Enterprise Applications

Promapp blows in at Whitsunday Council

Whitsunday Regional Councll in Queensland has announced that it will implement cloud-based business process management software from Promapp to support the organisation’s day-to-day operational processes. The decision, which was part of the council’s strategic plan prior to Tropical Cyclone Debbie, was expedited by the havoc caused by the storm earlier in the year.  Promapp will underpin process support for a major new council IT system which is slated to go live within the next 12 months.

Voice impersonators can fool speech recognition systems

Skilful voice impersonators are able to fool state-of-the-art speaker recognition systems, as these systems generally aren’t efficient yet in recognising voice modifications, according to new research from the University of Eastern Finland. The vulnerability of speaker recognition systems poses significant security concerns.

How to succeed, not fail, with your social media presence

Is your organisation keen to avoid being listed as one of the Top 10 Worst Social Media Fails of  2017? Celebrities and politicians are not the only entities on social media to conduct monstrous fails. Corporations and government agencies aren’t far behind.

TechnologyOne wins DIIS shared services

TechnologyOne has won another federal government contract for its enterprise Software as a Service (SaaS) offering, securing a second shared service hub with the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (DIIS).

Cloud users in the dark about Data Governance: Study

Veritas Technologies has announced the results of a global survey spanning thirteen countries indicating that the majority of global organisations (56 percent) operate with a cloud-first mentality when it comes to deploying new applications and managing workloads. However, the study reveals that significant misconceptions exist on the responsibility for data management, with 69 percent of organisations wrongfully believing data protection, data privacy and compliance are the responsibility of the cloud service provider.

Moreland City Council goes SaaS with Open Office

The City of Moreland, a local government area in metropolitan Melbourne, has selected a cloud erp solution from Australia’s Open Office. The project which encompasses Finance, Payroll, Human Resources and other associated modules, will be implemented in the next 12 months.

Data Governance from the top

TopQuadrant, a provider of standards-based data governance solutions has announced the release of TopBraid 5.4, a collection of web-based solutions for Data Governance and Vocabulary Management. TopBraid Enterprise Data Governance (EDG) 5.4 promises to deliver an integrated approach to data governance with customisable workflows, flexible governance operating framework options, enhanced visualisations, and advanced capabilities to create, manage, and view connections between technical and business metadata.

Parliamentary inquiry warns of cyber risk

An Inquiry by the Commonwealth Parliament’s Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA) has reported concern over failure of many Australian agencies to comply with minimum cybersecurity standards.

TIS Launches into the Cloud with SAP

Top Image Systems (TIS) has announced the launch of its cloud-based eFLOW AP solution, integrated with SAP Business One.

School of Isolated and Distance Education (SIDE) goes digital

The School of Isolated and Distance Education (SIDE) based in Western Australia has significantly reduced its manual enrolments administration with a solution from Konica Minolta and FileBound.

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