Australian Stories

Xero launches a payroll only solution for Australia's smallest employers

Xero unveils Payroll Only plan to help small Aussie businesses with up to 4 employees comply with new mandatory Single Touch Payroll reporting requirements.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 11th Apr 2019

Global Stories

Platform-as-a-Service

Why iPaaS and APIs are gaining a foothold in Australian organisations

Cloud adoption is on the rise in Australia, driving the need for integration solutions that can connect on-premise and cloud applications.

By Stuart Rees • 3 min read • Tue, 30th Apr 2019

Blockchain

IDC: APeJ blockchain spending to grow over 80%

Blockchain technology spending in Asia/Pacific excluding Japan is set to surge 83.9% in 2019 to USD $523.8 million, says IDC's latest report.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Thu, 25th Apr 2019

Unified Communications

Avaya partners with Standard Chartered to deliver CX transformation

Avaya and Standard Chartered partner to enhance customer experience through a multi-year transformation project.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 24th Apr 2019

Data Analytics

Unisys encourages financial institutions to adopt open banking

Unisys urges banks to embrace open banking with the latest version of its Elevate software platform #fintech #openbanking.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Apr 2019

Data Analytics

Singapore preps financial sector for analytics & automation

Singapore gears up its financial sector for a tech-driven future, with automation and analytics set to transform over 121 job roles within the next five years.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Apr 2019

Robotics

Datarobot celebrates one billion models built on its cloud platform

DataRobot reaches AI milestone with one billion models built on its AWS platform, empowering organisations across industries.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Apr 2019

Fintech

How Kiwibank aims to enable greater digital inclusion

Kiwibank partners with Digital Inclusion Alliance Aotearoa to provide free digital banking training to empower Kiwis.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 17th Apr 2019

Smart Home

Lost your wallet? Just give it a call

Ekster's latest smart wallet, backed by USD $1 million in crowdfunding, is voice-activated and solar-powered, offering seamless tracking and superior security.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 15th Apr 2019

Public Cloud

9 Spokes and Microsoft NZ announce co-sell partnership

The agreement will see 9 Spokes listed on the Microsoft AppSource Marketplace, providing a channel to grow its platform base of small business users.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Fri, 12th Apr 2019

Firewalls

IDC: 2019 security spending to grow 20% in APeJ

Security spending in Asia/Pacific excluding Japan will surge by 20% to USD $16 billion in 2019, driven by heightened focus on combating cyber threats.

By Ben Moore • 4 min read • Fri, 12th Apr 2019

Fintech

From 'fake' cloud to Netsuite: The Harcourts story

Harcourts, the 133-year-old real estate agency, transformed its global operations by adopting NetSuite, modernising from a 'fake' cloud solution.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Apr 2019

Fintech

New benchmarking service launched by NetSuite

ERP vendor NetSuite has launched Brainyard, a free benchmarking service providing comprehensive insights and practical advice for business growth.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Apr 2019

Blockchain

What is blockchain good for?

ACS and Data61's new report, Blockchain 2030, explores future blockchain adoption in Australia, addressing both its potential and current challenges.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Apr 2019

Cybersecurity

Aura Infosec discovers major Mozilla Firefox vulnerability

Alex Nikolova made the discovery while conducting a research project on the same-origin policy of various web browsers.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Apr 2019

Malware

Bromium uncovers major malware distribution centre

Over a dozen US-based web servers from far-right linked hosting service are being used to target businesses with mass phishing campaigns spreading malware.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Apr 2019