Industry Insider

  • Social media off the record in NSW

    A survey of social media usage at NSW state and local government agencies has found record-keeping practises are not keeping pace with uptake of the Web 2.0 tools.

  • EMC acquires filesharing service

    EMC has added an online filesharing platform that includes synchronisation capabilities with the purchase of privately held US startup Syncplicity. The purchase terms were not disclosed.

  • Seers signs on as PSI:Capture VAR

    Australian SharePoint consulting firm Seers has signed on as a Value Added Reseller for the PSI:Capture scanning solution from PSIGEN, via Asia Pacific distributor UpFlow.

  • Colortrac signs on with ACA Pacific

    Wide format scanning manufacturer Colortrac has broadened the distribution network for its scanners and software in Australia, adding ACA Pacific in addition to existing distributor DES.

  • Process and data go arm in arm

    There is a new focus on the relationship between information management practice and business process management as organisations seek improved business outcomes through automation, writes Jenepher Surbey . 

  • CER seeks SharePoint 2010 RM fix

    The Clean Energy Regulator, a new Australian government agency established in April 2012 to administer the Gillard Labor Government’s new Carbon Tax, has called a $170-200K tender for a Compliance Plug-in to its SharePoint 2010 EDRMS.

  • Suncorp lets fly with paperless banking

    Suncorp Bank Executive Manager Mortgage Services Stuart Nielsen, led the digital D-Day celebrations at the Bank’s Brisbane offices when the new all-digital workflow was implemented. To mark the occasion, all staff joined in a paper plane flying competition, helping to fill the 48 large orange bins rolled in for the great paper cleanout.

  • 5 most ridiculous things IT Admins have seen business users do

    If you work in an office, chances are you have seen a frantic IT guy or gal running around trying to put out virtual fires, and you’ve wondered what all the fuss was about. In addition to the numerous, legitimate, technical glitches that can come up when operating a data centre, there are also lots of mind-numbing issues that IT admins run into when it comes to supporting users. By Jarred LeFebvre.