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APAC to see fastest software revenue growth
News Asia-Pacific software market will churn US$22.1 billion in revenue next year, boosted by large domestic user base, according to Gartner.
Tags: Business applications, Software, Region, compound annual growth rate, Application Software Expenditure, revenue, Information Technology, Software, Business applications, South Korea
Jetstar CIO: Downtime risk saves money
News Airline's "doing it for a dollar less" mentality means accepting risk network might not always be up in exchange for cheaper services, says CIO Stephen Tame.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Airport, Australia, Broadband, Environment, Server, CIO, Hardware, network, desktop
APAC security growth 'remarkable'
News Security market in Asia-Pacific region enjoyed double-digit expansion in 2008 despite downturn, Gartner says.
Tags: Security, SMB, Growth, IT Security, Hong Kong, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, Small And Medium Business, Australia, Gartner Inc.
Aussies hit with IBM price hike
News IBM has confirmed it will raise Australian prices on a number of its products by 3 percent effective from 1 January 2010, in response to what Big Blue described as "changing economic conditions and cost structures".
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Business applications, Adobe Systems Inc., IBM Corp., software, IBM WebSphere Application Server, Business applications, Business Strategies & Functions, Adobe PhotoShop, Microsoft Windows 7
Aust kicks off free bus wireless trial
News State transport authorities in Australia has kicked off six-month trial in South Australia to outfit one bus with a raft of multimedia equipment and free wireless Internet access.
Tags: IT Management, 802.11/Wi-Fi, WiMax, Trial, Cisco Systems Inc., Wireless, Australia, Internet Connection, technology company, wireless Internet
Unisys made Aussie MD redundant
News Company releases its Australian and New Zealand managing director only months after hiring him.
Tags: Outsourcing, Web services, Nortel Networks Corp., SAP AG, Spokesperson, Australia, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Unisys Corp.
APAC SaaS spend to hit $2.3B by 2012
News Asia-Pacific businesses choose software-as-a-service after evaluating on-premise apps, indicating SaaS software has "begun to eat into on-premise" market, says new study.
Tags: Software, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Cost control, Software-as-a-service, Cost control, Software, China, small and medium business, India, cloud computing
Qantas plans slimmer, friendlier IT dept
News Qantas CTO David Hall's vision for a more streamlined IT department, may save the the airline US$83 million over the next financial year.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, IT outsourcing, IBM Corp., Outsourcing, Supplier, Australia, Qantas Airways Ltd., CEO, Fujitsu Ltd., financial
How modern technology has mis-valued content
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COO: Facebook can build your business, and now we can prove it
News Facebook's COO formally announces the social-networking company's "strategic alliance" to build social-media audience measurement tools with Nielsen.
Tags: Web 2.0, Tool, Australia, social networking, Facebook, brand, market research, emergency service, Web 2.0
IBM Australia hit US$2.9B in 2008
News Enterprise technology giant IBM's Australian unit saw record revenues of over US$2.94 billion in 2008, thanks to several large deals such as with Queensland Motorways.
Tags: Sales/revenue, IBM Corp., Outsourcing, Medicare, General Motors Corp., Australia, systems integration, financial, revenue, New Zealand
Google stuffs staffers' stockings with Android phones
News This year, the search giant is giving its employees an HTC Dream, or G1 smartphone running its Android mobile operating system, as a holiday gift.
Tags: Smart phones, Bluetooth, Business applications, Browser, Google Inc., Android, Australia, phone, software, handset company
Aust budget '09: Smart grids get US$76.5M
News Australia's government has announced an up to A$100 million (US$76.44 million) investment in the 2009 Budget to create a "smarter and more efficient energy network".
Tags: Budgeting/cost control, Investment, Information And Communication Technology, Renewable Energy, Grid, Australia, grid computing, Do-Not-Call, Government, energy efficiency
Growing demand for fixed broadband to go on
News Number of subscribers of fixed-based services in Asia-Pacific region will continue rising despite demand for mobile broadband, says Frost & Sullivan.
Tags: DSL, Network infrastructure, Next-generation technology/networks, IP Television, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, Australia, Broadband, South Korea, Japan
IBM plunges into 'smart grid for water'
News Betting that governments and businesses will need to better manage water resources, IBM leads effort to design IT systems to monitor and analyze water use.
Tags: Green IT, Grid, Sensor, U.S., France, IBM Corp., information technology, Green IT, software, conference
