Nine in ten businesses (87%) face severe turbulence as they pursue digital transformation, according to research from Bizagi, a provider of digital process automation software.
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is seeking public comment on the draft Guide to big data and the Australian Privacy Principles.
Australia's Docscorp is helping The Electricity Authority of New Zealand (the Authority), to uncover image-based content with the contentCrawler audit tool. Based in Wellington, the Authority is responsible for the efficient operation of the New Zealand electricity market.
The Citadel Group was founded in 2007 and listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in 2014. Following the recent acquisition of TRIM/RM specialist integrator Kapish, IDM asked Managing Director Miles Jakeman about future roadmap for the company of over 250 staff nationwide which has grown organically and thorough acquisition to now offer managed solutions and consulting expertise in enterprise IT, cybersecurity, health information systems, unified communications, education & training.
A SAP e-Invoicing solution has been launched using Germany’s ZUGFeRD standard. ZUGFeRD compatible invoices are PDF/A-3 files that include the PDF file for visual control and archiving as well as the invoice in XML format for machine processing.
IBM has announced plans to establish the first IBM Center for Blockchain Innovation in Singapore. Ina collaboration with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), IBM Researchers will work with government, industries and academia to develop applications and solutions which are based on enterprise blockchain, cyber-security, and cognitive computing technologies.
Numerous studies on data management have concluded that poor quality data has a significant impact on an organisation's bottom line (see Bad Data Is Costing the U.S. At Least 6% of Its GDP). However, this doesn't seem to resonate with many organisations and they continue to ignore this issue.
Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has announced that it has entered into a partnership with the artificial intelligence software provider, Kira Systems. Kira is software that, using artificial intelligence, searches and analyses text in contracts, delivering improved levels of speed, efficiency and quality to processes, adding value to clients.
Adobe has announced the Cloud Signature Consortium, a group comprised of leading industry and academic organisations committed to building a new open standard for cloud-based digital signatures across mobile and web – so anyone can digitally sign documents from anywhere.
The convenience of executing legal documentation with electronic signatures must be carefully weighed against issues of enforceability and security. In this update, we explain the decision Williams Group Australia Pty Ltd v Crocker [2015] NSWSC 1907, in which the Supreme Court of New South Wales ruled that a company director was not bound by a guarantee that (apparently) bore his electronic signature.
