Industry Insider

  • Soft launch planned for Commonwealth e-invoicing in 2022

    The July 1, 2022 e-invoicing mandate announced by the Commonwealth Government will not force Australian businesses supplying to government to replace their existing financial systems and processes from that date. The Government will instead adopt a steady as she goes approach to the Peppol e-invoicing transition.

  • 3 Major Questions to Ask Before Enabling External Sharing in Office 365

    With so many companies migrating their legacy collaboration platforms to Office 365, preserving important characteristics such as metadata, version history, and permissions is a fundamental requirement for every project….Or is it? In this article we’ll dissect the nuances of external sharing, including how to navigate some of the trickier parts of the process during a typical migration project

  • Government's $800m Digital Business plan will let you access myGov with facial recognition

    An A$800 million JobMaker Digital Business Plan has been released to support economic recovery in the wake of COVID-19. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the package is targeted at building on this digital transformation of Australian businesses to drive productivity and income growth and create jobs. The plan includes a controversial Digital Identity system the government says will make it easier to engage “with government services, and in future, the private sector”.

  • NBN Co and CSIRO to examine digital transformation

    Under a new agreement, NBN Co and CSIRO are to explore skills, infrastructure and support needed by industries to accelerate their digital transformation. The study will combine NBN Co’s deep knowledge of broadband traffic patterns across its national network and CSIRO’s expert analysis and modelling capability.

  • Signals Analytics awarded Patent for Unstructured Data Extraction

    Signals Analytics has announces a wide-ranging patent grant from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the automatic extraction of information from unstructured data sources. The company says the patent validates the company's approach to enterprise AI and analytics using external data at scale, while easing the deployment and data management processes that are typically so difficult for companies to navigate.

  • ABBYY acquires Singapore-based solution provider

    ABBYY has acquired Pericom Singapore, part of the Pericom Group, a leading solution provider based in Singapore. The acquisition strengthens ABBYY’s presence in Asia Pacific following the opening of its Hong Kong office in 2019, long-established office in Japan, and a strong partner network throughout the region. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

  • Worldwide Capture Software Market grows 16.5%

    Infosource, the analyst firm specialising in the Capture Software market, has reported that analysis of its annual Worldwide Market Survey showed that the market for Capture Software experienced double-digit growth for the fourth year in a row.

  • Government sets deadline for Commonwealth e-invoicing

    The Prime Minister and Treasurer have announced a $A3.6 million push to make electronic invoicing mandatory for all Commonwealth agencies by July 1, 2022. They also plan to consult on options for mandatory adoption of e-invoicing by businesses.