Enterprise Applications

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.

What should Australian companies be doing right now to protect our privacy

Australians are increasingly concerned about how companies handle their personal data, especially online. Faced with the increasing likelihood that this data will be compromised, either through cyber attacks or mishandling, companies are now being forced into a more comprehensive approach to collecting and protecting customers’ personal data. The question remains - what is the best approach to achieving this goal?

Gartner Survey Confirms the Changing Role of the CIO

Gartner, Inc.'s annual global survey of CIOs showed that the CIO role is transitioning from delivery executive to business executive, from controlling cost and engineering processes, to driving revenue and exploiting data.

When artificial intelligence meets business process management

​There’s a lot of discussion among IT professionals about what digital transformation actually is. From my perspective as a business process management expert, digital transformation results from applications that provide better user experiences for customers and employees.

Ephesoft Releases Analytics and Business Intelligence Platform, Insight 3.1

Ephesoft., the developer of document capture and analytics solutions that extract meaning from unstructured content, has announced the release of the latest version of its content analytics platform, Ephesoft Insight 3.1.

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