Stories by Adam Bender

Google Apps seen as critical for Fairfax cost cutting

Fairfax Media plans to let its Microsoft Office licence wither away while the company makes Google Apps its primary productivity suite, according to Fairfax Media CIO Andrew Lam-Po-Tang.

Written by Adam Bender07 May 14 13:29

Australian zeal for mobility exceeds ROI

Australian organisations are making little progress on their mobility initiatives even with a great deal of enthusiasm for the projects, according to a report by consultancy firm Accenture.

Written by Adam Bender05 May 14 11:12

CIO guides Bauer Media through Nine separation

IT veteran Simon Wheeler said he was keen to take on more strategic responsibilities when a major acquisition opened the position of CIO at Bauer Media.

Written by Adam Bender01 April 14 15:59

Bauer Media stands alone with new network

Bauer Media has broken from Nine Entertainment Group shared services with a new stand-alone network from Azzurri Communications.

Written by Adam Bender24 March 14 16:18

KinCare goes all in on cloud

The CIO of aged care provider KinCare has said he will have moved everything to the cloud by the end of the year.

Written by Adam Bender21 March 14 16:14

Internet of Things to revolutionise industry: GE

General Electric sees the Internet of Things as a “huge opportunity” for itself and its customers, said Mark Sheppard, CIO of GE in Australia and New Zealand, said yesterday.

Written by Adam Bender20 March 14 08:50

BYOA 'shadow IT' grows in the enterprise: Telsyte

Nearly two-thirds of Australian enterprises have staff using personal apps for work even though only about half of the organisations allow it, according to a Telsyte report.

Written by Adam Bender12 March 14 09:16

Audit agency does BYOD with BlackBerry

The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has upgraded its mobile fleet to BlackBerry 10 while allowing other devices under a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) scheme managed by BES10, the BlackBerry mobile device management (MDM) software.

Written by Adam Bender11 March 14 11:51

Telstra fields 40,000 government data requests in six months

Telstra received about 40,000 requests for customer information from Australian government agencies in the second half of 2013, not counting national security requests, the telco has revealed.

Written by Adam Bender07 March 14 15:37

Fox Sports bets on private cloud

Fox Sports has rebuilt its IT systems from scratch in under 12 months for a new production studio in Artarmon on Sydney’s north shore.

Written by Adam Bender06 March 14 16:00

Australia holding back startups: AIIA

Australia risks slipping further behind other countries unless it does more to foster technology startups, the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has warned.

Written by Adam Bender04 March 14 13:36
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