Stories by Siobhan Chapman

C-commerce to change supply chain apps

Collaborative commerce is fundamentally changing supply chain management (SCM), giving rise to a new generation of applications. However, these solutions are at the beginning of their life cycle, said a Gartner analyst.

AuDA takes control of dot-au domain

AuDA is to take over management of the dot-au (.au) space from Robert Elz, who has held administrative responsibility for the domain since 1985, as a result of a decision by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA).

The dog ate my bandwidth

A Sydney boarding school has saved itself $60,000 in bandwidth costs by optimising an existing link to provide home access for students and teachers.

Content in the hands of the many

A Web content management system for mid- to high-end enterprises that promises to lighten the load for IT professionals was launched in Melbourne yesterday at Microsoft's Tech Ed 2001, an event for developers and IT professionals.

Tax software nightmare continues

A Melbourne legal firm has approached taxation software vendor MYOB seeking greater support for customers struggling to meet tax lodgement deadlines because of software glitches.

Oz server market grinds almost to stop

Growth in Australia's server market nearly slipped into the negative with a mere 0.1 per cent increase registered year on year of overall servers shipped locally, according to Gartner's Dataquest.

Snack Foods sheds legacy system

Snack Foods Australia will replace its 20-year-old in-house legacy system with an Oracle e-business suite and redefine the role of its IT staff in the process.

Internet analyst revises forecast

The dotcom shakeout has forced Jupiter Media Metrix to amend its internet marketplace forecasts in the US, while the local arm of the measurement specialists said the growth of Australian unique visitors may be flat for the rest of the year.

IT&T sector jobs decline

The IT&T sector continues to wane, but the migration of jobs advertised online is growing popular amongst other sectors, according to recruitment group Olivier.

Jury split on CRM's role in IT

A survey of Australian enterprises has revealed more than 50 per cent view CRM as merely an IT issue.
According to Gartner, Australia is "far behind" on the CRM progress chain; however, the remaining 50 per cent of survey respondents see CRM as a strategic business issue.

TV outranks online ads in mix and pitch: report

Television is still the king of the marketing mix and online advertising is often ineffective, with more than 50
percent of internet traffic driven to websites from TV, says industry researcher Red Sheriff.

Oracle users demand extended support

Plans by Oracle to discontinue support for applications of its version 10.7 database may affect more than 50 per cent of Australian customers, who claim the move is too soon resulting in a significant cost burden for end users.

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