July 8, 2011

Cloud formations

Publisher Len Rust

According to analysts the investment in the Cloud computing phenomenon will be greater than the internet and tech boom of the 90s. This is truly a paradigm shift in how the world is now thinking about information and business
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iOS streets ahead of Android for ad impressions

iPhone, iPad yield double the click rate relative to android devices | NICTA engineers feature in prestigious ‘top 100’ list | Gartner: Gaming spend to reach $US112 billion by 2015 | Digital boom for Aussies online with video and social network use climbing | Ozri 2011 to bring together GIS professionals from US and...
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Malware attacks an accepted business expense

New data shows that while cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated, targeted and dynamic, organizations of all sizes are challenged to successfully protect their employees, data and networks, but seem to be accepting cybercrime as a fact of life.
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Global IT spend to grow 7.1% in 2011

Worldwide spending on information technology is on pace to grow 7.1 percent in 2011, according to the latest quarterly spending outlook by Gartner, Inc. Analysts have revised overall IT forecast spending growth in U.S. dollar terms, up from their first quarter update, when they projected 5.6 percent growth for 2011. Asia Pacific IT spending...
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Location critical for sustainable cloud storage

Cloud computing services are touted as ‘greener’ than owning and running in-house technology infrastructure, but geographic location is the key to more sustainable outsourced data storage and services, according to a report from Gartner, Inc.
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Digitising the retail economy

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Significant shifts in the entertainment and retail sectors have highlighted the growing impacts of the emerging digital economy. While online retailing is taking off, many forms of traditional entertainment have also become increasingly digital - from music and movies through to newspapers and books.
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All the bottom line action

Interactive Intelligence acquires CallTime Solutions | Anittel selected to supply WA Gov | AusPost and Indigo join forces | eMite platform chosen by CSC | NewSat announces $2.35 million in new contracts | Kiwibank chooses Hitachi | Roundedcube and Elcom partner
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Who’s who of Aussie IT

VELRADA | HEDLOC | JASCO CONSULTING | CUSCAL | COMPUTER SITE SOLUTIONS (CSS) | INCRIPTUS - VELRADA provides information management solutions to its clients in the Natural Resources sector across the South East Asia and Australian region
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A snapshot of employment market movements this week

Williams appointed SMB and Partner GD for Microsoft Au | Andersen joins SAY Media as BDM | Milne joins Quickflix Board | Stewart-Rattray elected International Vice President of ISACA | Telstra announces new direction via new appointments | Tier5 announces two senior hires
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