The biggest investment CIOs are making this year is on custom-built software, applications and middleware, which will reach US$542 billion globally, according to Forrester Research’s latest forecast.
Two thirds of Australians are now shopping online, with 40 per cent increasing online spending over the past 12 months, a new report claims.
CatchOfTheDay has attracted a market value of approximately $200 million following a massive investment round that attracted the interests of James Packer, Seek co-founder Andrew Bassat and a hedge fund associated with the likes of Facebook and LinkedIn.
Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard have agreed to invest together to prepare customers for "the next generation of business computing," the companies' CEOs plan to announce later Wednesday in a joint teleconference.