Byline: Lindsay Brown, Vice President, APAC and Japan, LogMeIn The way we communicate and build relationships has changed drastically over the past decade. Just take a look at our workplaces. Many of us sit behind screens and speak to each other via internal chat programs rather than walking over to one another or picking up Read More…

Business meetings: face-to-face versus digital, where is the real value?  In a digital world, with so many digital meeting platforms available and with many new digital consumer experiences emerging,  it’s easy to see why this question is so relevant right now. There is arguably no longer a need to meet face-to-face or to be in the same Read More…

Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company, today begins its annual Sydney Summit, showcasing the latest technology trends alongside some of the world’s biggest and most innovative companies and public institutions. More than 15,000 attendees are expected to visit Sydney’s International Convention Centre over the next three days, making it one of Australia’s largest Read More…

A recent survey commissioned by Prospa found that more than half (54%) of small business owners spend at least 6 days a week on their venture, with one in four (28%) working 7 days.  When faced with the pressures of running a small business – from managing cashflow to acquiring customers to organising a new Read More…

A new food ordering app called YQueue is set to launch on the Gold Coast in May. The recent start up has seen a successful first launch in Singapore and now the founder George Lim looks to recreate that success in Australia. YQueue has been designed with the local food and beverage merchants in mind, Read More…

Managing data correctly and as efficiently as possible is crucial for all businesses as data is the very basis of what organisations are built upon. It covers clients, contacts, employees, forecasts, investors/investment, past business failures, past business successes, and lots more meaningful information that, when managed correctly, can help to grow an organisation and minimise Read More…

Ecommerce platforms that move fast with their investment into next-generation customer service technology heighten their chances for increased sales in a competitive economic environment.   Koh, one of last year’s winners of the Australia Post ORIAS People’s Choice Award, credited the updating of its customer service software – ahead of many of its competitors – with helping Read More…

Given the prevalence of high-profile company data breaches that we are seeing today, including the recent incidents at Kathmandu and Landmark White, Charles Heunemann (Managing Director and VP Asia Pacific at Natterbox Limited) discusses the negative consequences that data breaches can bring to businesses. “We live in an age of cyberthreats, causing companies to implement Read More…

Leading food company Deliveroo has announced a partnership with Melbourne-based Hospitality and Retail API Platform Doshii to streamline processing orders for restaurant partners. Restaurants who partner with Deliveroo will be able to utilise the Doshii API (Application Programing Interface) to connect customer ordering direct to their in-store point-of-sale (POS), eliminating the need for restaurants to manually Read More…

The new Parkable app is making use of empty business spaces A new shared economy platform is connecting businesses who have vacant parking spaces with people looking for parking… and businesses are making the most of it.  Businesses are able to list their vacant parking spaces on a very flexible basis using the new innovative app Read More…

Their recent major advances in the IQ Bot 6.5™ will change the way people work Automation Anywhere®, the global leader in Robotic Process Automation (RPA), has announced major advances to IQ Bot 6.5™,  its artificial intelligence (AI) solution. The IQ Bot can now auto-detect, read and process a variety of complex, low-resolution documents and emails in 190 Read More…

In a world where software is omnipresent, there has never been a better time to learn to code. Coding skills broaden your scope of opportunity, and becoming a web developer is just one option among many.  When you first dive into programming, two things happen. Firstly, you don’t feel the urgency to build a new Read More…

The Australian game development industry is frustrated. Incredibly so. One of the bodies that represents local companies in the industry, iGEA, recently published an open letter to Senator Mitch Fifield, who, as Minister for Arts, is the chief member of parliament responsible for supporting the games industry. Here’s an except from that letter: “… time Read More…

You’ve decided to breathe fresh air into your business and drag it into the 21st century. Though rolling out new software can be a difficult process, it is well worth the effort if it means you can do business faster and smarter. Your business’s productivity is set to soar and we all know what that means Read More…

Market share growth and sales increases are the driving forces for SMEs. Neither, however, happens by chance. You must be prepared and put in place a strategy that will enable you to achieve the desired results. Generally, collecting information that is relevant to buyers and organising it is often seen as the key to driving sales. Even then, Read More…