December 16, 2011

Twelve years on …

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Twelve years ago we launched the Rust Report newsletter with the mission of providing a fresh approach to connect and share news about Aussie vendor’s activity both locally and around the world. During this time we have covered solution providers, decision makers, venture investors, associations and researchers as the industry transformed from a...
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Some creativity for Christmas, please?

A nation of creatives? Or is creativity lacking? | AVG ANZ shows spirit of giving | APAC service providers lead the world in change projects | Broadband and beyond 2012 | Disaster recovery stories for the Xmas season
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A strong domestic ICT sector essential to Australia’s economic future

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The pervasive reliance on ICT in every element of all enterprises means the ongoing strength of Australia’s economy will ultimately depend on an equally sustainable and dynamic technology industry. Decision makers across tertiary education, corporate and government sectors must rapidly review their approaches to growing nurturing Australia’s domestic ICT skills bank.
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Targeted attacks increase fourfold since January

Symantec Corp. recently announced the results of the November 2011 Symantec Intelligence Report. This month's analysis reveals that the number of daily targeted attacks has increased four-fold compared to January this year. On average 94 targeted attacks were blocked each day during the month of November.
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Rising rates of chronic disease opening doors for telemonitoring tech

Rising rates of chronic disease are pushing healthcare providers into seeking better and more-cost-effective ways of delivering care. Telemonitoring technology has great promise but has yet to be widely implemented, and the early results reveal significant operational obstacles which must be overcome in the medium term if it is to reach its full...
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From dirty data to database-as-a-service

The market for Master Data Management is set to grow at an 11.2% CAGR by 2015, fuelled by the modern data-centric organisation. Mapping and tracking of data assets and reconciliation of data in information silos remains a key priority for organisations in Australia. Reaching a 'data integrity utopia' is becoming critical to remain...
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Information glut comes with $3 billion price tag

Two new reports show a growing information glut is reaching crisis levels for Australian and New Zealand organisations, with corporate inaction creating significant regulatory and reputational headaches, not to mention a $3bn drag on the Australian economy per year.
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All the bottom line action

Huawei to supply rural broadband equipment to NZ | NewSat signs $67 million contract | Loftus to offer Incriptus | APC Australia chooses IMC Communications | CommInsure delivers with Axelerator
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Who’s who of Aussie IT

EXPORT IT | GCOMM | JEDO | OPTIMATICS | SWITCHUP | OFIDIUM | EXPORT IT provides “Global go-to-market” and “Channel Partner Development” services to assist small-to-medium sized IT companies to extend or expand in the International market.
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A snapshot of changing roles this week

Hunt appointed MD of Adconion Media Group Australia | Ninefold’s national expansion accelerates | Huawei appoints Austin CFO | Groves joins BigCommerce board | Networking industry veteran Ingraham to lead Brocade Alliances
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