Australian police seizes 5000 disks in antipiracy sting
Police in the Australian state of New South Wales has seized more than 5000 optical disks in a piracy raid in Ballina on the state's north coast.
Stories by Sandra Rossi
Datacom acquires Relate
IT services company Datacom has acquired Sydney-based Web and application development company Relate.
Stop IT-speak and stop apologising: Gartner
Research firm Gartner has released a ‘hit list’ which identifies several time-wasting practices that CIOs should avoid in order to maintain a focus on key priorities that maximise value to the business.
Indian outsourcers expand local presence
Indian IT services company, HCL Technologies Ltd is expanding its presence in Australia with the opening of a new office in Canberra.
NZ startups to benefit from Microsoft initiative
New Zealand startup companies are being offered more growth opportunities as part of a new Microsoft initiative to drive high-tech growth.
Australia's ICT trade deficit widens
Australia’s growing ICT trade deficit has has hit A$21 billion (NZ$23.6 billion), according to the 2007 ICT Trade Update released today by the Australian Computer Society (ACS).
Pan Pharmaceuticals founder acquitted in computer data case
Pan Pharmaceuticals founder Jim Selim was yesterday found not guilty of directing the company's IT manager to destroy company data.
United Group in major SAP ERP rollout
Construction and engineering services company United Group is rolling out SAP’s ERP business suite across its infrastructure, rail and resources divisions.
Elders scrubs up supply chain with Aussie Java solution
After a long and intensive evaluation, agribusiness group Elders Australia has selected an Australian supply-chain solution over software giants SAP and Lawson for a 12-month project worth more than A$10 million (US$8.1 million).
Telstra unveils submarine cable to US
Telstra has unveiled the beginning of an international connectivity strategy with the announcement of a new wholly-owned submarine cable connecting Australia to the US.
Aussie business echoes NZ broadband debate
Across the ditch, enterprises are making the same noises about broadband as we are hearing here in New Zealand. They do not care which side of the political divide provides Australia with fast broadband, they just want it to happen now.
Kathmandu overhauls PoS, back office for growth
Christchurch-based outdoor equipment and apparel retailer Kathmandu is set to overhaul its Point of Sale (PoS) and back office retail operations to support an expansion from 50 to 80 stores over the next three years.
There's more to measuring IT than ROI: surveys
Despite the perception that IT projects today are “ROI’ed to death”, organisations are still struggling to control demand for IT services and allocate scarce resources to where they are of most value.
Australian government’s smartcard plans in doubt
The future of Australia’s A$1.1 billion (NZ$1.25 billion) Access card is in doubt after a Senate committee said current legislation is lacking security and privacy safeguards.
ICT industry welcomes broadband to political agenda
Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd has placed broadband squarely on the election agenda with the announcement that Labor will build a new high-speed network.