Rust E-Research

A large number of Asia Pacific CEOs see their organisations as ‘pioneers’ or ‘fast followers’ in adopting business- and IT-led innovation, according to a recent survey by Gartner.
Read More »

According to Gartner, the age of a locked-down IT system is disappearing rapidly, with total control of technology by IT fading away as more of the workforce chooses to use their own devices and applications for business purposes. This disruptive trend presents some great opportunities for enterprise architects.
Read More »

Compuware Corporation (Nasdaq: CPWR), technology performance company, has announced the results of an Australian CIO survey on attitudes and practices relating to the use of customer data in outsourced mainframe application development and maintenance.
Read More »

Accepting higher project failure rates can help organizations become more efficient more quickly, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner said project and portfolio management (PPM) leaders who take a "fail-forward-fast" approach that accepts project failure rates of 20 to 28 percent as the norm will help their organizations ...
Read More »

Telecoms retail revenue in developed Asia–Pacific (DVAP) markets is set to decline at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of –0.4% during the next 5 years, according to new research by Analysys Mason.
Read More »

Salesforce.com passed SAP as the lead vendor in the worldwide customer relationship management (CRM) software market in 2012, according to Gartner, Inc. Total worldwide CRM software revenue totalled $18 billion in 2012, up 12.5 percent from $16 billion in 2011.
Read More »

The value of mobile data and messaging revenues has exceeded voice call revenues for the first time in Australia, according to new research from emerging technology analyst firm Telsyte. Mobile data activity and messaging has been growing for the last few years and has finally exceeded voice revenues as consumers shift from using their...
Read More »

The “Verizon 2013 Data Breach Investigations Report” reveals that large-scale financial cybercrime and state-affiliated espionage dominated the security landscape in 2012. Taking the top spot for all breaches in the 2013 report is financially motived cybercrime (75 percent) with state-affiliated espionage campaigns claiming the No. 2 spot (20 percent).
Read More »

According to Analysys Mason, there are some bright spots for growth in telecoms revenue are emerging from the gloom of the global economic crisis, but there is no question that service providers will struggle to drive growth in traditional revenue streams in the next few years. Looking to new strategies and new business models...
Read More »

A new report from Gartner identifies the top technology trends affecting the global energy and utility markets in 2013, as the industry faces significant challenges from ongoing environmental sensitivity, changing policymaker attitudes and consumer expectations.
Read More »

While corporations have been investing in efficiency-creating technologies, such as new software systems, a new Flexera Software Survey, prepared jointly with IDC, has found that a significant portion of that new tech investment is being wasted – and even mismanaged.
Read More »

The use of social media by business has become the norm rather than the exception, with more than two-thirds of Australian organisations using the channel to deliver customer service. Consumers however, are proving slower to adopt social media for these purposes, with just under one third (31 per cent) using the channel for a...
Read More »