Industry Insider

  • IBM Study: Businesses pay up for Ransomware

    IBM Security has announced results from a study finding 70 percent of businesses infected with ransomware have paid ransom to regain access to business data and systems. In comparison, over 50 percent of consumers surveyed said they would not pay to regain access back to personal data or devices aside from financial data.

  • Payment practices by industry in Australia

    Business-to-business (B2B) customers in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry take the longest to pay overdue receivables; on average, within 30 days after the invoice due date, according to a nationwide survey by Atradius. This long payment period is causing a drain on cash flow for the industry.

  • The user dilemma in document management

    A document management systems (DMS) is often regarded as a cure-all for every problem that an organisation has with information retrieval and records management.  While a multitude of DMS systems are available for this purpose, with the proven capability to provide such a solution, they all require system users to use the supplied software in a way that delivers the expected outcomes.

  • Governance vs Adoption

    There’s no prize for those who believe they know the winner of this contest, but does it really need to be policy over productivity? In this digital age is there a new perspective that can bring together these seemingly opposing fronts? One that delivers benefits to user, IT and records management.

  • Lexmark announces completion of Chinese buyout

    Lexmark International has announced the successful completion of the acquisition by a consortium of investors (Consortium) led by China’s Apex Technology and PAG Asia Capital (PAG). Under the terms of the merger agreement, which was announced on April 19, 2016, Lexmark shareholders will receive $HS40.50 per share in cash

  • The RCAV Model for Managing Unstructured Content

    John Martin’s Guide to Managing Unstructured Content, Practical Advice on Gaining Control of Unstructured Content, provides a four-step model to gaining control of unstructured content. The book is based on John’s many years of migrating content, developing e-discovery and information management tools, and serving as a testifying and consulting expert on e-discovery. In this first part of the book John gives advice and pointers for each of the four steps. 

  • ZircoDATA writes a new beginning

    Dennis Barnedt, a major figure in the global records and information management industry, has founded, acquired, managed and developed leading companies in the sector across the United States and Europe. Now he is turning his attention to Australia and the APAC region as Executive Chairman of the ZircoDATA Group, a totally new entity created from the acquisition of the Australian operations of Iron Mountain. Ahead of his planned relocation to Melbourne, Barnedt sat down with IDM to discuss his present and future plans.

  • A digital revolution in PNG

    The Remington Group is PNG’s best known technology and service led organisation. Servicing PNG since 1948, it provides PNG businesses, governments and AID organisations with business services, document solutions, printing, business equipment and after-sales support.

  • Automated Electronic Records Management?  Are We There Yet?

    Cloud providers have recently introduced some new and powerful Cloud Services for Big Data and Artificial Intelligence(AI). These Cloud services have the promise to finally reap the power of AI for
    automating electronic records management(ERM). But is the market finally ready? And will these new services finally convince the skeptics that AI can be used to effectively automate ERM?