Personal assistants are for big corporate types, right? Wrong! A personal concierge, like Day 2 Day Lifestyle PA Debbie Alford, can make life simpler – and give back leisure time to enjoy what we so work hard for. Calling herself a Lifestyle PA or Personal Concierge, Debbie takes care of all the mundane tasks others […]
The weakest part of any business computer system is almost always the human being using it with security experts easily convincing workers to reveal their passwords in exchange for a free pen. Cyber criminals are often portrayed as technical geniuses plying their trade through the use of deviously complex computer code. While there is some […]
With signs that the global financial crisis is over and the Australian economy forecast to grow strongly in 2010, it’s time to get set for growth. The Commonwealth Bank’s Symon Brewis-Weston explains how to fine-tune your business finances so you can pump up the volume.
Research conducted by John Stanley Associates has shown a 74.5% drop in the level of customer service around the world in the last five years. This is part of the findings revealed in the latest research by John Stanley Associates on their live Webinar to retailers on 11th March 2010. The research, carried out over […]
Apple’s iPhone will finally get multitasking support in the OS 4.0 iPhone update if rumours from AppleInsider prove correct. As is the norm for Apple, they are keeping the cards close to their chest as to what the next major release of their iPhone OS has in store for users. However rumours from ‘reputable sources’ […]
Sydney Airport has come in last place for the forth year running in a report by the ACCC to the Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs. The ACCC monitors a number of airports across Australia due to the potential for these airports to engage in anti-competitive behavior due to their market position and geography. […]
Wotif.com is celebrating ten years in business this month after opening its virtual doors in 2000 to provide online discount hotel bookings. The Brisbane-based company opened with a bold plan in the online accommodation space. Hotels were invited to load distressed inventory onto the site for rooms to be sold at a discounted rate. Within […]
Western Australia has become a GM crop state with approval by the State Government to allow the introduction of GM canola to farms across the state. In parliament, the Liberal Government of Western Australia used its numbers to defeat the Labor’s disallowance motion opposing permitting GM canola to be grown in the stat, despite earlier […]
The Federal Court of Australia has declared that Prime Carbon Pty Ltd made false or misleading representations concerning the supply of its services in relation to the sale of carbon credits. The representations were made in Prime Carbon’s promotional brochures and on its website, www.primecarbon.com.au. Prime Carbon sells a ‘soil carbon and sequestration program’ to […]
iiNet has responded to speculation after the company placed its shares into a trading halt following speculation by the AFR over the possibility of a deal to purchase Netspace. Australia’s third largest ISP iiNet, based in Perth is believed to be on the hunt to purchase ISP’s with strong businesses in the eastern parts of […]
