Tag: IT

Social media has become a significant cyber threat according to the latest State of Security for Australian Businesses report, issued by global security software company Symantec.

Australian adoption of cloud computing is growing, according to a report conducted by growth specialists Frost & Sullivan.

The State of Cloud Computing in Australia: 2011 report showed that 43% of Australian enterprises had adopted cloud computing in some form or another, and indicated that 41% of IT decision makers said cloud computing would be a priority in the near future.

You may have heard terms like cloud computing, cloud services and software as a service. In plain language, they mean accessing technology products via the internet and paying a predictable recurring fee, rather than paying for expensive hardware and software.

There has been a lot of buzz and confusion about cloud computing, so we asked Dr Werner Vogels, the Chief Technology Officer for Amazon Web Services to bust the four most common myths about cloud computing.

Is business technology getting you down? Are you spending too much time focused on your internet and telephone needs and not enough time running your business?

Gerry Harvey’s calls for a GST on imported goods bought online has caught the attention of Australian IT retailer eStore, with eStore.com.au offering customers GST-free goods this weekend, 15 and 16 January 2011.

eStore.com.au, formerly known as City Software which started life as a mail order IT retailer is planning an aggressive acquisition strategy to take over local online companies to boost the company’s reach and range of products in 2011.

Traditionally as a business grew and began to add PC’s they would add a server to store documents and then to manage email and printing. At some point they would add an application for accounting or stock control and customer management. This generally meant that they would be a server PC that would sit “On-site” under a desk in the office.

Australian online retailer City Software today announced it is changing its name to eStore. The new name is reflective of the company’s move over the years from selling primarily software to selling over 15,000 quality IT, technology and digital products today.

Brennan, a mid market managed services provider has made the BRW Fast 100 list for the seventh consecutive year, coming in at number 35 on the list.