Enterprise Applications

Smart card growth surge in 2014

The United States’ migration to EMV-standard chip-and-PIN cards, and the growing demand for contactless technologies, defined a high-growth payment card market in 2014, according to the Smart Payment Association (SPA).

IP Australia to trial cognitive computing technology

IP Australia is partnering with IBM to engage the cognitive computing technology Watson, aimed at improving agency efficiencies and enhancing online service offerings for Australia’s innovators.

Office 365 gets Australian data centres in 2015

Microsoft has announced plans to deliver Office 365 and Dynamics CRM Online from data centres in Australia by the end of March, 2015 to address data residency considerations, particularly in sectors such as healthcare, education, government and financial services.

Five ways social collaboration benefits organisations

Organisations that are not yet using enterprise social are missing out on valuable opportunities to increase productivity and effectiveness as well as improve organisational culture. Enterprise social uses social media and communication technologies, such as chat and mobile tools, to provide a framework for collaborative working. 

Kodak Alaris begins again with Dynamics AX and Office365

Emerging from the wreck of the once mighty Eastman Kodak, Kodak Alaris has taken a Microsoft-centric approach to relaunching as a $US1.2 billon startup. The organisation with over 4700 staff in 30 countries is faced with a 2 ½ year task to move to an entirely new ERP system and replace business processes based on the previous environment comprising SAP and Lotus Notes Groupware.

A Tale of Two Countries - the Digital Disruption of Government

A research paper analysing the differing experiences of the UK and Australian governments in attempting digital transformation finds there is an urgent need for a change of vision and strategy, with Australian agencies bogged down in the past and burdened by thousands of PDF forms.

Biomax Informatics updates KM system

Biomax Informatics AG has launched the BioXM Knowledge Management Environment version 5.1 with new features that increase productivity and extend the underlying semantic concepts of the system.

Business support data retention but nervy about cybercrime

As the Australian Federal Government poises to toughen laws to crack down on terrorist threats on home soil, a new survey has found that Australian corporates generally support the data retention proposals, but insist on strict safeguards to protect against the heightened privacy and cyber-crime risks, while harbouring deep concerns about the measure’s ‘knock- on’ costs.

Empired to acquire Intergen Ltd for $A17.4M

Australian listed IT services company Empired has acquired IT services provider Intergen for $A17.4 million due to be paid over a three year period with $A5m paid on completion through a combination of cash and shares. 

Auckland uses big data analytics to improve safety

The city of Auckland is deploying video analytics to help provide a safe community and more efficient roadways for its residents. Auckland Transport, the government agency responsible for the transportation infrastructure and services, has chosen the HP IDOL information analytics platform to power an innovative big data project.

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