Industry Insider

  • ABS gets social with Lotus

    The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is adopting IBM Lotus Connections to provide wikis, collaboration and instant messaging for its 3200 staff.

  • US grant for Sydney quantum computing research

    The US National Security Agency and Army Research Office have awarded a $1.78 million research grant to Dr Michael J Biercuk, a University of Sydney physicist researching next generation quantum computing.

     

  • Kofax snares major Australian BPO

    Kofax has announced a significant contract extension with a leading business process outsource (BPO) company in Australia, in a contract worth around $US240,000.

  • Freehills deploys Recommind search

    Freehills has selected Recommind's MindServer Search to deliver next-generation information access across the firm. Based on Recommind's CORE (Context Optimised Relevancy Engine) platform, the MindServer Search deployment will form the backbone of the Australian law firm’s knowledge infrastructure.

  • Alfresco names Barry Costin as Territory Manager for A/NZ

    Alfresco Software today has announced Barry Costin’s appointment as territory manager for Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). With over 20 years in the IT industry Barry will be responsible for managing Alfresco’s sales growth in ANZ.

  • Discovery duo tackle Australian market

    Anna Fry and Mark de Bruyn are the newest faces on the ediscovery scene in Australia with their new venture, NuLegal, taking on established players in the litigation support market.

  • SharePoint drives EFIC’s Web 2.0 makeover

    SharePoint is often assumed to be strictly a collaboration platform, and not suitable for sophisticated public-facing web sites. This is a wrong assumption according to Australia’s Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC), which is using SharePoint to completely rebrand its Internet presence.

  • South Africa health insurer takes TIS eFlow to task

    Top Image Systems has successfully delivered a mailroom solution to a leading health insurance company in South Africa. The new customer uses TIS' eFLOW to index and classify more than 25 million documents received annually and to convert them into electronic records.

  • Council fire shines light on DR

    A fiery disaster at Liverpool City Council has put the Australian local government sector on notice about the importance of business continuity and getting disaster recovery strategies right.