Tech spending to hit $76B
Technology spending in Australia will reach $76 billion in 2014, an increase of 2.3 per cent over last year, according to Gartner’s latest quarterly forecast.
Stories by Byron Connolly
Customs to deploy new Border Clearance System
Australian Customs and Border Protection Services (ACBPS) will roll out a new Border Clearance System with control room capabilities that support an increasing number of biometric eGates.
Updated: NSW govt opens door to startups
The NSW government is asking startups to bid for short-term contracts worth up to $250,000 in a reform of ICT procurement policy.
Updated: Global private cloud claims to restore Internet privacy
Respect Network is asking people to register for what it claims to be the world’s first global network for trusted private data sharing, in its bid to restore privacy on the Internet.
Aussie bitcoin exchange secures US funding
Australian bitcoin exchange, igot.com, has secured funding from US-based startup investor and founder of Tremor Video, Jesse Chenard.
Foreign IT worker influx would stifle wage growth: analyst
Allowing foreign financial institutions to ship “temporary” ICT workers into Australia will supress wage growth for domestic technology specialists, says IBRS analyst Guy Cranswick.
Financial services firms are laggards online
Many financial services firms are still not transacting online, despite rapid changes in the sector, including the development of Internet banking.
Digital Post Australia will shut down
Digital Post Australia will cease operating over the coming weeks due to lack of demand from consumers and businesses for its electronic post service.
Telstra extends cloud services to the US
Telstra on Wednesday announced it is now offering cloud services to customers in the United States, adding to services already available in Hong Kong, Singapore, and the United Kingdom.
$5.4m big data boost for resources and energy industries
Sydney University is fronting an international research group using big data sets and high performance computers to better identify exploration targets in basins in remote Australia.
Victoria to tip $3M into IT
The Victorian government today announced a $3 million package aimed at attracting people to IT jobs to drive innovation and growth across the state.
One in 10 lose $1M or more from cyber crime
One in 10 Australian organisations have lost more than $1 million after falling victim to cyber crime in the past two years.
Anaplan ramps up in Australia
Anaplan, a developer of a cloud-based planning and collaboration software, is ramping up its presence in Australia with a new A/NZ office, following a $100 million funding injection in mid-May.
US tech firm enters Victoria, creates 300 jobs
US technology company Asurion has invested $3.7 million to setup two technical support centres in Victoria, creating 300 jobs in the state.
Department of Health takes IBM outsourcing agreement to tender
The Department of Health has gone to tender for a new IT outsourcing service provider, more than 14 years after an original $350 million contract was signed with IBM Global Services.