Industry Insider

  • Previewing the digital age at Content.Next

    While a lot of speculation remains around Dell's proposed $US60 billion-plus acquisition of EMC, which could close any time in the next few months, the company’s Enterprise Content Division is bringing its key executives to Sydney on June 9 for a full day seminar on the future landscape of content management in the digital era.

  • OpenText to acquire Recommind for $US163M

    Experts have been nagging information and records managers for years that preparing for electronic discovery in the ordinary course of business is critical. The links between the two disciplines has been underlined with the announcement that Open Text has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Recommind, a leading provider of ediscovery, and information analytics.

  • State Dept. audit slams Clinton email habits

    A report by the US State Department Inspector General criticises US presidential contender Hillary Clinton for ignoring official guidelines in using a personal email server for official communications.

  • Digital Continuity 2020  A Vendor’s Perspective

    The National Archives of Australia’s Digital Continuity 2020 Policy is a cornerstone mandate that underpins the Australian Government’s wider digital transformation initiatives, as well as driving the adoption of e-Government.

  • The privacy trap: Privacy obligations owed to employees

    When handling personal information about employees, Australian private sector employers haven’t had to concern themselves too much with obligations imposed by the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) because of the application of the ‘employee records exemption’.

  • Global RFID growth surge predicted

    According to a study released by market research firm Technavio, the global RFID readers market is expected to reach $US7 billion by 2020, growing at a CAGR of almost 21% during the forecast period. The retail sector was the major revenue contributor to the global RFID readers market, accounting for 55% of the total revenue in 2015.