IBM reveals fruits of $1.4B R&D splurge

Written by: Beverley Head | Published in: DevelopmentAustralia would benefit from laws forcing organisations to disclose when their information systems security had been breached, according to the head of IBM’s local security operations, who today unveiled ten new products targeted at protecting organisations – particularly focussed on enterprises embracing cloud computing, mobility and big data.

Written by: Beverley Head | Published in: TechnologyCommonwealth Bank is finalising a flurry of new technologies including mobile and social network applications aimed at both consumers and business customers, and preparing to migrate the commbank.com website onto the Amazon cloud before Christmas.

Written by: Beverley Head | Published in: TechnologySt Aidan’s and St Margaret’s Anglican Girls’ Schools have invested in 80 terabytes worth of new storage systems that they hope will last until the end of next year - Justin Bieber permitting.

Written by: Stephen Withers | Published in: TechnologyHitachi Data Systems' new Unified Storage VM provides medium-sized enterprises with enterprise-class storage virtualisation for block, file and object data.

Written by: Beverley Head | Published in: TechnologyOne of the two major Melbourne banks has cut applications testing time by 50 per cent and booked a $20 million infrastructure saving as a result of using CA Technologies’ ITKO simulation system.

Written by: Beverley Head | Published in: SecurityOne in four Asia Pacific enterprises suffered a security breach in the last year – slightly ahead of the international rate of 22 per cent.

Written by: Beverley Head | Published in: NetworkingSmartphones and tablets are spurring Australian online retail according to PayPal, which today released a report saying that mobile technologies would drive $5.6 billion worth of retail purchases in Australia this year compared to just $155 million in 2010.

Written by: Beverley Head | Published in: StrategyUK based Thunderhead, which supplies systems to manage all forms of communications, including social network interactions, between enterprises and their customers is planning on launching a cloud version of its system later this year, and is contemplating hosting a data centre in Australia.

Written by: Beverley Head | Published in: TechnologyAfter investing $1.1 billion in its core systems revamp, Commonwealth Bank not surprisingly is now crowing over the competitive edge the bank claims it has delivered as the project edges toward completion.