The Australian IT industry is at a crossroads and it has a choice: participate as a producer of the world’s greatest applications and services or just be a user, former ninemsn founding chairman Daniel Petre said on Wednesday.
CIO of Origin Energy, Kelly Ferguson, had a dream to be a “technologist” right from the beginning, explaining she tinkered with computers during her impressionable childhood years while her siblings preferred to play on the family farm in the US.
Turning data into actionable insight is a big part of Kelly Ferguson’s role at Mi9. As CIO, she is analytical, pragmatic, but also has a softer human side that makes her the complete package.
Ninemsn owner Mi9 has plans to shift more of its news sites into the cloud as consumer demand for digital content grows.
The creation of an Australian cyber security czar or ombudsman is needed, but would be of limited use in the promotion of greater online security, a Senate inquiry has heard.
Software and online gambling company Manaccom (ASX:MNL) has extended its partnership agreement with ninemsn covering a co-branded version of OzLotteries.com
Ninemsn — the online joint venture with media and entertainment group PBL Media and Microsoft partnership — has advertised for a chief technology officer position on specialist emerging technology and media recruitment firm MitchelLake’s website.
Ninemsn will use MCM's music video streaming service to serve videos on its network of sites