FINEOS, a global developer and provider of packaged software solutions for the insurance industry, has been recruited into IBM's North America Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) Advantage initiative. The company hopes the partnership will help it more effectively support customers locally.
Companies are reinvesting in technology and salaries are rising in all sectors, according to the 2006 Hays Salary survey released last week.
Ballarat Base Hospital has implemented a storage area network package to help manage critical applications such as patient administration, radiology information and financial management systems.
Government funded research organization, National ICT Australia (NICTA), is demonstrating how its version of open source Iguana and the L4 microkernel work in embedded mobile platforms at its annual technology expo in Sydney on Wednesday.
Corporate spending is up, salaries are rising and the local technology job market is staging a comeback, but skills shortages will continue in some areas, young ICT professionals will continue to leave our shores and employers, especially government, may find it hard to attract and retain top talent, according to recent reports.
The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) is hoping to foster ICT entrepreneurial talent and breed home-grown multinationals through its Developing Business Skills for ICT Entrepreneurs' program.
BigAir is floating high this week, forecasting a 100 per cent increase in revenue and announcing plans to launch a wholesale side of its business.
Interoperability across international departments and jurisdictions is essential to protect citizens and encourage international e-commerce, said former Commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Robert Bonner.
Ultra fast Internet is set to race through power lines across Tasmania, with Auroa Energy also seeking to push its Broadband over Powerline (BPL) business model to utilities across the country.
While Telstra says the government's broadband blueprint will stifle innovation and competition, Austar believes the opposite.
The Department of Communication, IT and the Arts (DCITA) has put up $70,000 with the aim of kickstarting a national coalition to boost the ICT capacity of non-profit organizations.
Although much talk about virtualization revolves around VMware, the company is looking to change that picture, claiming virtualization is an ecosystem with plenty of opportunities for all areas of the industry and enterprise.
Work from anywhere, earn $4000 a month for just six hours a week, no experience required. Sound too good to be true? It probably is, and it could probably land you in jail. An email circulating last week appearing to be from Seek.com.au is yet another money laundering phishing scam.
Dr Catherine Jaktman has been working in IT for more than 15 years and wears many hats: Australian Computer Society (ACS) vice president (only the second female to hold the role in 15 years), ACS Canberra branch chairperson and casual lecturer and principal of Nordic Technology. Jaktman holds a BA in Mathematics, MS in Computer Science and a PhD in Computer Science Engineering and has worked on projects in the US, Sweden, Hong Kong and New Zealand. She hopes to be a role model for other women in IT, and believes it is a shame that females are still not encouraged to choose technology-based careers.
Using technology to bridge divides, build partnerships, increase communication and change the world in a positive way are just some of the aims behind the Connecting Up Conference that starts next week in Adelaide.