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Information and knowledge are the competitive weapons of our time. Knowledge is more valuable and more powerful than natural resources, big factories or fat bankrolls. In industry after industry, success comes to the companies that have the best information or wield it most effectively – not necessarily the companies with the most muscle.
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The Reporting season is upon us again, the following highlights recent performance:OAKTON (ASX: OKN) | VOCUS COMMUNICATIONS (ASX: VOC) | RECKON (ASX: RKN) | DWS (ASX: DWS)
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The world today is full of cycles. There are stock market highs and lows, periods of good and bad weather even apparent cycles of good luck and bad luck.
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Altium Limited | DATA#3 | GBST Holdings | Integrated Research | Prophecy International Holdings | Electronics design software company Altium Limited (ASX: ALU) announced its preliminary financial performance for the quarter and half year ending 31 December 2011
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Yes, the environment for some companies is problematic currently. Business is slowing, visibility into 2012 is uncertain. But history also shows that some of the strongest and most valuable companies have emerged successfully from tough economic times. For many others though rather than just bunkering down it’s time to step up. Jumping into the...
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Welcome to the year of the Dragon, astrologers and researchers around the world are predicting financial volatility, especially in crises-hit Europe. Numerous market research studies have identified challenges and key concerns for customers and vendors alike in 2012. Research houses can’t seem to slash their 2012 spending forecasts fast enough to keep up with...
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Following the publication of the recent Australian Industry Group/Deloitte National CEO report – Business Investment in New Technologies over the past three years, Heather Ridout Ai Group’s CEO commented “There is a range of motivations for investments in new technologies to improve productivity and data management and the development of a range of improved...
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Whatever your challenges are today, you can be certain they will be even greater tomorrow. The most successful organisations of the future will be those that overflow with new ideas and imaginative ways to foster and embrace innovation.
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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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The world is full of cycles. There are stock market highs and lows, periods of good weather and bad weather, even cycles of good luck and bad luck. The bad part of a cycle starts when we hear bad things about a particular topic and we talk about them. The talk then turns into...
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