IBM jumps into cloud, customers tip-toe behind
In announcing its cloud computing services on Thursday, IBM stressed repeatedly that private clouds -- or those that exist behind the corporate firewall -- are as important to its strategy as those in...
View ArticleApple Lion: 5 things you need to know
1. Integration could pose challenges. Possibly the biggest issue with Lion has been how it gets along with existing applications-especially Adobe's-because it doesn't support Flash. Both sides say they...
View ArticleCustomer, Lawson Software, hosting provider in legal dustup over ERP project
Health-care business services provider MedSynergies has sued Lawson Software and hosting company Velocity Technology Solutions over a rash of alleged problems with an ERP (enterprise-resource-planning)...
View ArticleUS Air Force mulling changes as major ERP system project stumbles
The U.S. Air Force is close to making decisions on the future of a sprawling Oracle ERP (enterprise-resource-planning) project that is supposed to remake the military branch's worldwide supply chain,...
View ArticleCustomer sues Epicor after ERP software project attempt ends in 'big mess'
A would-be Epicor customer is taking the ERP (enterprise resource planning) vendor to court over a "big mess" of a software project that it says ended up battering its bottom line instead of improving...
View ArticleAuditor: Big Aussie SAP project behind schedule, over budget
A major SAP ERP (enterprise resource planning) software project being conducted by the New South Wales Department of Education and Communities has hit a rocky patch, with projected costs for the first...
View ArticleManufacturer sues IBM over SAP project 'disaster'
IBM has been slapped with a multimillion dollar lawsuit by chemical products manufacturer, Avantor Performance Materials, which alleges that IBM lied about the suitability of a SAP-based software...
View ArticleIBM customizes cloud services for the enterprise
Hoping to jump out in front of providers of generic cloud services, IBM has launched a portfolio of cloud packages, called IBM Cloud Business Solutions, designed to run specific business processes such...
View ArticleCloud-first strategy at News Corp requires new skills
The CIO of News Limited Australia has set a goal of moving 75 per cent of the organisation’s compute into the cloud by the end of 2015.
View ArticleCIOs and CMOs reckon their relationships are "awesome": survey
The CIO/CMO working dynamic is becoming more positive, with half of marketing and IT teams now describing their relationship as “collaborative” or “awesome”.
View ArticleHot and bothered at the border
Thermal imaging scanners and software could be used to identify travellers who become agitated on the approach to airport customs, Department of Immigration and Border Protection CIO Randall Brugeaud...
View ArticleCIO 2016 #26-50: Kevin O'Hara, Tulla Group
Tulla Private Equity Group has investments in global mining companies, drilling companies, software companies, technology companies, digital agencies, festivals, lifestyle firms and even a...
View ArticleToyota Australia, reborn: auto giant plans post-manufacturing tech-driven future
October 3 will mark the end of more than five decades of Toyota vehicle manufacture on these shores. But this is not the end of the road for the company in Australia.
View ArticlePocketbook app first to integrate with Macquarie open banking platform
Personal finance management app Pocketbook has become the first app to integrate with Macquarie’s open banking platform.
View ArticleFlinders University overcomes transformation integration issues
Tertiary education institutions are under extreme pressure to create digital services that meet the needs of tech-hungry millennials and Adelaide’s Flinders University is no exception.
View ArticleUsing AI to create a workspace for the future
Tech chiefs gathered in Sydney recently to discuss how they are creating better workspaces for their staff and the role that AI technologies are playing now and into the future. The lunch was sponsored...
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