Harris Farm's 25-year-old in-store integrated retailing system was "creaking at the joints", it said this week, prompting the grocery chain to modernise, moving to a newer Microsoft platform to manage its whole supply chain.
Woolworths has implemented its custom in-store inventory management system AutoStockR in the supply chain systems of its Big W and Dick Smith franchises.
Aussie open source and web development consultancy Babel Com has acquired pioneering local Linux retailer, Everything Linux, following the untimely death of its founder Anthony Rumble in May.
Sydney's Linux community took a blow last week, losing EverythingLinux founder Anthony Rumble to what appeared to be a tragic home accident.
Woolworths' seven-year upgrade of its supply chain systems is nearing an end for its Australian supermarket operations, which it is now replicating across its New Zealand supermarkets, BWS and Dan Murphy, BIG W, and Dick Smith.
Research by Roy Morgan has shown that online shopping continues to rise in Australia. Almost half of all Australians have bought something online, with travel the most popular product.
If there ever was an opportunity for a broadcaster to showcase the potential of internet video, this was it, and Seven has blown it. Perhaps its executives should have rung their mates at NBC in the US and gotten some pointers on online coverage.
Now that the bizarre ruckus over eBay's proposed PayPal monopoly appears totalled, it seems a good time to ponder why eBay chose Australia to risk its reputation on such a massively unpopular scheme.
If a reminder was needed of the urgent need for a Federal Government response to the Cutler review of Australia's support for innovation, then it has come in the 2008 OECD Information Technology Outlook.
During the 64 matches to be played in the 2006 World Cup, an estimated 3.2 million spectators will pass through the 12 stadiums to witness the action first-hand. From arrival to departure, the entire experience will be monitored, streamlined and enhanced by multiple systems from Siemens.
Software maker Retek emerged from relative obscurity this week after Oracle began a wrestling match with archrival SAP for ownership of the company. So what's so hot about retail IT?
Business executives and bureaucrats are salivating over the potential labour-saving benefits of radio frequency identification technology, and soon technology workers may find reason to be enthusiastic, too.
Technology is allowing workers to stay in contact no matter where they are. How do you choose the right combination of hardware, software, data transport, and voice transport, then secure the whole lot and make sure your organisation is set up to take advantage?
A Japanese newspaper on Friday retracted statements attributed to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer regarding a new version of the Xbox.
The next version of the game console will arrive in 2006, Microsoft's CEO says, prompting renewed speculation about Nvidia's role.
AOL Time Warner has released a version of its Netscape browser that lets Web surfers suppress pop-up ads, a further sign of declining fortunes for a widely hated marketing format.
Copy protection company Macrovision is working with record labels to load their CDs with digital audio files that can be copied onto computers and MP3 players.
Red Hat's E-Commerce Suite contains all the tools necessary to quickly and easily allow companies to open an online store for their products or services. However it may not be suitable for large-scale e-commerce projects.
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