Governance
The global mobile payments market is predicted to exceed $US1.3 trillion in the coming years, presenting opportunities for cyber crime gangs to exploit, according to a whitepaper published by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG).
Technology
Google is launching a new fund through which it will make later-stage investments in technology companies, a Google executive said Wednesday.
Technology
BT Financial Group has tapped business intelligence (BI) software from QlikView to provide insights on how to grow and retain customers for its financial advice business.
Governance
From time to time, organizations are asked to provide access to data for legal reasons. Those requests can be more complicated when the data is in the cloud. But a new report sheds some light on one critical aspect of such requests.
Technology
Increasing confidence in the economy and a rising stock market could lay the groundwork for a revival in tech-sector mergers and acquisitions as companies embrace cloud technology and pursue game-changing software, particularly for the mobile market.
Technology
On-demand software company, LeadMaster Australia, has deployed a cloud-based billing solution from Zuora which it claims cut average customer invoicing and receipt times by two weeks.
Technology
With the backing of its new parent company, Yammer more than tripled its revenue year on year in the quarter that ended in March.
Governance
Kindergarten rules for living well can get you in trouble in the corporate world. Now, there is an app for business complications of the worst type.
Governance
Things to consider when an employee releases sensitive data -- intentionally or not
Governance
Australian policy makers need to explain the benefits of cloud services clearly if state and federal government adoption is to improve, according to Ovum Australia's research director, Steve Hodgkinson.
Technology
Many companies are focusing their big data initiatives in areas like sales, marketing, customer service and R&D, but other functions like logistics or finance may offer even greater ROI.
Technology
The U.S. Senate has voted to allow states to collect sales tax from online retailers, making it more difficult to buy tax-free products online.
Governance
Predictive analytics methodologies and better use of broader data sets will help the insurance industry prepare for future market challenges, new analyst research claims.
Technology
UK-based Burts Potato Chips has deployed a new ERP system to improve its supply chain and financials.
Technology
Should you trade your clear-cut written outsourcing contract for a simpler agreement and a handshake with your IT services provider? Thomas Young from Information Services Group (ISG) says you should consider what he calls 'evolutionary contracting'.
Technology
A revamped online presence for the Australian Tax Office will help the government agency deliver “digital by default”, according to ATO CIO Bill Gibson.
Technology
Blackberry CEO Thorsten Heins has made a bold prediction:Tablets don't have much of a future.
Governance
To land or keep a job people may soon be forced to buy a personal smartphone, sign away some of their privacy rights and use the phone for work. It's called a BYOD mandate and, according to research firm Gartner, you better get ready for it.
Technology
The Economist Intelligence Unit has found a strong relationship between the growth of corporate earnings and companies’ use of data in strategic planning, with high growth companies performing better at analysis and use data for decision making.
Technology
Twenty years ago today, CERN released World Wide Web technology -- all royalty free.
Technology
Oracle has won a US$100 million ERP project that will replace legacy systems at 34 colleges in Washington state, in a deal that highlights the continued relevance of its PeopleSoft product as it tries to convince customers to adopt its next-generation Fusion Applications.
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