control vulnerablilty discovered

Cars, food and manufacturing vulnerable.
Danielle Walker May 27 2013 10:13AM Security
Pirtek to switch hosted ERP systems

Pirtek to switch hosted ERP systems

Building model to deploy to franchisees globally.
Ry Crozier Mar 5 2013 2:18PM Software
Video: Inside Victoria's desalination plant control centre

Video: Inside Victoria's desalination plant control centre

Contractor open doors on contract milestone.
Ry Crozier Dec 20 2012 7:00AM Networking
Security firm finds Siemens industrial systems flaw

Security firm finds Siemens industrial systems flaw

The German vendor disagrees.
Staff Writers May 24 2011 1:45PM Security
US warns of SCADA flaws

US warns of SCADA flaws

Nuclear plants and gas refineries at risk.
Greg Masters Mar 24 2011 3:42PM Security
Telstra workers to strike again

Telstra workers to strike again

Unknown number of workers to walk.
Ben Grubb Dec 1 2009 4:09PM Telco/ISP
Telstra strike cancelled

Telstra strike cancelled

Strike called off as two out of three requests met.
Ben Grubb Nov 6 2009 10:56AM Telco/ISP

Log In

  |  Forgot your password?