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Information Technology news and insights for Australia’s small and medium business owners and entrepreneurs. Read the latest information technology news, trends and features and entrepreneur interviews about the information technology industry. Or search for information technology on SmartCompany. |
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Five things Facebook could buy with its $5 billion IPO kitty Patrick Stafford With Facebook's IPO on the horizon, it's only natural to start wondering about what the social network giant is going to do next. | Wednesday, 8 February 2012 |
MY BEST TECH: Billy Tucker Patrick Stafford Former Cudo chief executive Billy Tucker, and founder of 57 Signals, says his favourite gadget is one of the least popular – Windows Phone 7. | Wednesday, 8 February 2012 |
GADGET WATCH: BlackBerry Torch 9810 Patrick Stafford With Apple eating away at Research in Motion’s market share, and plenty of criticism from industry analysts, the BlackBerry is beginning to fall off the smartphone radar. But is the BlackBerry Torch worth a look? | Wednesday, 8 February 2012 |
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK: Death to PowerPoint Patrick Stafford The Meetings and Events Australia organisation has taken an unusual stance – it wants to ban PowerPoint presentations in all of its meetings. | Wednesday, 8 February 2012 |
BEST OF THE WEB: Tumblr’s Gen-Y entrepreneur and the blogging revolution Patrick Stafford In just a few years, Tumblr's 25-year-old founder, David Karp, has transformed the site from a humble blogging platform into a network worth nearly $US1 billion. | Wednesday, 8 February 2012 |
Telstra fixes glitch on Apple’s iMessage platform Patrick Stafford Telstra has confirmed it has fixed a glitch that prevented customers from receiving messages sent through the iPhone’s iMessage platform, although confused customers have spent days posting about their troubles on the Telstra, Apple and Whirlpool forums. | Wednesday, 8 February 2012 |
Amazon considers opening bricks and mortar stores: Report Patrick Stafford Amazon may be exploring ways to open bricks and mortar stores, in what would represent a fundamental shift in the company's business model after remaining online for over 15 years. | Wednesday, 8 February 2012 |
Why IT could be the key to beating our productivity problems: Gottliebsen Robert Gottliebsen While Australian businesses are busy creating a productivity growth mirage, the US is making real gains by investing in efficient IT hardware. | Monday, 6 February 2012 |
Retail sales fall 0.1%, Job ads hit two-year high: Midday Roundup Patrick Stafford Retail turnover fell 0.1% in December, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. | Monday, 6 February 2012 |
Facebook files for IPO: Five of the network’s biggest risks Patrick Stafford Facebook’s prospectus for its $100 billion float has revealed that its finances are better than most commentators thought, but it has also show that there’s still plenty that could go wrong. | Thursday, 2 February 2012 |
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Groupon makes a loss in first quarter Patrick Stafford Group buying giant Groupon has made a loss in its first quarter trading as a publically listed company. | Wednesday, 8 February 2012 |
Google hires Apple executive for new project Patrick Stafford Search giant Google has hired a former Apple executive for a new project, a new report from VentureBeat claims. | Monday, 6 February 2012 |
How I integrated Distribute.IT after it was taken down by hackers Patrick Stafford After Distribute.IT was taken down by hackers, NetRegistry stepped in to buy out the beleaguered site. Chief executive Larry Bloch reveals the state of play six months on. | Thursday, 19 January 2012 |
The 10 best gadgets of CES 2012 Patrick Stafford Another Consumer Electronics Show has come and gone. And just like every other year, we're left with a slew of gadgets to wade through and enjoy. | Sunday, 15 January 2012 |
10 ways Australian businesses are using the iPad Patrick Stafford The iPad has completely changed the personal computing world. We present 10 businesses that are using the iPad in interesting and innovative ways. | Tuesday, 10 January 2012 |
Most outrageous tech predictions for 2012 Charis Palmer There's no shortage of analysts willing to predict our tech future, but here's a few gutsy predictions worth watching in the year ahead. | Monday, 9 January 2012 |
The top 10 gadgets for 2011 – and 10 more for next year Patrick Stafford With more manufacturers jumping on board with smartphones, advanced televisions and a boom in consumer electronics, gadget lovers have a smorgasbord of goodies to keep their technical habit going. | Wednesday, 14 December 2011 |
How I involve employees with innovation Patrick Stafford IT firm Odecee attributes a lot of its success to involving employees in the innovation process. | Thursday, 8 December 2011 |
How I nearly lost a major client through outsourcing Patrick Stafford Icon Global founder Scott Popovic reveals how he brought his company back from the brink of collapse. | Thursday, 24 November 2011 |
How to protect your customers' data from digital attacks Patrick Stafford More SMEs are being hacked every year, exposing private and confidential data that could cost your business its reputation. Learn how to digitally protect your customers’ data to the best of your ability. | Wednesday, 23 November 2011 |
How I survived when my key supplier dropped out Patrick Stafford 4Cabling founder Nicole Kersh reveals how she bounced back when a key supplier terminated its relationship. | Thursday, 17 November 2011 |
Big data: The trend that could change your business Leon Gettler In an age of computers, GPS devices and fleet GPS transceivers, RFID tag readers, smart meters, embedded microprocessors and sensors, companies are now confronted with a tsunami of data. | Monday, 14 November 2011 |
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Bob Waldie James Thomson  Opengear founder Bob Waldie talks about why it’s crucial to start up with scale in mind, and the advantages of open source. | Wednesday, 20 April 2011
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Rob Clarke James Thomson  In the past three years, Hyro chairman Rob Clarke has fought to help the company fight back from poor acqusitions, poor management and the GFC. | Tuesday, 12 April 2011
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Alex Teoh James Thomson  Alex Teoh of Mint Wireless talks about battling with Australia’s banks and the potential of mobile payments. | Tuesday, 1 March 2011
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Andrew Filipowski James Thomson  Andrew Filipowski explains how the cloud has changed the software game forever and why entrepreneurs should never stop creating new businesses. | Tuesday, 22 February 2011
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Alec Lynch James Thomson  DesignCrowd's chief executive, Alec Lynch explains why he has rebuilt his company's crowdsourcing model in response to design community complaints. | Tuesday, 27 July 2010
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Ben Ashton James Thomson  Gizmo's chief exec Ben Ashton talks about why a Government-mandated filter won't work and why simplicity is what users really want from technology. | Tuesday, 6 July 2010
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Sam Riley James Thomson  Sam Riley, chief executive of Ansarada, talks about why SEO is helping a little Australian tech company crack America. | Tuesday, 4 May 2010
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John Owen James Thomson  QSR International CEO John Owen talks about why Australia must do more to support its high tech industries. | Tuesday, 6 April 2010
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Simon Baker James Thomson  With 14 different companies, widely successful web entrepreneur, Simon Baker explains why he only needs one of his investments to come off. | Tuesday, 23 February 2010
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Rod Drury James Thomson  Rod Drury, founder and chief executive of SME accounting software provider Xero talks about how he's harnessing the power of social media. | Tuesday, 2 February 2010
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