Woolworths is rolling out technology that lets shoppers scan and pay for their own groceries but the checkout girl isn't an endangered species just yet.
National Australia Bank is overhauling its network of 1600 ATMs to run on Windows XP and Internet protocol networks.
Woolworths has announced it's rolling out technology that lets shoppers scan and pay for their own groceries but the checkout girl isn't an endangered species just yet.
The financial services industry has discovered that introducing self-service technology in bank branches can not only cut waiting times, it can actually alter consumers' perceptions for the better.
Sony Pictures chief information officer David Cortese has slammed Oracle's acquisition strategy claiming customer service levels have dropped and its products have become stagnant. He was speaking to members of the press in Sydney.
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Let's not go back to the bad old days where telco and vendor incumbents were unchallenged.
Woolworths is rolling out technology that lets shoppers scan and pay for their own groceries but the checkout girl isn't an endangered species just yet.
Banks around the world are adopting technology to help customers dodge queues and free up tellers at the same time. Here's a glimpse of the machines that could be coming to Australia soon.
Software filters that are designed to block access to fraudulent Web sites are largely ineffective at protecting against new attacks, according to security experts.
Compliance with increasingly rigorous reporting obligations and a thirst for customer behaviour information are driving the financial sector's rising investment in data warehousing and analytics.
Don't let having a mobile workforce break down your communications. In Australia, some organisations, through the use of wireless integration, have increased their lines of contact, and not just out in the field.
New notebooks, mapping software and data warehousing software can't compete with wine software in our book. Check out all of this week's Australian product announcements.
How long will it be before your computer is able to read your facial expressions? Will a rude gesture become the next Control-Alt-Delete? ZDNet Australia investigates computing interfaces.
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ACQUISITIONS: Hewlett-Packard and Compaq today announced a multi-billion dollar stock-swap deal that'll meld the two companies into one. A good move? I think not. Here's why.
The second service pack for Windows 2000 doesn't offer a lot of new thrills, but it does kill off a few bothersome bugs. Do you need it?
Visa CIO touts new transaction technologies
Michael Dreyer, CIO of Visa, expresses what innovation means to him in different areas, such as their PayWave … Watch it now
Australian Govt funds IT start-ups
Google should come clean on datacentres
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