Business intelligence the key to competitive edge: Gartner Group
Business intelligence is unglamorous at the best of times but is decidedly essential to a business' competitive advantage.
Stories by Ellen Cresswell
Startup telco to boost Vic economy
A start-up Internet and telephony venture, eKorp.com, has established its global research and development centre in Melbourne, pumping an estimated $20 million into the city's economy.
Linux expo planned for Sydney
The darling of the open source code movement, Linux, has hit the big time with a local exhibition and conference set for March next year.
Smart cards ticketing set for 2002
The NSW government plans to introduce smart card ticketing for all public transport services in Sydney.
Duo channel OnRamp at SMEs
Telstra and 3com have formed a partnership to target Telstra's OnRamp ISDN products at SMEs (small to medium enterprises).
Hypertec-Sirius merger terminated
The proposed merger between Australian modem manufacturer Sirius Technologies and memory supplier Hypertec has been scuttled.
MS announces local e-commerce strategy
Microsoft launched its e-commerce strategy yesterday - localising announcements made in the US in March.
Vodafone announces Globalstar service
Vodafone launched its Globalstar global mobile network last week that will provide coverage of the entire continent through low-orbiting satellites.
IT venture capitalists may win in Budget
The federal government hands down its budget tonight and industry commentators have predicted tax concessions for venture capitalists.
AAPT rejects Optus offer as naive
AAPT's board of directors voted unanimously last week to reject a $1.49 billion hostile takeover bid from Cable & Wireless Optus but signalled it would consider other offers.
AAPT says no to Optus
AAPT's board of directors voted unanimously yesterday to reject a $1.49 billion hostile takeover bid from Cable & Wireless Optus but signalled it would consider other offers.
Attitude main obstacle to e-biz uptake: user
Overcoming the reluctance to treat electronic documents in the same manner as their paper counterparts is one of the main obstacles of business-to-business e-commerce, says one user.
Solution 6 outsources R/3
Enterprise resource planning giant SAP is set to tap into the burgeoning small- to medium-size enterprise (SME) market under an outsourcing agreement with Solution 6.
Advantra scores govt contract
Advantra has won the federal government's Group 5 outsourcing tender, expected to be worth up to $80 million over five years.
MS debuts IE 5
Microsoft unveiled the latest version of Internet Explorer yesterday, announcing it would support Win16, Win32, Solaris, HP-UX and Macintosh platforms.