Stories by Stephanie McDonald

Artificial intelligence app helps blind people

A team of university students from the University of Auckland and Auckland University of Technology have created a smartphone app which uses artificial intelligence to help blind people make better visual sense of the world.

Written by Stephanie McDonald10 July 12 11:35

AusAID seeking a new CIO

AusAID is seeking a new chief information officer, who is results-oriented, to lead a large team and help provide strategic ICT advice to the executive leadership team.

Written by Stephanie McDonald09 July 12 14:48

Fairfax joins Google's Cloud

Fairfax is joining the Google Cloud and will roll out Google Apps for Business to its employees.

Written by Stephanie McDonald05 July 12 12:28

NBN to impact on job roles

The National Broadband Network (NBN) could prove to be an unprecedented driver of ICT jobs change, according to the Australian Computer Society (ACS).

Written by Stephanie McDonald26 June 12 15:00

Apple vs Samsung timeline: Clash of the Titans

For the better part of a year, the ICT industry, along with the world’s population at large, has watched the legal battle raging between the two manufacturing heavyweights that are Apple and Samsung.

Written by Stephanie McDonald25 June 12 11:51

Google lets employers keep a better eye on staff

Google Maps has been taken location identification one step further, with businesses now able to track employees through the new Google Maps Coordinate function.

Written by Stephanie McDonald22 June 12 10:13

St. George releases pay-to-mobile app

St. George has launched a pay-to-mobile app which will allow users to send payments on their smartphones.

Written by Stephanie McDonald19 June 12 13:13

VenuesWest seeking a CIO

VenuesWest is looking for a chief information officer to lead the organisation's ICT strategic plan in a newly created role.

Written by Stephanie McDonald19 June 12 10:12

Mobility survey sparks warning on policy shortfalls

Thirty five per cent of IT managers do not have a mobility policy for employees accessing corporate networks, an Australia survey by Kaseya has found.

Written by Stephanie McDonald13 June 12 09:28

KPMG and SR7 create social media alliance

KPMG has created an alliance with social media advisory company SR7 to allow the consulting firm to bring expertise on social media to its client base.

Written by Stephanie McDonald13 June 12 08:22

Scientists jump on the social media bandwagon

A science website will use a $200,000 grant from the federal government to use social media to promote science to up to 250,000 young Australians.

Written by Stephanie McDonald12 June 12 14:27

NBN will drive SME use of Cloud, Avaya

SMEs could reap considerable benefits from the National Broadband Network (NBN) by utilising Cloud-hosted services, according to Avaya.

Written by Stephanie McDonald12 June 12 11:20
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