The Gillard government will put its use of enterprise resource planning systems under the microscope, 2013 budget papers reveal. The government will provide $2.8 million over two years to investigate the costs and benefits of ...
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The axing of Stephen Conroy's other pet project, the controversial mandatory internet filtering scheme, will save the government more than $4 million. According to Budget 2013 papers, the government will achieve savings of $4.5m over ...
A Slew of IT initiatives have been earmarked at the Department of Human Services as the government seeks to increase productivity and efficiency. As part of Budget 2013, $30 million will be provided over two years to enhance call centre ...
Tags: Human Services, IT
CISCO and Telstra could be big winners with the expanded footprint of the government's national telepresence system. More than $19 million will be set aside over five years to establish more telepresence sites that will enable officials ...
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The Gillard government has pledged an additional $12.9 million to showcase the potential of the National Broadband Network as part of the 2013 budget. The funding will provide training to small- and medium-sized businesses and ...
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John Deere lawn tractors and riders have figured prominently in Consumer Reports' mower tests, and this year's Deere lineup—including at least one newly tested winner—shows that the company is responding well to increased ...
Tags: Mowers, New Crop, Consumer Electronics
At BlackBerry Live 2013, the company announced that the latest version of the BlackBerry 10 OS, version 10.1, will be available for download on the BlackBerry Z10 as of today. BlackBerry also announced the Blackberry Q5, a QWERTY keyboard ...
Tags: Blackberry, Cursor Control
Depending on the equipment’s specifications, the price range for a new CNC router can run from the four-figure mark to the seven-figure mark. For many woodworkers — especially those who are just getting started — ...
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Stonewood National Insurance has selected 4Sight Business Intelligence for Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance, to allow the firm to proactively run its business. The product will enable the firm to identify and frame both challenges and ...
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Hawkin's Bazaar has revamped its popular collection of party bag sets, offering customers more choice in age range, price points and themes. The new line of party bags can also help customers save up to 60 per cent when compared to buying ...
The sharemarket closed flat ahead of tomorrow's federal budget and after the Aussie fell below parity with the greenback. At the close today, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 4.2 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 5210.3 points. The ...
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The stockmarket was awash with fresh optimism that the dollar may finally be on a sustained decline as it plays catch-up to the fall in interest rates and commodity prices, reversing a major earnings headwind several sectors have faced for ...
India has raised the import duty on a range of major polymers, namely polypropylene, polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride, from 5% to 7.5% effective Thursday, a source from Reliance Industries said. "This is a logical move because it gives ...
Tags: APIC, Polymer Import
German carmaker Volkswagen is planning to invest about CNY10bn ($1.62bn) to build a new vehicle manufacturing plant in Changsha, China. The current investment is about 12% of the overall $12.7bn that the German carmaker plans to invest ...
The most interesting category of coloured stones is gems that display optical phenomena. This week we will examine some of the more common phenomena that can add interest and profit to the coloured stone department of a retail store. ...
Tags: Cat's eye stones, jewelry