Online registration for super funds
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) have launched an online registration system to simplify superannuation funds' compliance with superannuation laws.
Stories by Helen Han
US Act puts Aust companies at risk
Fewer than 20 per cent of Australian companies with US exposure have implemented the record retention policies necessary to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, according to Hummingbird business solutions director Alan Weintraub.
Users resent software pricing complexity
Software pricing is too complex and too costly and has created a growing tide of resentment among end users who favour a flat annual fee over per-processor pricing models.
Defence switches forms managers
The Department of Defence has inked a $500,000 deal to replace its current electronic forms system.
Serious attention to this buzzword pays off
Knowledge management is not a playful buzzword but a dynamic initiative companies need to take more seriously if they want to harness their most valuable corporate asset: knowledge.
Users warned as BPO hits the hype meter
IT managers are warned not to buy into the business process outsourcing (BPO) hype with some vendors exaggerating their capacity to offer end-to-end solutions.
Sonic standardises on object-oriented path
While recent merger activity created a complex business environment for Sonic Healthcare the medical diagnostics company used the opportunity to reduce IT costs by 300 per cent.
E-business moves from hype to doldrums
In the wake of the B2B e-commerce hype cycle of recent years, e-business activity in Australia has been in the doldrums with pockets of spending emerging in health and government.
Pent-up demand adds gloss to IT spend
While analysts predict IT budgets will increase in 2004 with tech spending in Australia set to grow by more than 6 per cent, IT managers are not so upbeat.
IBM buys Telstra, Lend Lease shares in IBM GSA JV
IBM has announced it will acquire all of Lend Lease and Telstra's shares in the IBM Global Services Australia joint venture.
Hydro Tasmania outsources IT
Renewable energy company Hydro Tasmania has outsourced its whole IT environment to technology consulting and integration firm LogicaCMG under a multimillion-dollar, three-year agreement.
Stress-induced brainblock stifles creativity
We've heard it all before from lifestyle and career management gurus: all work makes Jack and Jacki dull.
NOIE puts out a tender call
Telstra's role as supplier of ICT services to the National Office for the Information Economy (NOIE) will come under increasing competitive pressure following a request for tender issued by the government department earlier this week.
Microsoft aims to 'rebuild' customer value
Microsoft is stepping up its efforts to improve customer and community relationships evolving from what the company concedes are harsh perceptions in the marketplace around the reliability and security of its technologies and distant relationships with customers.
Insourcing gains a stronger foothold
While fewer than 15 per cent of IT departments are expected to insource their IT and business services before 2005, it appeals to IT directors like Diana Brown of Dun & Bradstreet for management and delivery of those tasks.