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Things To Look Out For In Cloud Contracts
IF YOUR ORGANISATION IS NOT ALREADY IN THE CLOUD, YOU ARE MOST LIKELY REVIEWING YOUR CLOUD OPTIONS OR HAVE IT ON YOUR ‘TO DO’ LIST. Some...


The Rise Of The Machine
THE INCREASING POPULARITY OF M2M (MACHINE TO MACHINE.) Machine to Machine (M2M) technology is increasingly growing in popularity due to...


Why You Need To Invest In The Online Space Now
IT IS NO SECRET THAT THE AUSTRALIAN RETAIL INDUSTRY HAS BEEN SUFFERING IN RECENT YEARS, LOSING A PORTION OF ITS MARKET TO ONLINE...


The Importance Of Properly Maintaining Your Website
IN LATE 2012, THE WEBSITE OF A POPULAR INTERNATIONAL RESTAURANT CHAIN BECAME VICTIM TO A MALWARE ATTACK. USER CREDENTIALS WERE...


No Code Solutions
OVER TIME, ORGANISATIONS HAVE COME TO REALISE THE GROWING STRAIN THAT HAS BEEN PLACED ON DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES WHEN CREATING SOFTWARE...


Detecting A Cyber-Attack
CYBERCRIME HAS BEEN ON THE RISE WITH MANY HIGH PROFILE ORGANISATIONS APPEARING IN THE MEDIA. LARGE MULTINATIONALS ARE INCREASINGLY THE...


Where Software Can Help Save Lives
IN LATE 2012, QUEENSLAND’S DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND MAIN ROADS (TMS) BEGAN TRIALLING A NEW TRAFFIC SYSTEM THAT PRIORITISES EMERGENCY...


Is Lumia Nokia’s Saving Grace?
NOKIA HAD REPORTED BETTER-THAN-EXPECTED SALES FIGURES FOR THE LAST QUARTER OF 2012, MOSTLY THANKS TO ITS LUMIA SMARTPHONES. SO IS THIS...


Ensuring Remote Access Entry Points Are Secure
THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASING NUMBER OF CYBERCRIMES OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS – PARTICULARLY IN ESPIONAGE AND CYBER HACKING. ACCORDING TO...


Can Windows Phone Penetrate The Highly Competitive Smartphone Market?
THE SMARTPHONE MARKET IN AUSTRALIA IS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE. ACCORDING TO THE AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY (ACMA),...


Curbing Software Piracy
GLOBALLY, SOFTWARE PIRACY HAS BECOME A MAJOR PROBLEM. SOFTWARE PIRACY WAS VALUED AT A RECORD US$63.4 BILLION LAST YEAR, UP FROM US$58.8...


The 3 Trends of 2012 That You Need To Watch In 2013
2012 WAS A YEAR OF EMERGING TECH TRENDS, WITH BYOD, MOBILITY AND CROSS-PLATFORM APPLICATIONS CREEPING INTO ORGANISATIONAL STRATEGY. THERE...


All The Deals app named "Nokia Lumia’s Top 10 Apps You Must Have’
NOKIA ANNOUNCED ITS PICK OF TOP 10 APPS AT THE MICROSOFT TECHED AUSTRALIA CONFERENCE IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR. TECHED IS AN ANNUAL...


IT Skills Shortage in Australia - How Serious Is it?
EARLIER THIS YEAR, WE REPORTED THAT AUSTRALIA IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING A SHORTAGE OF SKILLED IT RESOURCES. SIX MONTHS ON AND THE...


Software Price Discrepancies - Justified Or Not?
IT IS NO SURPRISE THAT AUSTRALIANS PAY MORE THAN THEIR OVERSEAS COUNTERPARTS FOR EVERYTHING FROM CLOTHES, COMPUTERS, AND ELECTRONICS TO...


Smart Devices - The Fastest Technology Adoption in History
THE TAKE-UP OF SMART DEVICES, SUCH AS THE SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB AND APPLE IPHONE, HAS SURPASSED THAT OF ANY OTHER TECHNOLOGY IN HISTORY,...


The Real Cost of Insecure Software
ACCORDING TO CERT AND OWASP (ORGANISATIONS DEVOTED TO ENSURING SECURITY IN THE ONLINE WORLD), VULNERABLE SOFTWARE IS AN EASY TARGET FOR...


Managing Creativity In The Software Development Industry
INNOVATION PROGRAMS IN THE IT INDUSTRY ARE NOT PREVALENT, BUT DO EXIST. LARGE COMPANIES SUCH AS GOOGLE OFFER REGULAR INNOVATION TIME FOR...


Virtual Machines - The New Way to Work with BYOD
VIRTUAL MACHINES (VM) ARE SLOWLY MAKING THEIR MARK IN THE WORKPLACE. THE TECHNOLOGY HAS EXISTED FOR YEARS, HOWEVER MANY BUSINESSES ARE...


How Safe is your SSL Certificate?
WHEN PROTECTING YOUR WEB APPLICATION OR WEBSITE, PARTICULARLY IF YOU HAVE ECOMMERCE FUNCTIONALITY BUILT INTO YOUR WEBSITE, SERIOUS...
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