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Research In Motion (RIM) today introduced the BlackBerry Storm2 smartphone for customers in Australia, with users expected to be able to purchase the phone from mid-March. The second generation of the Blackberry Storm makes several improvements to the original, with Blackberry OS5 and the addition of what is being called SurePress technology, a tactile feedback […]
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 […]
We’ve picked the winners of our Lenovo competition, featured in the February issue of Dynamic Business magazine. They each win a ThinkPad Edge laptop worth $999. They are: Andrew Maughan from WA Vicki Hetherington from QLD Brett Howard from VIC Peta McGowan from NSW Aaron Sreckovic from NSW Congratulations!
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 […]
Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor Philip Lowe has warned of a return to pre-GFC levels house cost spirals as the resources sector grows. RBA assistant governor Philip Lowe warned a conference in Sydney that over “the next couple of years” capacity constraints were looming, especially as the resource sector returns to pre-GFC levels of […]
When we start working with new clients, we ask them where they would like to see media coverage about their brand. As far as prime time current affairs programs are concerned, such as Channel Nine’s A Current Affair or Channel Seven’s Today Tonight, our clients fall into two main camps – those who would love […]
Increases in job advertisements in February suggests an economic recovery, but high staff turnover is clouding the true recovery, new data suggests. Commenting on the recent surge in job advertisements and yet to be released official ABS employment statistics, David Edwards, Strategic Manager of Drake International, said “High levels of staff turnover and churn are […]
The Auditor General report released today on Perth’s Arena is a warning to the Barnett Government for future major projects in our State, Labor Leader Eric Ripper said today. Mr Ripper said Labor endorsed the Auditor General’s recommendations including the need to improve the procurement and delivery of capital projects. “I acknowledge there were significant […]
Consumer confidence has continued to rise, despite steady increases in the official cash rate by the RBA since October last year. With continued growth in the labour market and a higher Aussie dollar key to the result. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute of Consumer Sentiment Index for March, which measures the perceptions of consumers towards their future […]
Telstra are increasing their Pre-Paid Mobile Rates effective April 13th this year. In a notice posted on the Telstra site, the telco will increase call connection costs by almost 20%. With the standard national voice call rate for calls to any Australian fixed or mobile for each 30 second block or part, increasing from 39 […]
Following on from the success of the first V21 Conference in 2009, this year’s V21 will focus on next generation business models and how digital media is changing business. The event explores how the interactivity that digital technology enables and the opportunities it opens up are putting traditional business models and practices to the test. […]
Franchised Food Company (FFCo) is continuing its restructure of Cold Rock Ice Creamery, moving its Queensland support office from the Gold Coast to Brisbane and appointing three new support managers to grow the brand across several states. FFCo’s business manager Michelle Sprenger said the office had moved from Arundel to Lang Parade in Milton in […]
Google’s top search terms are under attack from cybercriminals. In the last seven days, more than 284 top search terms have been attacked by more than 6600 malicious URLs according to SonicWALL data. The threat team has found up to nine of the top 20 Google search terms are under attack at any one time. […]
