Three quarters of Australian and New Zealand organisations claim to use big data analytics for better insight and decision support, yet so far only a handful are reporting any great success… read more...

One of the country’s largest home improvement retailers and builders’ merchants says it believes that engaging with customers through digital channels is a key factor in its success… read more...

New Zealand’s software industry has lost a pioneer with the passing of Don Bowman, founder of Auckland-based global business software developer Greentree International… read more...

Sir Ray Avery and other heavyweights debated the future of medical technology at a public panel discussion ahead of the Health Congress 2013… read more...

The winners of the inaugural KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards were recently announced at a two-day forum and awards dinner… read more...

Telstra, which runs the biggest IT shop in Australia, has achieved an 80 percent reduction in infrastructure rollout cycle time, using a 55 percent smaller team – all thanks to Agile… read more...

Fairfax Magazines will resign the licences, owned by IDG, to publish Computerworld, and sister publications Reseller News and PC World early next month… read more...

Amanda White answers the question thousands are asking with these highlights from her MBA thesis on the subject of businesses moving to public cloud technologies… read more...

The Unisys Security Index reveals that Kiwis are not taking individual responsibility for the data being collected by their mobile apps… read more...

SAP and New Zealand training company Auldhouse are offering a course that aims to close the widening gap between IT and non-IT managers… read more...

VeriFone Mobile Money’s mobile payment implementation for the Pacific Islands combines NFC and biometric security for payments on the go… read more...

Telstra, Telecom and Vodafone have gone to tender for a builder and are considering landing sites for their new telco cable… read more...

Recent announcements from key vendors show CRM is changing from a database of contacts to an interactive platform for communication and collaboration… read more...

The results of the Novopay inquiry are out and show that a lack of overall governance and quality assurance were instrumental in creating the massive payroll issues… read more...

The world’s largest bulk commodity port is using geographical information system mapping technology to help build its future responsibly… read more...

Failed ERP projects litter business history books the world over. Here Sourya Biswas captures some of the lessons that time has taught those who have succeeded in getting their companies into the annals of IT infamy… read more...

Organisations which want to more closely engage with clients on social media first need to ensure their staff are properly engaged or risk missing out on the benefits… read more...

Brainchild of Hyperfactory founder Derek Handley continues to rack up successes and begins to think about acquisition… read more...

The Australian Government has unveiled a National Cloud Computing Strategy intended to boost public sector, consumer and enterprise cloud confidence… read more...

New Zealand continued to innovate in a challenging global financial environment but more needs to be done, particularly in bringing new products to market… read more...