Industry Insider

  • Taking stock of Office 365

    Trying to navigate your way through the myriad of information on Office 365 and BPOS (Microsoft Business Productivity Online Services)? James Milne, (Chief Technology Officer) at Myriad Technologies helps to chart a course.

  • Data breaches on the rise worldwide

    Data breaches are on the rise worldwide, according to a survey undertaken by Verizon with cooperation from the Australian Federal Police and other High Tech Crime Units across the globe.

  • BYO apps spreading like wildfire

    The 2012 Australian “Consumerisation of IT” research into enterprise mobility, commissioned by Unisys and conducted by Forrester Consulting, reveals that while many large organisations see smartphones, tablets and employee-owned devices in the workplace as inevitable, the majority are lagging in providing employees with more than basic (email/calendar) mobile applications to take advantage of this new mobility.

  • 13 Hot Features of SharePoint 2013

    Australian SharePoint Microsoft Certified Master (MCM) Elaine van Bergen has selected her top 13 features of SharePoint 13, heading the list with the platform’s increased focus on encouraging user adoption.

  • Kofax and Alloys sign distribution deal

    IT distributor Alloys has announced an agreement to distribute Kofax Express and Kofax VirtualReScan (VRS) to value added resellers (VARs) and system integrators throughout the ANZ region as part of its document management solution offerings.

  • Redmond’s stars align for 2013 Big Bang

    The planets in the Microsoft Solar system are starting to align to provide an event that comes along rarely in the IT Industry. The effect of this solar alignment will inevitably put a dint in the IT Universe as more than 6 major Microsoft products are scheduled to be released to market which will cumulate in a big bang in the first quarter of 2013.

  • Access Data announces new head for ANZ region

    Access Data, a leading provider of digital forensics, cyber security and e-discovery software, today announced the appointment of Terry Steer as its Regional Manager for Australia and New Zealand. 

  • Tweeting is forever says PROV

    Every Tweet, Google Plus update or FaceBook friend request from a Victorian public servant is now destined for the archives, under a new pronouncement from the Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) that “social media posts created or received by public officers in the course of their duties are public records and must be captured, managed and disposed of in accordance with PROV Standards.”

  • VCAT upholds police records rights

    Do government record-keeping requirements triumph over an individual’s right to anonymity? A recent case heard by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal  (VCAT) came down on the side of the authorities.