Westpac chief information officer, Clive Whincup, has called on the IT industry to make a concerted effort to change perceptions about IT careers, as well as work more closely with educational institutions, to help address the looming IT skills gap in Australia.
Insurance companies have looked to social media, online and collaboration tools to help them stay connected with customers, according to chief information officers who discussed this at a recent CSC Connect event in Sydney.
Utilising social media in the enterprise may well be one of the hot IT discussion topics of the moment, but for
Australian IT management start-up, Schematiq, many social media projects are being stymied by a lack of strategy, planning and proper implementation.
Fans of the Brisbane to Gladstone yacht race, which takes place every year during the Easter long weekend, will be able to watch the race in real time on the TracerTrak website thanks to satellite tracking devices fitted to participating yachts.
How can organisations really get value in terms of usage out of enterprise social networks? A panel discussion group at the recent Yammer on Tour event in Sydney discussed the different ways their organisations are using enterprise social networks (ESN) and how to engage the organisation into the network.
ICT services and solutions provider, Dimension Data, has announced the availability of new Managed Cloud Platforms (MCPs) for the delivery of enterprise-class Cloud services in Amsterdam and Sydney.
Optus has called on the Federal Government to help accelerate the digital economy in Queensland by allowing access to the 700 megahertz digital dividend spectrum sooner so it can start delivering its 4G services outside metropolitan areas.
Australian Football League (AFL) may soon have its own branded domain name, .AFL, the first Australian brand to openly confirm it is applying for a top-level domain.
Turnbull’s criticism of the $620 million two high-capacity satellites that NBN Co and Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) will build to provide remote Australian communities with high-speed broadband has been challenged by satellite technology expert, Elias Aboutanios.
Twitter now has the ability to censor tweets in specific countries, the social networking service announced on Thursday.
Although the US Senate vote on Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has been postponed in the wake of the Internet 'strike' by Wikipedia, reddit, Boingboing and others and the erosion of political support for the legislation, key backers of the bill have stated they are intent on passing the law.
Customers flooded the Commonwealth Bank of Australia's Facebook page with complaints last night after a network issue affected their ability to access their money.
Australian satellite company, NewSat (ASX: NWT), has signed a 10-year contract with a Middle Eastern telco for Jabiru satellite transmission capacity worth more than $67 million.
Aradium’s Australian shopping app, BBC’s global iPlayer app and Lonely Planet’s Wenzarni app
Research released by Telstra has revealed the extent to which Australian bosses turn to social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to aid in assessing job candidates.