Industry Insider

  • 12 Ways AI Has or Will Change Content Management

    Many have speculated if the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) signals the beginning of the end of content management as we know it. But AI can give your web CMS new life and make it much richer. After all, the best ideas often come from our darkest dreams.

  • Is Big Data losing steam or is Australia yet to taste success?

    The assertion that Australia has always been an early adopter of technology is challenged when it comes to big data and analytics. While a few standout organisations are investing  to build sophisticated data-science algorithms, many others are yet to categorise big data from technology fad to business advantage, according to analyst firm IDC.

  • Business Chat Apps in 2017: Top Players and Adoption Plans

    When it comes to electronic communications at work, email is the seasoned old-timer. Everyone uses it, and for decades it’s been the default method of communication at work. However, it’s far from perfect. If you’ve ever been spammed, dropped from a group thread, caught up in the dreaded, never-ending "reply all" loop, or struggled with dropped attachments, you know what I mean.

  • A Brave New ‘AI’ World: predictive coding technology is embraced by the Supreme Court of Victoria

    In a victory which extends to parties involved in complex, document intensive litigation, the Supreme Court of Victoria on Friday, 2 December 2016, endorsed the use of predictive coding in discovery. This marks the first time the technology has ever been approved in Australia in a Court process, and will potentially lead to big changes in the way parties conduct discovery in major matters in the future.

  • Technology Assisted review in large dispute case management: Australian and international developments

    ​With the size – and complexity – of large commercial disputes rapidly increasing, using technology to assist in their case management is becoming more and more important.​ In this article, we take a look at some recent case law developments – both in Australia and internationally – that offer some insight into how the Courts view TAR and may use Special Referees to assist with its implementation in the case management of large disputes.

  • IBM Study: Businesses pay up for Ransomware

    IBM Security has announced results from a study finding 70 percent of businesses infected with ransomware have paid ransom to regain access to business data and systems. In comparison, over 50 percent of consumers surveyed said they would not pay to regain access back to personal data or devices aside from financial data.

  • Payment practices by industry in Australia

    Business-to-business (B2B) customers in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry take the longest to pay overdue receivables; on average, within 30 days after the invoice due date, according to a nationwide survey by Atradius. This long payment period is causing a drain on cash flow for the industry.