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• NSW govt touts ERP as-a-service

  The NSW government claims it will make it easier for technology suppliers to provide enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to agencies as part of its procurement reforms.
  

• Why TCO is not the best way to evaluate IT investments

  Using the total cost of ownership method to assess the value of technology investments may not be such a good idea, argues IBRS analyst Guy Cranswick.

• ERP vendors are getting a 'good kick' from users

  The era of the monolithic, highly customized enterprise ERP system is fading, according to Gartner.

• ERP Comes to the Cloud and (Finally) Smaller Businesses

  Trek Global claims that its cloud-based ERP service can help midmarket and small businesses leverage ERP to create efficiencies.

• IDC trims tablet forecasts, expects wearables, 'phablets' to affect sales

  Researcher IDC today slightly lowered its tablet shipment forecast for 2013 and beyond, blaming competition from larger-sized smartphones and futuristic wearable computing devices.

• Kennametal CEO Uses IT to Keep a Laser Focus on Customers

  For Carlos Cardoso, CEO of Kennametal, a wealth of data about customers' manufacturing plants allows his company to identify ways to boost efficiency

• Getting more from your ERP implementation

  Making smart use of your business software plays a significant role in achieving your company goals, but what happens when those goals change? What should you be doing with your ERP?
  

• Peters Ice Cream selects ERP system of many flavours

  With a start date of January 2013, the race is on at Peters Ice Cream to implement a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system before it goes live on 1 August.

• Australian Rugby Union scrums down with technology

  Getting fans to buy tickets for rugby union tours, such as the upcoming British Lions tour, has been made easier for the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) thanks to its customer relationship management (CRM) system.

• Weighing up on-premise versus cloud ERP costs

  ERP software providers often confuse potential customers with cost comparisons relating to software license, implementation, ongoing maintenance, future enhancements and customisations between Cloud and On Premise solutions, a new article points out.

• Vic govt to tap cloud, increase use of shared services

  The Victorian government will use cloud computing infrastructure and increase the use of shared services to deliver its new whole-of-government ICT strategy, according to the state's new chief technology advocate, Grantly Mailes.
  

• Four enterprise software products you might not need anymore

  No two businesses are exactly alike. Therefore, not all companies will be equally effective with the same software products.

• Coke bottler picks SaaS over SAP

  Gas prices may be rising, federal sequestration looming, and perhaps another meteor will strike. Bad things are happening, but not so much to Software as a Service providers.

• UTS teaches cloud to business students

  The University of Technology, Sydney, is taking MBA students to the cloud using software from NetSuite.
  

• Public cloud revenues to hit $2 billion by 2016: IDC

  The Australian public cloud services market is tipped to heat up by 2016 with IDC Australia predicting that the segment’s revenues will exceed $2.33 billion.